B and W Patriot 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch with Slider Review Video

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Review of the B and W Patriot 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch with Slider

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today we're gonna be checking out the B&W Patriot 18K Sliding Fifth Wheel. The whole purpose of a sliding type fifth wheel hitch like this one here is to allow us to get more cab clearance essentially. And so you're gonna find these a lot in short-bed type trucks, right Because in short beds this will sit a little bit closer up to the cab and not give us… see more >

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