Sort Bed/Long Bed

[Mel Swanson]

Please help me out. Had a 3500 long bed dully to pull a 5th wheels. I prefer the shorter truck, 4X4.

In the future I will be pulling a TT. Will the short bed be a good option for that job, 4X4? On an empty truck I can’t imagine that the short bed, 4X, will ride any worse than a long bed, 4X.

What do you think?



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[Prairie Dog]

I don't think it would make any difference with a TT but if you ever plan to tow a fifth wheel again some day you'll need to buy a sliding hitch and as you probably know, they're big $$.

If there's any small difference in ride I would think the ease of parking and maneuvering would more than make up for it.



Scotty

 

[RCook]

I'd figure it depends on:



1. How big/heavy is the TT,



2. How well is it balanced (sufficient tongue weight, thus less tendency to sway?),



3. How often do you tow in slippery conditions or a strong cross-wind.



If it's relatively large, tends to sway, or you tow on snow, the longer truck sure adds resistance to going out of control.



When I tow my heavy boat, I'm often mighty glad to have the big truck. With my small TT, however, I'd far prefer the maneuverability of a short bed.