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We are dreaming of trading our 22' Fleetwood Evolution E3 travel trailer in for a Heartland Cyclone 39' 5th wheel. We have an F-350 quad cab, long bed truck (about 22'). I'm trying to understand how much longer our whole rig will be with the new camper on a 5th wheel instead of the hitch mount. Can anybody explain the math to me on this?
Also, any comments on the Cyclone (good or bad) would be appreciated!
For purposes of calculation, your trailer will extend back the length from the center of the hitch pin to the rear of the fiver and the truck will go forward from the centerline directly over your rear axle to the front bumper. Add the 2 distances together to get your total length. I would guess it will be about 55-57 feet.
No information on the Cyclone, but hope your truck is a diesel. Any rig that long will be too heavy for a gasser.
After looking in the side mirror and seeing your 22' travel trailer in it for the past few years.
When you look in the side mirror and see the 39' fifth wheel back there, it will seem like you're towing a house.
That's how long you'll be.... LOL
Let's see take your 8 foot p/u bed and cut it in half so that would be 4 feet from the hitch to the tailgate, so your truck would be 18 feet in front of the fifth wheel.
18 feet + 39 feet = about 57 feet.
That's how we measure things here in the government.
Fred has the right way of measuring in his reply above.
Anyway sounds like a nice setup. Enjoy all the room you'll have with the new 5th wheel.
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Larry "Small House, Big Yard " 7 years to go to FT Alfa See-Ya 5'er and 2007 Kodiak C4500 Monroe Pickup
