Comparing the Reese Sidewinder and MORryde Rotating Pin Boxes

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I have a short bed truck. Witch is better a fix hitch mounted in the bed of my truck.Or a sidewinder pinbox or a morride rotating pinbox. I really do not want to go with a slider.

asked by: Gary B

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If you do not want to use a sliding 5th wheel hitch then your only option is a fixed 5th wheel hitch with a rotating pin box. I personally prefer the Reese Sidewinder Rotating Pin Box over the MORryde Rotating Pin Box because there are custom wedges available for this pin box whereas MORryde only offers a universal wedge. The wedge will be required to prevent the pivot point for occuring inside the jaws of the 5th wheel hitch. The universal wedges can cause excessive chucking issues as they are not a perfect fit which is why I recommend the Reese Sidewinder with a custom wedge.

For a 5th wheel hitch, I recommend the Reese M5 5th wheel hitch # RP30921 if your truck has the prep package. If your truck does NOT have the prep package then you'll want to go with # RP30928 and installation kit # RP50074-58. You'll also need wedge # RP44FR.

The correct Reese Sidewinder for you should be the Sidewinder 5th Wheel King Pin with Rotating Turret part # RP34FR but if you let me know what pin box you have now I would be happy to confirm this.

expert reply by: Conner L

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Answer 1

What I think you are asking is, will you need a slide type hitch for the 2022 Ford F-250 Super Duty with the short bed, 6-3/4' length that has the OEM Prep Package (puck system) when towing a 5th wheel RV. The short answer is no you do not have…

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Answer 2

I'll start off by saying that I don't normally trust the VIN decoders available on the internet when it comes to being accurate with capacities and such, and the highest payload capacity I've seen in my research for the 2011 Chevy…

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Answer 3

The Reese Goose Box is a fantastic upgrade for a 5th wheel to gooseneck adapter, so I can certainly understand the desire to upgrade from your sub-par adapter, and while the answer is technically yes, you can use a Goose Box with a short bed truck,…

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When installing the pivot arms on your B&W Companion OEM 5th Wheel Hitch for Ram Towing Prep Package - Dual Jaw - 25,000lbs Item #BWRVK3600 you'll want to ensure that you have 6" of clearance between the bed rails and the nose of your…

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You are correct that some newer pickups have taller bed sides that make it a little more complicated to ensure that your trailer remains level while you have enough clearance between the bed rails and your 5th wheel trailer. While I can't tell…

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Hey Jay. It sounds like you are on the right track here because a sidewinder pin box will be your only option for pulling your 5th wheel since you have a short bed truck with the Rambox. That said, you are right that the Reese Sidewinder cannot be…

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So for your set up, a 2021 Ram 2500 short bed with the RamBoxes, you will need to use a Sidewinder in order to have the clearance to tow a 5th wheel. The Goose Box doesn't move the pivot point and an offset ball just won't be enough for…

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Answer 8

I spoke with my contact at Trailair and from your serial number we were able to determine that your trailer came with a 1621 HD pin box which is a long pin box style. I was unable to obtain the exact part number for your Trailair pin box but from the…

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Answer 9

There is a way to to a fifth wheel trailer with your 2020 Ram 2500 that has the Ramboxes but you have to install a Sidewinder pin box on the trailer so that the pivot point is raised up high enough that there isn't interference between the pin…

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You will have to go with a sliding hitch to allow the trailer to make tight turns. For a trailer 8 feet wide the only bed length that's going to allow 90 degree turns without a slider is a stationary hitch. That being said you have two options.…

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In order to lock-out the turret on a Reese Sidewinder 5th Wheel King Pin like part #RP34FR you will need to use two grade eight 3/4"-10 x 9" hex bolts and the corresponding lock nuts and washer. Unfortunately, we do not carry this size bolt…

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Answer 12

Hey Terry, from previous customers we have determined that your 2022 Alliance Valor 40V13 has a Lippert 1621 pin box on it so the correct Gen-Y gooseneck adapter would be the part #GY66FR that you referenced which has a 30k trailer capacity and a…

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