ihsolutions
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At the rally this past summer, I took advantage of the Lippert offer for the Trail Air Tri-Glide hitch. This was to be installed on my 2011 BH 3670RL. Lippert replaced my 1621HD pinbox with their L05 model Tri-Glide.
At that time, my tow vehicle was a short bed 2500 truck, with a superglide (autosliding) hitch. The length of the pinbox was causing a near-collision situation when I would turn, causing the back of the pinbox to nearly touch the sides of the bed.
Lippert's solution was to install a slightly shorter pinbox. I believe I have the M19 version now, but am not sure. It is mostly the same but extends about 3" less far from the front of the trailer.
Now, I've got a 2012 3500HD dually on order, and am forced to get a new hitch, no longer needing the slider. Because my M19 pinbox is slightly shorter than the stock 1621HD, I am concerned about the trailer being too close to the pickup, such that I might not even be able to get the tailgate down while connected.
I'm looking at a Hensley trailer saver hitch, and feel like the trail air is redundant. Should I remove the trail air and sell it, or keep the trail air and buy a reese or other hitch? Or even still, buy the Hensley and keep the trail air?
I'm so confused, and because I'm going through Classy Chassis for the truck, I have to have the hitch selected and installed before I ever have a chance to test fit things on my trailer, which is located in Michigan. If anyone has a 2011 or 2012 Chevy, and can shed some light on clearances with these setups (or even the stock pinbox) I'd love to hear what you have to say!
At that time, my tow vehicle was a short bed 2500 truck, with a superglide (autosliding) hitch. The length of the pinbox was causing a near-collision situation when I would turn, causing the back of the pinbox to nearly touch the sides of the bed.
Lippert's solution was to install a slightly shorter pinbox. I believe I have the M19 version now, but am not sure. It is mostly the same but extends about 3" less far from the front of the trailer.
Now, I've got a 2012 3500HD dually on order, and am forced to get a new hitch, no longer needing the slider. Because my M19 pinbox is slightly shorter than the stock 1621HD, I am concerned about the trailer being too close to the pickup, such that I might not even be able to get the tailgate down while connected.
I'm looking at a Hensley trailer saver hitch, and feel like the trail air is redundant. Should I remove the trail air and sell it, or keep the trail air and buy a reese or other hitch? Or even still, buy the Hensley and keep the trail air?
I'm so confused, and because I'm going through Classy Chassis for the truck, I have to have the hitch selected and installed before I ever have a chance to test fit things on my trailer, which is located in Michigan. If anyone has a 2011 or 2012 Chevy, and can shed some light on clearances with these setups (or even the stock pinbox) I'd love to hear what you have to say!