Acceptable movement of Sidewinder at hitch?
In process of purchasing used truck and 5ver with already installed Sidewinder using 16k Reese hitch. I noticed during the test drive that the Sidewinder pivots at least 10 to 15 degrees at the hitch ...
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Garyl53 wrote:
Can the wedge be made too tight to the hitch causing hitching difficulty? Or is this not a concern by just tapping as far forward as possible?
Thx
I had the same problem with the Sidewinder I had. It would move as you described in the hitch funnel. The movement is really noticed on slow winding roads. I adjusted it several times, never could get the slack to fully stop and still be able to hitch with ease. If you back up as far in the hitch as you can then set the trucks brake, you can tap the wedge up tight. When you pull back forward your hitch will have some slack from the front of the funnel to the jaw around the pin, no way out of it. I used a Reese Signature Series Hitch, and a custom wedge for it, still had a little slack. The Sidewinder works as it is intended to, but I never got comfortable with that little movement at the hitch area.
