MOR/Ryde or Trailair pin box?

[johnpsz]

We are in the middle of making the deal for a new ElkRidge E30, literally just got of the phone with the salesman. The total weight of the E30 is light compared to a lot of you guys, but we will have small children (1yro and 5yro) in the truck when hauling and I was looking to have them throw in a cushioned pinbox in with the deal, they said they do a lot of mor/rydes and could include that in and keep it under my goal price. However, the internet wormhole got ahold of me and I have been wondering if I would be better off with an air softened pinbox like the trailair tri-glide over the mor/ryde?

The GVRW of the E30 is only 11700# and unless I ride around with full fresh, grey, and black tanks I cannot see normally driving being more than barely over 10K, also the TV has a manual transmission so I get a lot of chucking from stop and go driving, if that matters in helping me decide?

Any thoughts?

 

[jnbhobe]

I would use a Mor-Ryde over a Tri-Glide

 

[travelin2]

I've nothing to compare to since we went the mor/ryde from the start but we have a smooth ride with it.


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[kakampers]

Have had both and I would go with the Mor Ryde...much better ride IMHO.

 

[porthole]

You didn't say what your truck is.

Is it a short bed? Using a sliding hitch?
If a slider is it automatic?


I have used both, same trailer, same truck. My preference is the MOR/ryde.

Part of my reasoning is that the tri glide doesn't play well with an auto slide hitch likethe PullRite SuperGLide

 

[johnpsz]

Sorry about that. The TV is an '07 (early 07 with a 5.9l Cummins) Ram 2500 quad cab, short bed, 4X4, manual transmission, and in-cab adjustable airbags. I currently have a B&W turnover ball GN hitch that I have used a lot (my trailers have been GN's even the old camper had a GN coupler, talk about a rough ride) and since I still have a couple GN trailers I don't want to loose the ability to swap back and forth so I am having the dealership include a B&W Companion Slider into the deal with the E30 purchase.

 

[Tallyrver]

I installed the Mor/Ryde after 4 trips of 3 hours or longer, I am very happy with the ride improvement . When we rode across bridges on I-10 the DW would wave her arm in the air like a bull rider.
All that's gone now.
Wayne

 

[Cjackg]

I installed the Mor/Ryde after 4 trips of 3 hours or longer, I am very happy with the ride improvement . When we rode across bridges on I-10 the DW would wave her arm in the air like a bull rider.
All that's gone now.
Wayne

Wow, pretty good recommendation for a Mor/ryde pinbox....

 

[jayc]

I've never had the Mor Ryde but like my Trail Air with Tri Glide.

 

[jbeletti]

I've used:
- Trailair (with standard hitch)
- Trailair with TriGlide (with an alternate hitch*)
- Mor/ryde (with air hitch)

I've liked them all. When I went from Trailair to Trailair with Tri-Glide - whoa, what an improvement!

But, I destroyed the Tri-Glide and it could have been due to the alternative hitch I was running at the time.

Note however that the Tri-Glide is no longer made. Lippert has a new product coming out that combines the Trailair with some features of the Rota Flex. I saw it in Louisville last December. Not sure when it will be marketed - but I'd try it

This all said, now that I have an air hitch in my truck bed, I felt it was time to try a Mor/ryde pinbox. It's decent but I was expecting even more from it. But it's probably a good match for my hitch.

 

[Gary521]

Lippert has the new system on thier web site. It's called Flex-Air.

 

[Cjackg]

Lippert has the new system on thier web site. It's called Flex-Air.

Interesting but obviously a much more complex and expensive system than a MorRyde pinbox.

Has anyone used the Lippert Rota Flex pinbox? Looks similar to the MorRyde but with pivoting head...
http://store.lci1.com/rota-flex-pin-box-by-trail-air-p75.aspx

 

[Hunter11]

We have a cushion ride hitch in my truck which I installed when we ordered our Landmark. I decided with this setup I would go with the Mor/Ryde pinbox on the trailer. This way the hitch would handle the up/down motion and the Mor/Ryde the front/back. On our way back from Indiana my wife could not believe how smooth the ride was. If I had a standard hitch in my truck I would have had a Trailair pinbox installed on the trailer.

 

[johnpsz]

Thanks for all feedback, I feel much better about the choice to go with the MOR/ryde that they suggested. The deal is almost finalized and they are giving me a great deal on the MOR/ryde.

 

[NWILSON]

I bought the Mor Ryde with the 16,000-18,000 "spring". I found that since we are generally pushing the 18,000 gross on our Cyclone that the "spring" was going to it's limits. I contacted Mor Ryde and went to the next higher spring....much better ride.
If there is any question as to which weight pinbox to select I would recommend going to the higher level.

 

[mobilcastle]

I have had several Mor/Ryde pin boxes- they work well.

 

[Jim.Allison]

I was looking at craigslist for a trailer saver the other night, I found a new one for $1600. I went with a trailer save in the event that I sold my trailer I would keep my hitch rather than someone getting my pin box. My rig rides like a Cadillac. It was a good investment but I would have bought the craigslist one in a New York minute.