Can 2021 Ram with Ram Boxes Tow Fifth Wheel Trailer
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Researching Future Purchase 2021 3500 Ram HD SWD Ram Boxes 2021 Jayco 387RDFS Would a 20K Reese air ride gooseneck or Anderson ultimate connection work here. Thooughts?
asked by: Marc
Helpful Expert Reply:
There is definitely a way to tow a 5th wheel trailer with your 2021 Ram that is equipped with the RamBox, but it's going to require some new components both on the trailer and your truck.
The issue with the Ram Boxes is that they make the bed rails really narrow on the truck, so much so that you can't make turns without a standard pin box or adapter like a Goose Box knocking into them. The only solution for this is replacing the pin box on the trailer with a pivoting option like the Reese Sidewinder and adding a fixed 5th wheel hitch on the truck. The Sidewinder raises the pivot point to prevent interference with the Ram Boxes.
I have attached an article on this subject that you can check out as well.
Reese Sidewinder king pins are designed to replace the factory pin box on a trailer. In order to select the right option you will need to determine what pin box model you have on your Jayco 387RDFS . If you can give me the part number for your Goose Box I should be able to determine this.
Then for a fifth wheel hitch you'd want to use a fixed hitch like the Reese # RP30047.
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Reese 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch - Dual Jaw - 16,000 lbs
- Fifth Wheel Hitch
- Fixed Fifth Wheel
- Aftermarket Below Bed Rails
- 4000 lbs Vertical Load
- 16000 lbs GTW
- Double Pivot
- Standard - Double Jaw
- 13-1/2 - 17 Inch Tall
- Reese
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Marc
1/20/2021
Researching Future Purchase 2021 3500 Ram HD SWD Ram Boxes 2021 Jayco 387RDFS Would a 20K Reese air ride gooseneck or Anderson ultimate connection work here. Thooughts?