Ball Coupler 5th Wheel Hitch Dolly

[wdk450]

I noticed this on You Tube this morning. I wonder how the state laws stack up on this, and how you would ever back your rig into a space?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b734eSPO1gI

 

[RoadJunkie]

Well, hummmm...Ah, hummmm...guess I don't know what to make of this. They are certainly better at backing up to the hitch receiver than I am. Lining up to the square insert would be a miracle, for me. Hummmm. Not sure the world needs something like this.

 

[travelin2]

I noticed this on You Tube this morning. I wonder how the state laws stack up on this, and how you would ever back your rig into a space?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b734eSPO1gI

To back something like that, it's comparable to backing up a hay wagon with steering on the front axle. Not hard once you remember that you turn the steering wheel in the direction you want the rear end to go.
This from a farm boy that knows


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[wrgrs50s]

The chains were tight on both sides keeping it straight behind the truck and unable to pivot. It looks like you back exactly the same as you would normally back your 5r from what I was watching on the video.

 

[travelin2]

To back something like that, it's comparable to backing up a hay wagon with steering on the front axle. Not hard once you remember that you turn the steering wheel in the direction you want the rear end to go.
This from a farm boy that knows

The chains were tight on both sides keeping it straight behind the truck and unable to pivot. You back exactly the same as you would normally back your 5r from what I was watching on the video.

Ahh. I did not watch the video. Just figured there was a second pivot point.

On edit...I watched the first few minutes of the video and the narrator refers to it having a steering axle, thus a second pivot point so it turns and follows the TV.
As for stopping, additional axle with, it appears, larger brake pads and drums than the average trailer and even the TV.
Just another inventor with a vision trying to market his idea...



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[Doublegranch]

It appeared the front of the horse trailer was very low in the video, when driving off the road onto the rough it appeared close to rubbing on the road surface. I would assume you could adjust this, but does't look like anything I would want to hook a fifth wheel up to. And as many have mentioned in previous threads....it's not always what you can pull it with as much as "will the vehicle " stop it!

 

[GOTTOYS]

The chains were tight on both sides keeping it straight behind the truck and unable to pivot. It looks like you back exactly the same as you would normally back your 5r from what I was watching on the video.

If it doesn't pivot you would never be able to turn. Something would have to give.???? I've seen them before. Even saw one going down the road behind a pickup with a huge lift in it. If I remember correctly the dolly is in the $8-10,00.00 range..Don

 

[wrgrs50s]

If it doesn't pivot you would never be able to turn. Something would have to give.???? I've seen them before. Even saw one going down the road behind a pickup with a huge lift in it. If I remember correctly the dolly is in the $8-10,00.00 range..Don

Watching the video the shaft went direct into the receiver with no pivot point and the chains were tightened on both sides to make sure it don't pivot. Not sure how it works but the video showed that the tires free float on the axle left to right.

I just cant see the need for such a contraption......

 

[avvidclif]

If you had a need to haul 9 people in a Suburban/Excursion and pull your 5th wheel both you would understand.

 

[JohnD]

If you had a need to haul 9 people in a Suburban/Excursion and pull your 5th wheel both you would understand.

I think it is just adding another weak link into the mix . . .

I'd hate to be around when one of those things goes bad . . .

 

[klindgren]

I have owned and towed this unit's predecessor, the Hitch Buddy for several years. The hitch-buddy does not have a pivioting axle like this unit so it's a little different than this set-up. Backing for me has never been a problem, you just have to remember that there is a longer wheel base for the entire rig. I really love the hitch-buddy because it allows me to carry my motorcycle in the bed of the truck AND pull my 5th wheel. What I don't like about the hitch-buddy is the difficulty in hooking it up to the tow vehicle. It's a real pain in the butt to line up and back on to on any surface other than a flat level paved area. It's one of the main reasons I don't use it too much any more. I like the looks of this new unit, but I sure want to see it hooked an unhooked on ground less than ideal before I'd ever consider buying something like this.

 

[jmgratz]

I could be wrong but looking at many of the 18 wheelers that double and triple tow they use a dolly very similar to this to hook up the 2nd and 3rd trailers. Must be safe enough to work or it would not be allowed.

 

[macjj]

I would be concerned about the young weight. The pin weight on a 35ft 5er would be 5-7k. It has a heavy axel, I am sure it will absorb the bulk of the weight, but seeing the hook up just over the axel concerns me. I can see the use, as mentioned you have full use of your pickup, but you could also use a suburban or large SUV and get the advantage of a 5ver over a pull. Just my opinion.


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[JohnD]

Or we'll see a new rash of vehicles too small for pulling a 5th-wheel trailer . . . pulling a 5th-wheel trailer!

Just look at the Dodge Durango they use at the beginning in that video to show off this dolly.