How To Choose Correct Skid Wheels for 5th Wheel Trailer

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We have a 42 foot fifth wheel and the back hitch frame digs into the road making our last turn into our neighborhood. Confused over the products. I see you sell swivel wheels, then steel rollers and last hitch protection wheel. Trying to better understand each one and what to install on our fifth wheel.

asked by: Don F

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The steel rollers really all do the same thing, the main difference in all the options you see is how they mount. If you have a trailer hitch with 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" crosstube or 3" x 3" crosstube then the best option is the Ultra-Fab Hitch Mounted Steel Rollers part # UF48-979017 or part # UF48-979018 as they simply bolt to the hitch with u-bolts, no drilling or welding required. If these won't work then the next best option is the Ultra-Fab Steel Roller for RVs with 2" Trailer Hitches part # UF48-979020.

expert reply by: Conner L

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Answer 1

RV stereo manufacturers for some reason love to change the wiring harnesses between models so since you'll have to splice wires together anyway you may as well go ahead and go with another Jensen stereo since you prefer them. The closest option…

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We do not have the CAD drawings or blueprints for the Ultra-Fab Steel Roller, part #UF48-979020, but I have attached a photo of the roller with dimensions shown. The mounting bracket measures 1-1/4 inches from the center of the hitch pin hole to the…

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If you are referring to the lowest point then that would be the bottom of the frame bracket and if the horizontal section of this bracket was placed directly up against the bottom of the frame rail then it would stick down around 8" or so.…

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For your 2022 Honda Odyssey, the hitch with best ground clearance will be the Draw-Tite #76170. This will provide about 12 inches of ground clearance under the receiver tube and since the crossbar is tucked up behind the bumper/fascia it is barely…

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The inside width of the Ultra-Fab Steel Roller for RVs, #UF48-979020, is 2-1/2 inches, the standard outside width of a 2 inch trailer hitch receiver tube. From the center of the hole in the bracket to the edge of the bracket is approximately 1 inch.…

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The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

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A 4-Way trailer connector has the basic lighting functions only; running lights, left turn signal and brake lights, right turn signal and brake lights, and ground. A 7-Way has these functions and a 12 volt circuit, a circuit for electric trailer…

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The OEM prep package consists of 4 "pucks" in the bed of the truck that will allow you to drop in puck style hitches for easy installation and removal, that gives you a completely clear bed when not in use. The B&W Companion OEM 5th…

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