short bed?

[SmithMark]

Presently towing just under 14k gooseneck horsetrailer with my 96 dodge 3500 4x4 dually with manual trans ( and just put in my 4th clutch plate at 145k on the odometer). I'm thinking of upgrading and considering shortbed and single rear axle. Is that unreasonable with the weight I am pulling? If a short bed is feasable, do I need to put in a sliding hitch (the trailer has a wide front over the hitch)? Anyone know the minimum distance between the cab and the hitch for this set up?

 

[LBARTLETT]

you should be alright with a shortbed but not a mega cab, I've seen lots of crushed mega cabs at ropings

 

[EricBu12]

Get the fifth Airborne sidewinder Hitch that connects to the trailer. . then all you need to get is a regular hitch for the truck...

The Hitch rotates from side to side so a SB truck can easily do a 90 turn with alot of clearance


Fifthairborne- - Premium fifth-wheel air-ride coupler

 

[SmithMark]

Fifthairborne sounds like what I need. Thanks

 

[TMRoper1669]

Get the fifth Airborne sidewinder Hitch that connects to the trailer. . then all you need to get is a regular hitch for the truck...



The Hitch rotates from side to side so a SB truck can easily do a 90 turn with alot of clearance





Fifthairborne- - Premium fifth-wheel air-ride coupler

Last time I checked the Airborne was for a fifthwheel not a Gooseneck, and I have a Mega Cab and pull both my fifthwheel and my goosnecks and never had a problem with clearence although if you are used to a long bed there is less room , but I have a B&W Companion Fver hitch and I have Plaenty of clearence, and for my Goosnecks I have a B&W Offset ball, and no problems.

 

[SmithMark]

Yeah, I checked out the fifthairborne websight and nothing there for gooseneck. I was looking forward to a full crew cab shortbed dodge 2500 or 3500 by 2010, but now I see there may not even be a dodge /chrysler company according to news reports