I recently purchased a Cougar fifth wheel and after long research decided to buy this Curt Crosswing. My Ram 2500 had the factory prep for a gooseneck but not the puck system. I am very pleased with the performance of the Crosswing. It handled some rough back roads with no bucking. Thanks for the review.
I’m glad it’s working well for you! This weekend I’ll be towing my 5th wheel up the Ike gauntlet in Colorado. I can’t wait to give the hitch its first big test.
My Crosswing is on it's way to my house and next week we are picking up our new Alliance 5er. Another tidbit of info. Curt is owned by Lippert. Lippert frames are on almost every 5th out there. If you put their own hitch to pull their frame there can be no blame game if something goes wrong. I looked at Pullright and Anderson but chose Curt for this very reason.
I have a Curt Q-24, I love the cushion ride. Very important with less stress on the Fifth wheel frame. The Q-24 has hitch problems, cannot be hitch or unhitched unless truck and fifth wheel are very close to the same plane (horizontal angles). If hitch won't release I just remove the head, easy to do. Easy to remove head, so it's easy to remove base also! So any cushion with the Crosswing?
The stupidity at the end was unnecessary. When you use your own child for likes and attention at least be responsible and show him how to lift properly. The child could be injured, obviously was a little heavy for him, lift it with his back while keeping legs straight. Good job genius.
It does have the ability articulate a bit. The way everything connects gives it enough play that I haven’t had a concern with it not being able to handle the 5th wheel and truck not being on the same level of ground.
@@F450FTWIt does have a lateral bolt so it can move (but not freely) in pitch (nose up and down such as driving over humps or through dips), so I should have said that it has only a little bit of flex in roll. And of course roll is accomodate by the truck's suspension and the trailer's suspension. Traditional fifth-wheels are rigid in roll, too, and commercial trucks still work that way... but they have truck and trailer frames which are very flexible in torsion (twisting). But yes, it's a step backward.
Not a fan of this one, just seems too vulnerable to a failure and no axial movement or real stability. Too much like the anderson hitch that I would never use.
Great job Luke!! Hey man, I have the same B&W currently- did you have to get a new rail system for this Crosswing or use the one that you had from the B&W? Thank you for the video brother!
@@makingitmine Since you have industry standard rails the appropriate Anderson wouldn’t be aluminum, it would be steel. (Model 3200). Only 40 lbs and would fit right into the industry standard rails.
I have the same Grand Design Trailer and have been using the Andersen Hitch (over 10,000 miles with no issues). Most annoying part is the chains that have to be used because the style is more like a traditional ball hitch. How would this hitch perform hitching up at extreme angles? With the Andersen it does not matter. Just curious.
Thanks for the video. This is the hitch I've decided on when we buy our 5th wheel.
You’re welcome! I’m happy it was helpful.
I recently purchased a Cougar fifth wheel and after long research decided to buy this Curt Crosswing. My Ram 2500 had the factory prep for a gooseneck but not the puck system. I am very pleased with the performance of the Crosswing. It handled some rough back roads with no bucking. Thanks for the review.
I’m glad it’s working well for you! This weekend I’ll be towing my 5th wheel up the Ike gauntlet in Colorado. I can’t wait to give the hitch its first big test.
GM. Just bought a small Cougar and wanted to ask how tight can you turn with this. I have a F250 short bed.
I can turn 90° since the crosswing has an eight and a half inch setback in its design.
My Crosswing is on it's way to my house and next week we are picking up our new Alliance 5er. Another tidbit of info. Curt is owned by Lippert. Lippert frames are on almost every 5th out there. If you put their own hitch to pull their frame there can be no blame game if something goes wrong. I looked at Pullright and Anderson but chose Curt for this very reason.
I've recently installed the B&W turnover ball along with the Crosswing...I'm picking up my 5th wheel in two weeks.
That’s a great combination!
I have a Curt Q-24, I love the cushion ride. Very important with less stress on the Fifth wheel frame. The Q-24 has hitch problems, cannot be hitch or unhitched unless truck and fifth wheel are very close to the same plane (horizontal angles). If hitch won't release I just remove the head, easy to do. Easy to remove head, so it's easy to remove base also! So any cushion with the Crosswing?
This should be the perfect hitch, good reason to keep your 5th wheel under 20k will give you options.
The stupidity at the end was unnecessary. When you use your own child for likes and attention at least be responsible and show him how to lift properly. The child could be injured, obviously was a little heavy for him, lift it with his back while keeping legs straight. Good job genius.
Okay Karen
Do you have a 6 1/2 foot bed in your video?
Does it articulate side to side?
So does the head articulate at all?
It does have the ability articulate a bit. The way everything connects gives it enough play that I haven’t had a concern with it not being able to handle the 5th wheel and truck not being on the same level of ground.
It has a little bit of flex, but mostly the structure and your trailer bend, and the loose fits allow some slop.
Seems like a terrible setup to me. But to each their own. Seems like it would out a lot of stress on the frame.
@@F450FTWIt does have a lateral bolt so it can move (but not freely) in pitch (nose up and down such as driving over humps or through dips), so I should have said that it has only a little bit of flex in roll. And of course roll is accomodate by the truck's suspension and the trailer's suspension. Traditional fifth-wheels are rigid in roll, too, and commercial trucks still work that way... but they have truck and trailer frames which are very flexible in torsion (twisting).
But yes, it's a step backward.
Not a fan of this one, just seems too vulnerable to a failure and no axial movement or real stability. Too much like the anderson hitch that I would never use.
Great job Luke!! Hey man, I have the same B&W currently- did you have to get a new rail system for this Crosswing or use the one that you had from the B&W? Thank you for the video brother!
No complaints here. Works great on our stock 2022 Ram 2500 short bed with BW gooseneck. Allows our Arctic Wolf 327MB to turn 90 degrees.
Amd you don't have to deal with grease getting on your clothes
I've been thinking of replacing my Andersen, with this hitch.
I would say it’s a good option over the Anderson. I thought about getting the Anderson but I was a bit worried about using an aluminum hitch.
Why? This is heavier, more compkex, and doesn't allow free movement in pitch or roll.
@@makingitmine Since you have industry standard rails the appropriate Anderson wouldn’t be aluminum, it would be steel. (Model 3200). Only 40 lbs and would fit right into the industry standard rails.
I have the same Grand Design Trailer and have been using the Andersen Hitch (over 10,000 miles with no issues). Most annoying part is the chains that have to be used because the style is more like a traditional ball hitch. How would this hitch perform hitching up at extreme angles? With the Andersen it does not matter. Just curious.
The part that goes on the pin will rotate 360°. So theoretically, you could come in at a 90° angle and still hitch up. Same as an Andersen.