Demco Premier Series Above-Bed Base Rails Kit Installation - 2015 Ram 1500 Video

Drilling down through the truck bed is required for the installation of any 5th wheel trailer hitch mounting kit with above the bed rails for your 2015 Ram 1500 short bed, including #DM8552030-71. But this is a 4-bolt installation kit so you would…

The Demco installation kit #DM8552030-71 is compatible with B&W, Curt, Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch, Husky, Reese, Pro Series and Valley 5th wheel hitches that fit in industry standard above the bed rails. The Demco kit also will not fit if the truck…

We have a few options for a fifth wheel hitch for your 2016 Ram 1500 short bed without air suspension. Since your truck bed is short enough to require a slider hitch to allow you to make tight turns the best option is a hitch that slides…

Fifth wheel rails have basically have the same weight rating as the fifth wheel hitch that is installed in them. They are supported by the frame of the truck more than anything. The bed of the truck helps, but truck beds are typically a very thin…

The Curt A-Series line is the premium version over the Q-Series line and comes with a few differences. One major difference being the jaw design for the A-Series, which overlaps itself instead of just butting up to itself like the Q-Series does. This…

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…

The Curt Q-series and A-series 5th wheel hitches are the only Curt hitches not compatible with a Sidewinder pin box. Instead of these models, you can use something like the Curt E16 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch - Slide Bar Jaw - 16,000 lbs #C16115. If you…

Beds shorter than 8 foot do commonly need a slider hitch David, but a lot of modern fifth wheel trailers are now made with tapered noses to help and in a lot of cases a slider isn't required. So if the trailer you plan to tow has a tapered nose…

There is an adapter from the Ford factory puck system to standard base rails to make standard 5th wheel hitches compatible with the pucks, but there is not an adapter for the puck system hitch to fit industry standard base rails. For your B&W…

Having the puck system is a great feature. If you ever plan on loading the bed with mulch, sand or rock you'll quickly find that having rails permanently bolted to the bed floor is a real pain. Not only that, but the pucks look a lot better.…

Choosing the right height setting for your 5th wheel hitch is a combination of a few different variables. First of all you want your towing setup to be as level as possible. With your Montana High Country 340BH level you will want to measure from the…

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…