I didn't like the way the old 5th wheel was attached at all, if you look back at some of the pictures you will get a sense of why. Also since I am repainting the truck I'm taking every single piece off degreasing and sandblasting all of it first instead of just blasting it with paint which is what was done when it was painted red. I plan on making a few changes like adding some carpeting to the walls and ceiling in the truck, adding air ride seats, a dual 5" stack exhaust system, alot more tool boxes, ad probably a rear mounted winch setup and small generator as well. I've already added the ball hitch receiver will be installing a new pintle and a hideaway gooseneck so I can use the truck to tow virtually any trailer. Short work day today, drilled the other 2 holes for the hitch and mounted it, painted the inside of the drivers door, and did some more grinding. Picked up alot of gear oil so this week plan on doing the seals and changing fluids in the axles.
Used the half inch drive impact gun and it wouldn't budge the lugs either today, so looks like I will have to hookup the big compressor to run the 1" impact later this week.