Fifth wheel prep package or puck system,what is it...what's the point? they the same? 2024 Chevy
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- čas přidán 3. 05. 2023
- You may ask why would it be important to have the factory prep package from GMC, Chevrolet or Ford. Easy answer is ease of use, saving of bed space and the ability to potentially re use your expensive 5th wheel hitch that you bought for your last truck. this system, although not the same allows you to use a locking plate to connect instead of above bed rails. I'll walk you though a way and part to use to save you money on your new HD truck with puck system and use your old hitch. This part also works between the three, sorry Dodge Ram you are all by yourself on this one. Good on 2021 2022 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD and 3500 HD, and 2020 2021 2022 2023 Ford Superduty F-250 and F-350 with both Diesel and Gas.
Link below for the part, but search the web you can find it cheaper.
www.curtmfg.com/part/16027
I just bought a GM factory prepped with the B&W Turnover Ball system and added the companion 5th wheel. It's great, the only caveat being B&W says you can't use it with a turning pin box. Had I known, I would have went for a slider hitch. They say the Puck Companion hitch will work with a turning pin box, but the Turnover Ball can't take the pivot load.
That’s a pretty slick adapter. I do wonder about the height because on the Facebook groups guys are constantly complaining about their fifth wheels being nose high.
I can almost kick myself for not ordering the puck system for my 2022. I was being tight and wanted to save the extra $500 it would have cost. I don’t have a fifth wheel or gooseneck and probably never will but I still wish I would have got it. At the time I said I’ll just do the B&W turnover ball system, which is nice system but man if I had it to do over again I would have got the puck system.
With this set up on 2024 2500HD, is it possible fot the 5th wheel RV cap to hit the rear window when manuvering??
I heard a comment from TFL which surprised me as per the GM trucks and their puck location based on if its the so called standard length bed or the long bed. They claimed that the standard ( or call it a short bed if you will ) HD trucks have the puck system mounted behind the center line of the axle about 4 inches, where as the long bed has its puck system mounted on the axle center line. If this is true ( that is where you can do some measuring on both the GM and Ford to compare ) , that certainly is a bit odd from a geometry and weight transfer standpoint. Now I can see why they may have done that due to a short bed being crunched up with room between the back of the cab and the fifth wheel hitch pin point for purposes of turning. Definitely a full length 8 foot bed is the more desirable design for having the proper dimensions to tow a fifth wheel holiday trailer. How the Ford vs the GM truck compares back of cab to rear axle center line as I would imagine all of the big three pickup brands have slight physical differences in those ways as well as rear axle centerline to rear of receiver hitch for conventional ball trailers. Like highway tractors, so many variables of a setup with steer axle set forward or back, bumper to back of cab length, wheel base and so on.
I looked at those to keep my patriot hitch, but the height that it added was bad thing for me. the 2017 already sat to high and made the camper way nose high, adding more would have made it worse.
Thankfully the 2020+ got lot lowered in the rear compared to the 17-19
I HAVE A FORD PUCK 20K Companion hitch
Did you Loctite the carriage bolts? The two on each corner of the bracket assembly. My father has that assembly and said the bolts will work loose.
I've never had them come loose, they have anti spin nuts on them and I do check them often, but never used loctite
@@automotiveinquiries9673 I guess the nuts are now anti spin type. I will check dads to see if the are. If not, I will buy some. Thanks!
Would this system work with a hitch system that utilizes the bed rail system? I currently have a bed rail system since my Ram doesn’t have the puck system. Would my current hitch utilize this system if I were to switch to a Chevy? Or where can I find out if it will? Thanks for the info
Yes, if you have a standard rail hitch, and moved to a chevy or gmc that has the pucks, you can buy this curt Adapter and use any hitch that uses above bed rails. Glad to help
Ordering a 24 2500 lt my question is when you get the puck system do you automatically get the spray in bed liner or do you have to add it
So the way chevy seems to be packing it, you will get the Spray in liner also. Unless they change it for 2025.