To test both the Curt Manufacturing Q24 fifth-wheel hitch and our long-term 2020 Ford F-250 Super Duty we loaded up a 32-foot fifth-wheel toy-hauler trailer weighing about 14,000 pounds and hit ...

The Fifth-Wheel Hitch Setup Fifth-wheel trailers are heavy and require a full-size, one-ton (heavy duty) truck to tow them. Their hitch requires the coupling to be in the bed of the truck. The ...

But there are a lot of reasons why everyone doesn’t use a fifth wheel hitch for towing. Most people choose to dedicate a heavy-duty tow vehicle to full-time towing duty, and they may have more ...

Dual Pivot Head CURT 16516 E16 5th Wheel Slider Hitch for Short Bed Trucks A two-way pivot head, like the one on the CURT 16516 E16, provides 10 degrees of lateral movement to promote smooth ...

Just like with a receiver hitch-mounted ball, the trailer has to be set down more or less right onto it-unlike the fairly foolproof "funnel" of a fifth-wheel that allows miscalculations of several ...

Installing A Gooseneck Hitch Gooseneck hitches are more challenging to install than fifth-wheel hitches. To create more area to work on, remove the spare tire and lower the exhaust pipe. Cut out the ...

Fifth-wheel hitch: This mounts in the bed of a pickup truck and supports up to 30,000 pounds. True to its name, it’s used to tow fifth-wheel camping trailers and other similar trailers.