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05-01-2022, 03:19 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Seymour
Posts: 25
M.O.C. #28442
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Hitch too low?
Forum members...
I put the B&W companion hitch in our new (to us) 2021 F350 to pull our Montana Legacy.
after I got the hitch in....it looks awfully low.
I took a measurement, the hitch is about 4 inches below the bottom of the board that is across the top of the frame rails. pix attached (sorry about the pix....must have moved while taking the picture)
is that hitch really supposed to be that far below the bed rails? I had bought the hitch used from another gentleman that had sold his camper but the buyer didn't want the hitch....(seller had a Ford with the puck system, buyer had a GM)
Puck system went right in....but would have thought the 5th wheel plate would be closer to the top of the bed rails.
Insights and suggestions most welcome....don't want to tear up the truck and RV on maiden voyage.
thanks
bryon
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05-01-2022, 03:55 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: Northeast TX
Posts: 941
M.O.C. #30262
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Hitch up to your fiver and measure from the nose overhang (technical phrase) to the top of the bedrails. Only true way to tell how much clearance you will have. Most shoot for 6" clearance - I'm running 7 ½" over my Ram
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05-01-2022, 08:00 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Aurora
Posts: 429
M.O.C. #26926
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Remove the head from the base and move the 2 vertical supports up to the middle set of holes. I have a Companion on my 2020 F350 and have good bed clearance.
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2021 3121RL Legacy Cobalt FBP, MORryde IS & pin box
2020 F350 PSD CCLB SRW
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05-02-2022, 05:06 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Jacksonville
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M.O.C. #25165
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I have the same hitch on my 2014 F350. I moved it down to the middle position to get the 5'er more level when towing. It sits about 3" below my bed cover now. I have about 8" clearance at the bed rails.
Also, you can reverse the position forward and rearward on the uprights that hold the pivoting head. B&W has an installation guide on their website.
Here's the one for my hitch...
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2019 Montana Legacy 3791RD 20th Anniversary Edition
2014 F350 4x4 6.7L SRW
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05-02-2022, 05:39 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Western NY
Posts: 488
M.O.C. #28430
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The same hitch sits 4” below the bed rails on my same 2021 F350. I just measured it.
Of course, how it all sits when hitched up is what matters
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2021 3121rl - slide toppers, cottage white, TST 507 TPMS, X-Factors, disc brakes
2021 F-350, 6.7L, SRW CC LB - B&W Companion, Bakflip cover
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05-02-2022, 06:40 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Aurora
Posts: 429
M.O.C. #26926
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Byron,
If your F350 is a long bed I'd recommend having the support arms set forward. Also, I think most of the late model 350s with Companion hitch are using the middle height. Arm forward on middle holes is how I set mine (after reading this forum, thanks all!) when we went to pickup our new 3121RL. Worked just fine - the photo in my signature is on the way home from the dealer.
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2021 3121RL Legacy Cobalt FBP, MORryde IS & pin box
2020 F350 PSD CCLB SRW
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05-02-2022, 06:54 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,550
M.O.C. #2283
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The height depends on the bed rail clearance. Some people get by with six inches. I like and need more. If you are are traveling on nice smooth roads you can get by with six inches if you watch pulling into filling stations and anywhere the road is uneven. Six inches and I would destroy my truck. I go off-road and haft to be very careful about the camper contacting my truck. I’ll take my camper some people wouldn’t take their truck.
Lynwood
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05-08-2022, 02:14 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Qualicum Beach
Posts: 665
M.O.C. #26399
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Quote:
Originally Posted by farmerbk
Forum members...
I put the B&W companion hitch in our new (to us) 2021 F350 to pull our Montana Legacy.
after I got the hitch in....it looks awfully low.
I took a measurement, the hitch is about 4 inches below the bottom of the board that is across the top of the frame rails. pix attached (sorry about the pix....must have moved while taking the picture)
is that hitch really supposed to be that far below the bed rails? I had bought the hitch used from another gentleman that had sold his camper but the buyer didn't want the hitch....(seller had a Ford with the puck system, buyer had a GM)
Puck system went right in....but would have thought the 5th wheel plate would be closer to the top of the bed rails.
Insights and suggestions most welcome....don't want to tear up the truck and RV on maiden voyage.
thanks
bryon
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Looks pretty typical, but hook up and measure truck clearance and check if trailer is level to very slightly nose low, NEVER nose high.
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