Posted By: Dragula
Slide in Camper & Enclosed Trailer - 01/26/15 01:06 AM
How do you guys do a slide in and an enclosed trailer? I cannot leave my tail gate down without hitting the trailer, so the bigger slide in, I don't think will work.
2500 with a 6.5 box....
Posted By: rickstershemi
Re: Slide in Camper & Enclosed Trailer - 01/26/15 01:30 AM
I've seen extended trailer tongues and or hitches.....maybe a trailer toad...????
I extended the trailer tongue on my boat trailer to work with my 80's D150 long-bed with an 11' slide in but it was a light boat.
Rickster
Posted By: Rhinodart
Re: Slide in Camper & Enclosed Trailer - 01/26/15 01:49 AM
Trailer Toad!
I have use one and they work well.
http://www.trailertoad.com/
Posted By: Grizzly
Re: Slide in Camper & Enclosed Trailer - 01/26/15 04:54 AM
Nope, not sarcasm.
The 1 1/2' that the tailgate gives you really doesn't do much when the 6 1/2' is supporting the rest. It's not going to overbalance and fall out without the tailgate is it? The far corners are just out there doing nothing but getting in the way.
As long at the camper is secured in there, drop the tailgate and go.
If not, I don't see any other option than change trucks and go with a full 8' box or go to the other way and have a 6.5 camper with the tailgate up.
If your really, really feel like you need that section in there to hold the camper, you can have a metal shop build you a tailgate with only a center-section and the corners cut out of it. Been done before on those "air" gates for fifth wheels except you want it the other way around.
Posted By: Grizzly
Re: Slide in Camper & Enclosed Trailer - 01/26/15 05:03 AM
By the way that trailer toad thing is $3300.00, a metal shop can beat that by a significant amount.
Or, no tailgate: Free.
Posted By: moparguy7074
Re: Slide in Camper & Enclosed Trailer - 01/26/15 06:45 PM
Trade the shortbed 2500 for a long bed dually.
Posted By: F1Scamp
Re: Slide in Camper & Enclosed Trailer - 01/27/15 04:24 AM
I have a 06 dually with an 8' bed with a 11'6" camper. I tow a 24' enclosed all over. Since it overhangs 3'6" I had to put a 4' extension bar on. To get one rated for the load I had to put a class 5 hitch with a 2 1/2" receiver. The camper is around 4400lb loaded. THat with the load equalizer bars it does it fine. I think a 2500 you would want airbags.
Posted By: Grizzly
Re: Slide in Camper & Enclosed Trailer - 01/27/15 06:13 AM
From here it looks like all that is in the way is the jack, so, cut that jack out of there and weld on a swivel jack outside of the A-Frame:
Posted By: F1Scamp
Re: Slide in Camper & Enclosed Trailer - 01/27/15 02:41 PM
The campers usually are lower than the bed of the truck in the back. Mine is about 3" lower. It would be some serious magic to get the trailer hooked up to the ball, requiring the camper to be lifted. If you get a decent size camper, there is no way to do it without an extended hitch. Even you extended the tounge of the trailer, it still would hit the camper on bumps. I'll see if i can find a pic of my setup.
Posted By: hp383
Re: Slide in Camper & Enclosed Trailer - 01/29/15 05:46 AM
Might look at moving the electric jack back to the front nose wall of the trailer. You get a lot more room for the gate, etc.
