Trailer Saver air ride hitch

Magnolia Tom · 03-26-2018, 05:21 PM

Considering upgrading my hitch for a Trailer Saver BD5. Aside from the sky high price, anyone with experience with a TS3 or BD3?

The BD5 is the new model made for factory pucks.

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jasum · 03-26-2018, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Magnolia Tom

Considering upgrading my hitch for a Trailer Saver BD5. Aside from the sky high price, anyone with experience with a TS3 or BD3?

The BD5 is the new model made for factory pucks.

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Tom you could also change your pin box to a TrailAire, had one on my last fifth whee!.....they ride really great, but are pricey.

Magnolia Tom · 03-26-2018, 06:18 PM

Jack

Thought about that too but figured the trailer saver was a little easier on install and I would keep it if I ever got a new trailer vs. having to keep the old pin box laying around to swap back.

That hitch is mucho money as well.

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jasum · 03-26-2018, 06:29 PM

Yeah they are both expensive. But it is a much better ride. Still want to get airbags on truck and auxiliary fuel tank. It's ALL expensive!! LOL

Magnolia Tom · 03-26-2018, 06:54 PM

Yes they are! Maybe we need to find a cheaper hobby!

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BigJohnD · 03-26-2018, 07:52 PM

If I had deeper pockets and a fifth wheel Tom, I’d go for it. In the past when we had fifth wheels, I’ve had the ridged pin box, trail air tri glide etc. If I could, trailer saver hitch with MORryde pin box. The trail air pin box only did so much. I found the MORryde better. Combine a MORryde pin box with the trailer saver and I don’t think you can get any better.

Cannon · 03-26-2018, 07:53 PM

I figured out how to make camping seem cheaper. I quit camping in 1981 and drove these for 11 yrs. After that camping was a lot cheaper hobby.

Magnolia Tom · 03-26-2018, 07:56 PM

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If I had deeper pockets and a fifth wheel Tom, I’d go for it. In the past when we had fifth wheels, I’ve had the ridged pin box, trail air tri glide etc. If I could, trailer saver hitch with MORryde pin box. The trail air pin box only did so much. I found the MORryde better. Combine a MORryde pin box with the trailer saver and I don’t think you can get any better.

Thanks John

Kinda my thoughts too. The morryde pin box does pretty good but with the trailer saver hitch, that set up would be the cats meow.

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Magnolia Tom · 03-26-2018, 07:57 PM

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I figured out how to make camping seem cheaper. I quit camping in 1981 and drove these for 11 yrs. After that camping was a lot cheaper hobby.

Lol! Not many hobbies more expensive than race car driving...except maybe race boats [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

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Cannon · 03-26-2018, 08:10 PM

You right about the boats. Big money. Love to watch them

LegalEagle · 03-27-2018, 03:25 PM

I purchased the Trailer Saver hitch in December. I have taken a few moderate trips with it and plan on a west coast trip in a month. It is a smoother ride for sure. It removes the very hard jarring you get when the truck hits a bad spot, and instead the fifth wheel has a cushion to soften the blow delivered to the truck. Whether it smooths out the ride in cruising mode with no pot holes, I'm still not sure yet. At this point, I am satisfied. But I wonder if adding shocks to the fifth wheel wouldn't accomplish some of the smoothing out for a lot less $$

Magnolia Tom · 03-27-2018, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by LegalEagle

I purchased the Trailer Saver hitch in December. I have taken a few moderate trips with it and plan on a west coast trip in a month. It is a smoother ride for sure. It removes the very hard jarring you get when the truck hits a bad spot, and instead the fifth wheel has a cushion to soften the blow delivered to the truck. Whether it smooths out the ride in cruising mode with no pot holes, I'm still not sure yet. At this point, I am satisfied. But I wonder if adding shocks to the fifth wheel wouldn't accomplish some of the smoothing out for a lot less $$

Thanks for the input. I just put shocks on. Haven’t tested them yet to see the effects of a dampened suspension. I had all shocks rubbing the tires and did some on the fly engineering to overcome the clearance issue. Depending on the results of my test pull, I may try to relocate the brackets.

If my “fix” works and the shocks perform well, I may forget about the trailer saver.

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2naEagle · 07-03-2018, 08:32 AM

Did anyone ever get the BD5?
I have one on the way.
Hope it works as good as the price.

Magnolia Tom · 07-03-2018, 08:44 AM

I put the hitch on the back burner after installation of shocks on the trailer. It rides much better so I’m satisfied for now. I just have a hard time spending so much for a hitch.

2naEagle · 07-03-2018, 09:00 AM

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I put the hitch on the back burner after installation of shocks on the trailer. It rides much better so I’m satisfied for now. I just have a hard time spending so much for a hitch.

I know that you mean. I made a short trip last week on some rough roads. Got to thinking about how much money we have in truck and trailer. So what's a "little" more and a little more. Seems like it never stops.

Magnolia Tom · 07-03-2018, 09:16 AM

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I know that you mean. I made a short trip last week on some rough roads. Got to thinking about how much money we have in truck and trailer. So what's a "little" more and a little more. Seems like it never stops.

You’re so right! It never stops. I still want disc brakes, maybe a satellite and a WiFi booster in addition to the hitch

jasum · 07-03-2018, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Magnolia Tom

I put the hitch on the back burner after installation of shocks on the trailer. It rides much better so I’m satisfied for now. I just have a hard time spending so much for a hitch.

Tom how much air are you running in your trailer tires?

Magnolia Tom · 07-03-2018, 09:21 AM

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Tom how much air are you running in your trailer tires?

I used to always run 110 but I backed it down to 105 prior to shock install. I left it there because it seems to ride pretty well. I’m going to try going back to 110psi on my next trip to see if there’s any difference

jasum · 07-03-2018, 09:28 AM

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I used to always run 110 but I backed it down to 105 prior to shock install. I left it there because it seems to ride pretty well. I’m going to try going back to 110psi on my next trip to see if there’s any difference

I have been running 100 in my Goodyear’s and it seems to ride good most of the time. Of course depending on the road.
I may try 105 as soon as I get all this other stuff finished.

2naEagle · 07-06-2018, 04:19 PM

Picked up the Trailer Saver today.
That thing is heavy. The B&W weighs 133lb on my scale the Trailer Saver is 217lb. It was hard to handle for one man. I took it apart and was able to manage. Looks and feels very strong. It is not something I would like to do very often.

I have a trip planned for Gulf State Park next week. The roads are pretty good that direction. I will report on how it does. $3140 invested in this, we will see.

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