2012 Cougar High Country pinbox
When we bought our 299RKS, we had the dealer replace the oem pinbox with a Reese Sidewinder for the 5'7" bed on the F150. Now we have an F350 which sits too high for level towing because the Sidewinde...
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SkiSmuggs wrote:
I am on the road and don't have my heavy tools to move the Sidewinder mount up.
Were there any clearance problems, Tom? The arm sticks straight out instead of angling down like the oem.
When either dropping the arm/turret or moving the entire pinbox, I'd back the truck's tailgate under and use a floor jack, made it all very manageable for my son and I.
As to an angle? The arm of the pinbox has always been parallel to the ground, even after pinning and raising it. At a loss for posting pictures on this forum, I've included hyperlinks to Google Photos where I've got them saved. Hope this helps.
2014 09 Sidewinder Maintenance
2015 05 Hitch Adjustments Fast forward to last two images to see the raised and pinned hitch. In the tightest of turns of if needing to jackknife, the pinbox can touch the bedrails at just short of 90 degrees. I try not to go there!
