The combination weighs in at 24,000 lbs fully loaded.īefore I purchased my hitch, I prioritized compromises in the order of their importance (to me) - at the top of the list are the things I just won’t accept: This heavily influenced my choice, as you will see.īelow is my 2018 Ram short bed truck, pulling the 35′ long Alliance Paradigm 310RL fifth wheel. I will even give a spoiler alert up front: My motivation in choosing a short bed hitch was to preserve the reason I bought a fifth wheel in the first place – the pin should be located over the tow vehicle’s rear axle (or even slightly forward). Make no mistake about it – all short bed hitch solutions make a compromise of some sort: One only needs to figure out which ones are important, so for this post I’ll take an inventory of the important compromises and show how they laid out for me. I’m talking about fifth wheel hitches for short bed trucks. My goal here is to cut though the emotion and get to the science that drove my personal choice. I do realize that there is room for nuance and personal choice here - simply because every combination of truck, trailer, expected terrain, and tolerance for risk is different. I’m going to tackle a difficult subject that is filled with a generous portion of emotion, not to mention the fervor that accompanies one’s choices and the marketing language one has been influenced by. It also keeps the rubber pad in your Rota-Flex pin box from shifting over time.Greetings fifth wheelers. Important Note: If you are using an Andersen Ultimate Connection with a Rota-Flex Pinbox, you will need to use a Rota-Flex Lockout Kit to prevent damage to the hitch and/or tow vehicle.

Three height adjustments: 16-3/4' lower position, 17-7/8' middle position and 19-1/8' upper position (from bed of truck to top of ball mount).

The smoothest ride around - owners are saying they can't believe there's virtually no bucking and no chatter compared to other products on the market.Rated at 24,000 lbs GTWR and 4,500 lbs tongue weight.Features a patented remote latch/unlatch cable.

Industry leader in fifth wheel hitches for short bed trucks.Can easily be installed or removed by just one person!.Complete installation in less than 5 minutes!.Base can be removed or installed in less than a minute!.New ball-funnel for easy hook up - even works with 3' off center ball!.Works with all standard brands of gooseneck hitches.Strong, robust and simple, the Aluminum Ultimate 5th Wheel Connection 2 is the lightest, strongest, most innovative 5th wheel hitch in the world – and all at a price that won’t make you cringe. This also gives you the ability to couple or uncouple your trailer on uneven terrain. The ball of the Ultimate 5th Wheel Connection has nearly 3' of adjustable height and rides inside a greaseless coupler - that means no more dirty hands and no more mess! Since the coupler rides on a ball, it has more swivel in every direction than any other 5th wheel hitch available. The Ultimate 5th Wheel Connection gives you an incredibly smooth and quiet ride unrivaled by any other 5th wheel hitch on the market today. So if you have a short bed truck, the Ultimate 5th Wheel Connection still has you covered. The Ultimate 5th Wheel Connection is designed to work in short bed, standard bed, and long bed trucks. Andersen Hitches has truly found the solution to making life simple! In fact, the base of this unit can be completely installed or removed in less than a minute.

Revolutionizing the 5th wheel towing industry, Andersen's most popular Ultimate 5th Wheel Connection is now stronger than ever and comes with a patented ball-funnel to make hook up even easier! The Aluminum Ultimate 5th Wheel Connection 2 is the lightest, strongest, most innovative 5th wheel hitch in the world! The base weighs in at a mere 35 lbs, so we have completely eliminated the common struggle of getting your 5th wheel hitch into the bed of your truck. Andersen Aluminum Ultimate 5th Wheel Connection 2

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