Can the Fixed Curt A20 Hitch Be Used in a Ford F-350 with a 6'9" Bed

Question:

Would a Kurt A20 C16034 Work with a 2022 F350 6’9” bed? Or does it need to be a slider? Would be pulling a Momentum

asked by: Flint D

Expert Reply:

With the additional length in the bed of your 2022 Ford F-350 and the tapered nose of the Momentum 351M, you will more than likely be ok to use the Curt A20 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch with Ford OEM Legs # C16034 in your truck.

There is a way to figure out the clearance you have when your 5th wheel has a tapered nose. I have included the steps to do that below.

1: Go to the far edge of your trailer nose, about 1 foot up to allow for the curvature of the nose you will place a piece of tape with a string hanging with some sort of weight (a lock would work). This will create a point you can use for measuring.

2: You then want to take your measuring tape and measure from the center of your king pin to the string.

3: Take the measuring tape to the bed of your truck with your 5th wheel hitch properly positioned in the bed.

4: You will want to position the end of the measuring tape in the center of where your king pin will sit in the jaws of your 5th wheel hitch.

5: You will then extend the tape towards the truck cab to the measurement you got from the center of your king pin to the string.

6: You will want to keep the the end of the measuring tape centered in the king pin jaws and use that as a pivot point.

7: You will then rotate the other end of the tape using that pivot point, if you can rotate the tape all the way through without making contact with your truck cab then you have enough turning clearance to use a fixed hitch.

If you make contact with the cab of your truck, then you would need to use a sliding hitch like the Curt Q24 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch w/ Slider # C16545-16020.