Slider Hitch
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Ray LeTourneau
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You should not have a need for a slider hitch. There may be a few owners that have them but most have never "needed" them. Some folks have special parking situations that may make it easier to maneuver into a spot but those are few and far in between. My last truck was a Chevy 2500HD Extra cab short box. I had a slider but never needed it. Also the slider mechanism adds moving parts to the hitch set-up and adds some motion to the ride
creeper
Well-known member
I debated the same thing. I have a short bed.. I decided to get a B&W hitch and I set it at the farthest setting to the rear. I picked up the trailer last night and I pulled in front of the house and the wife said It will never fit and I agreed. Needless to say I got it in the driveway and it will be the tightest parking spot I will ever go into and I never came anywhere close to the cab. I may even more the hitch further forward.
BTW, the B&W hitch it quiet. I'm really impressed with it.
BTW, the B&W hitch it quiet. I'm really impressed with it.
I have the slider in my truck but I have never seen a situation that I need it. I do use in on occasion when backing into a tight turn (my driveway) just because the trailer is more responsive to the truck. I have backed into the driveway with the slider in both positions and have never come close to crunching.......its purely convenience.
johnjbird
member
I have a pullrite slider hitch in my truck from a previous trailer. I cranked it to see hor far I could go on a turn and it went 90 degrees plus which if I get more than that I am probably in trouble. I have a hd gmc 3/4 ton with a duramax 4x4. I know a person with a 1 ton ford crew cab short bed and he told me he has no problem
Larryheadhunter
X-Rookies Still Luving it
I have a pullrite 18K auto super glider with a Mor/Ryde pin cushion. Awesome, even if they tell u not to buy either. In that tough turnaround or tight spot it really comes in handy with a short bed. go to tweetys.com for best price on pin cushion $699. camping world installed my super glider for $2350. It was well worth it.
ChopperBill
Well-known member
Creeper you will grow more fond of the B&W the more you pull with it. Lots of complaints about "chucking" with other hitches. I have seen other hitches flopping back and forth going down the road empty. I can see why they chuck. I cant even tell the trailer is back there with the B&W. Only "complaint" is I cant use a lube plate.
jpmorgan37
Well-known member
Bill;
Have you tried to make one out of a thin cutting mat? They are really thin and also tough. It might be worth a try.
John
Have you tried to make one out of a thin cutting mat? They are really thin and also tough. It might be worth a try.
John
fivernine
Active Member
I took off my Hijacker Autoslide and put on a B&W when I got the Landmark. Creeper and Retired are spot-on about the B&W: Silent! No chucking, positively latched, 200 lb lighter than the Autoslide. If you think you will need to go 90°, get the slider. But if you plan your parking right and take your time, there will hardly be a time you need to push the kingpin back. Heartland's clever patent really works with my 2007 GMC Crew Cab with 6' box. The scooped-out clearance in the corner of the camper leaves a secure gap of daylight to the cab.
Retired, I am curious about your statement on not able to use a lube plate. I've been using one with no problem, but this past weekend, I was a bit higher to the hitch plate than usual and it pushed the truck down more than normal, then stopped before latching. The lube plate had caught on the B&W and was pried up and back. I managed to press it flat and hitched on the next try, but was a bit puzzled. Is this a common occurrence?
Retired, I am curious about your statement on not able to use a lube plate. I've been using one with no problem, but this past weekend, I was a bit higher to the hitch plate than usual and it pushed the truck down more than normal, then stopped before latching. The lube plate had caught on the B&W and was pried up and back. I managed to press it flat and hitched on the next try, but was a bit puzzled. Is this a common occurrence?
Larryheadhunter
X-Rookies Still Luving it
ok guys whats a b and w? in english please
B&W is a brand of hitch. They make the Turn-Over-Ball system. They make a 5th Wheel Companion hitch that works with the Turn-Over-Ball hitch.
Here's a link to their site.
Jim
Here's a link to their site.
Jim
creeper
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ChopperBill
Well-known member
Got my 8" Husky lube plate. I had previously used a belt sander and remove about a 1/4 of my 10" plate and wasn't happy with it. The 8" Husky is the same thickness of my modified 10". I looked at my hitch and 8" is about all the contact area that is used anyway so I might be able to see it come off the plate more easily. May belt sand some off the Husky and see how things work.
Larryheadhunter
X-Rookies Still Luving it
My pullrite hitch doesnt require a lube plate, rather just some lithium grease spray.
katkens
Founding Illinios Chapter Leader-retired
Larry the reasoning behind using a lube plate is so one doesn't need to use the grease .....less mess and cleanup....Ken
cdbMidland
Past Michigan Chapter Leader
Ken, the Pullrite can't use the lube plate as it is fixed onto the hitch head. The lithium that Larry is talking about is on the slider tubes. The turning on the Superglide is done through a cam that utilizes the tubes.
That being said, there is a dry way to lubricate the tube slides and this information should be obtained from the Pullium factory. If anyone is interested, send me a PM and I will send the .pdf file that I received (that I cannot figure out how to insert here).
Unless you don't ever plan on a different fifth wheel...........I would get the slider ........better to have it and not need it , than need it and not have it..........just in case you get a 5er that doesn't have the same type of front cap..........(alot of them are going this way though).............I would look at pullrite superglide or hijacker autoslide , as they both slide automatically..............just my .02
