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RE: Usefulness of Ford "5th-Wheel/Gooseneck" package
Thanks All, as always your input and guidance is why I'm on the forum. I'll go ahead and get the 5th-Wheel package, but then I'll do a little more research now that I know about this "new" puck connection system.
Pretty soon I'll be updating my signature block for the first time in many years.
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ZagiFlyer
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06/08/23 04:11pm |
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RE: Usefulness of Ford "5th-Wheel/Gooseneck" package
Don't think the OP understands how the puck system works. . . .
Jerry
This is the crux of the post; when I last had a 5r there was no such thing. I don't understand how this system works (yet).
But it sounds like the answer to my original question is to get the 5th-Wheel/Gooseneck package on the truck. This gives me the option of getting the adapter and using my existing hitch or selling the hitch and using the new kind that uses the puck.
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ZagiFlyer
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06/08/23 10:32am |
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Usefulness of Ford "5th-Wheel/Gooseneck" package
I'm looking to buy a Ford F250/350 as a tow vehicle for my next 5r. I already have a Reese sliding 16K hitch from my previous 5r (Part No. 30051). I also see that Ford OEMs hitches. My question is, if I get the 5th-Wheel/Gooseneck package on the truck, will the Reese slider that I already have fit in the slots Ford puts in the bed for this? The Reese installation manual seems pretty specific on the distance between front and rear mounting plates, etc. I don't want to go out of my way to get this option if the holes they put in the bed aren't usable for the Reese 16K sliding hitch.
I know I can just get the truck without the package do an aftermarket install, but the cross-member they add, along with prewiring the pigtail seem worth it -- but only if everything lines up.
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ZagiFlyer
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06/07/23 03:14pm |
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RE: Extended-range tank for Chevy 2500HD gas
I have a 2500HD with a standard bed (6 1/2 ft) and it has a 26 gallon tank. I know the long beds come with larger tanks. I also know that the aftermarket larger fuel tanks for standard beds hang down below the frame rail (which is why I don't have one).
So . . . if the truck in question is a standard bed then you probably have an aftermarket tank. If it's a long bed then you probably have the stock tank.
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ZagiFlyer
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05/24/23 03:21pm |
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