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Open Roads Forum  >  Tow Vehicles  > Crew cab hooking up Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next herefishy • View posts Las Cruces, NM New Member Joined: 11/29/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/26/09 07:30pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We have been offered a great deal on a crew cab Chevy, and are wondering if there will be any problem in seeing the fifth wheel hitch to hook up, as we have always had extended cabs? '03 2500HD Duramax/Allison '05 Excel R/T 32SKW bldrbuck • View posts Boulder, Colorado Senior Member Joined: 02/11/2001 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Posted: 10/26/09 07:39pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I have a wide angle mirror attached to the trailer aimed at the hitch. That gives me a good look as I back under the trailer. I can see the hitch from the seat so between the tow views it is pretty easy. 93 Ford F350 Turbo Diesel, DRW, Crew Cab. PullRite Hitch. 90 Nomad 28' 5er, 375 Watts Solar, 2800 Watt Yamaha Generator, 1750 Watt Inverter, 4 Trogan T105 Batteries, Spare tire and wheel and folding ladder. Me, wife and 2 spoiled Maltise furkids. BB_TX • View posts McKinney, Texas Senior Member Joined: 04/04/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/26/09 07:42pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I have a crew cab F350 and can easily see my hitch looking out the back window. However, I am fairly tall. hotbyte • View posts Barnesville GA Senior Member Joined: 08/31/2004 View Profile Posted: 10/26/09 07:47pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We had a Chevy 2500HD crew cab and I never had an issue hooking up the 5'er. I would stop just short of hitch contacting pin and get out to make sure all was lined up side-to-side and the 5'er was right height. Our Web Albums Temporary Web Albums 2006 Yellowstone SE, 1998 Dodge Durango SLT 5.2L and 2002 Glastron GX205 -lenny- • View posts Alberta Full Member Joined: 01/03/2009 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/26/09 08:04pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I can't see my hitch, but I use my mirrors to line up side to side. No issues so far. dave17352 • View posts LINCOLN, NE Senior Member Joined: 09/20/2004 View Profile Posted: 10/26/09 08:13pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I use to have a crewcab and had no problems with hitch up. rjstractor • View posts Auburn, WA Senior Member Joined: 01/20/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/26/09 08:16pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I've never pulled a fiver with a pickup, but why do you have to see the pin when you hook up. When I hook up a semi I just split the trailer between the mirrors and back up very slowly until the pin locks into the jaws. 1998 Gulfstream Ultra B/H Ford E450 V10 2005 Chevy 2500HD 6.0 w/ Maxidump insert 6x12 Interstate enclosed trailer 7x16 Bulldog flatbed hauling a 2006 Kioti CK20 TLB NEW (to us) 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid (not toad-ready just yet) 1998 Saturn SL2 toad Sinterior • View posts BC Canada Senior Member Joined: 04/05/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 10/26/09 08:21pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Hi, I could see the hitch and pin on my old E/C GM short box and can on my C/C GM long box dually Peter donn0128 • View posts Pronounced Ore-gun Senior Member Joined: 04/21/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/26/09 08:25pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Personally I find that the easiest solution is to simply paint a small white dot on the rear window that you can use as a line up mark for the hitch and pin while backing. Since I have a Quad Cab and a Fold-A-Cover I put the mark on the inside of the Fold-A-Cover and I can look in the mirror and line up perfectly. No extras to buy or store when not in use. Best of all it was free! Donn JMTTS • View posts 52.1122 N, 106.5625 W Senior Member Joined: 11/19/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Posted: 10/26/09 08:35pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator No problem seeing mine J & M 2005 Cardinal 33TS LX with TrailAir 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4x4 DRW D/A (LLY) Crew Cab Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Tow Vehicles  > Crew cab hooking up

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