Terra 5th Wheel Towing?

[FarmerMatt]

Overall you have good logic, the main problem here is that the construction of the truck itself might not allow mounting such things in the bed. I just looked up your same question but for a Rivian. Here's what someone said...

"Rivian confirmed no 5th wheel to me by email a few months ago. part of it is that the bed floor isn't attached to the chassis - it's a lid that covers the under-bed cargo/spare-tire area. So you'd have to remove the lid, and attach a fifth-wheel mechanism to the frame in that under-bed cargo area on a booster - which also means saying goodbye to a spare tire."

...with that said I have no idea how the Terra is constructed back there. My gut says it'll be more traditional pickup truck meaning yes, but with Rivian doing what they did maybe not. Would definitely need an official word from Scout on this one.

I hear ya, but the Terra is body-on-frame construction, like a conventional pickup, wheareas the Rivian is a kind of a funky unibody kinda hybrid frame. It makes sense that you couldn't use in-bed rails that span across the battery and attach/bolt the frame on the Rivian. I see no reason why you couldn't do so on the Terra. This thing seems to be built like a real truck, as far as the body-on-frame goes. I have to commended the engineers of this thing on that. Love the body-on-framework, with a solid rear axle to boot!

 

[chucchinchilla]

I hear ya, but the Terra is body-on-frame construction, like a conventional pickup, wheareas the Rivian is a kind of a funky unibody kinda hybrid frame. It makes sense that you couldn't use in-bed rails that span across the battery and attach/bolt the frame on the Rivian. I see no reason why you couldn't do so on the Terra. This thing seems to be built like a real truck, as far as the body-on-frame goes. I have to commended the engineers of this thing on that. Love the body-on-framework, with a solid rear axle to boot!

Agreed and if I had to bet on this ability one way or another, I'd bet in favor of it taking a goose neck.

 

[dreamweaver]

Agreed and if I had to bet on this ability one way or another, I'd bet in favor of it taking a goose neck.

Once we see the CAD with the drill-no-drill areas we will be good to go. But until then only speculation.

 

[R1TVT]

Here's a Rivian "5th" wheel!!! And now you can clearly see why Rivian does not have a 5th wheel for towing:

 

[FarmerMatt]

Here's a Rivian "5th" wheel!!! And now you can clearly see why Rivian does not have a 5th wheel for towing:

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Yeah, that DEFINITELY won't work!