Install Instructions and Video for Reese Elite Rail Kit part # RP30138-26

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Is there a .pdf of the installation instructions for the Reese 30138-26 Ford 5er prep package? I want to buy and install this on my F250, however I would like to view the installation instructions/steps prior to purchase. Thanks

asked by: Robert K

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I attached a link to install instructions for the # RP30138-26 that you referenced plus an install video that will walk you through the entire process.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Answer 1

Your 2018 Grand Design Reflection 150 has a Lippert 1621 style pivoting pin box which is the Sidewinder/Revolution part #RP34FR. If you wanted to replace that with the 5th Airborne part #RP78FR you mentioned this would be the correct fit.

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Answer 2

To use your Signature Series fifth wheel hitch with the Elite Series under-bed rails, you will need the Signature Series Hitch Adapter, #RP58419. If your Signature Series hitch uses a slider, then you will not need to use the handles in this kit, you…

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Answer 3

The B&W Turnoverball Gooseneck Custom Installation Kit for Ford #BWGNRM1108 is the only way to get the parts you are describing. This is the installation kit without the center section #BWGNRC800 that make up the B&W Turnoverball Underbed…

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Answer 4

I spoke to my contact at B&W about the issues you are having with the B&W Turnoverball Underbed Gooseneck Trailer Hitch w/ Custom Installation Kit part #BWGNRK1108 on your truck. They informed me that the spring that encompasses the release…

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Answer 5

You will have to go with a sliding hitch to allow the trailer to make tight turns. For a trailer 8 feet wide the only bed length that's going to allow 90 degree turns without a slider is a stationary hitch. That being said you have two options.…

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Answer 6

The OEM prep package consists of 4 "pucks" in the bed of the truck that will allow you to drop in puck style hitches for easy installation and removal, that gives you a completely clear bed when not in use. The B&W Companion OEM 5th…

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Answer 7

Great question, Jeff! When the Rota-Flex first came out it renovated what a pin box could do and be, but at this point in time that technology is a little more dated and the Gen-Y Hitch Shock Absorbing 5th Wheel Pin Box #325-GH-8040 is the "new…

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Answer 8

If you take a look at the linked diagram you can see the minimum recommended clearance distances between truck and trailer for 5th wheel towing. It is recommended to have at least 5-inches from the top of the bed rails to the bottom of the trailer…

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Answer 9

The head alone for the B&W Companion hitch #BWRVK3500 weighs about 70 pounds. Everything else weighs about 130 pounds. So the total weight of the hitch is approximately 200 pounds.

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Answer 10

Hey David, from previous customers of ours who have the same 2020 Keystone Raptor 424 we have determined that your pin box style is the Lippert 1621 which means for a Gen-Y gooseneck adapter you'd want the #GY58GR that you referenced.

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Answer 11

The Ram OEM 5th wheel puck system, shown in the linked photo and article, was launched in 2013 so what you have in your truck is likely to be an aftermarket installation of some kind. These newer Ram trucks with the factory prep can directly accept a…

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Answer 12

Gen-Y's calculation for pin weight is a safe guess, but isn't the most accurate so the only way you'll get the correct capacity Gen-Y 5th Wheel Pin Box is to fully load the trailer and go to a commercial scale to measure the pin weight.…

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