advice on 5th wheel hitch option
We have recently moved from a TT to a 5th wheel and will need to install a 5th wheel hitch. Originally I was going going to go the cost conscience route and put in a B&W patriot manual slider that was...
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schlep1967 wrote:johndeerefarmer wrote:
I had a Pullrite and hated it, as was said most of the time it wouldn't unlatch.
I then bought an Andersen I like it but when I put it in my F150 it put too much weight at the rear of the truck- so it's for sale if anyone wants one...
I know have a Blue Ox slider that mounts to my B&W ball.
No one has mentioned one advantage of a slider in the rear position is it make backing easier because it puts the pivot point farther back. For that reason I use the slider most of the time (unless it's a straight shot backing in to the site)
When your Pullrite wouldn't unlatch, did you try backing the truck up against the pin? The hook that goes around the back of the pin is the moving part on any fifthwheel hitch. If the truck is pulling on the pin it will be next to impossible to unhook at any angle. Chock the wheels and apply rearward pressure against the pin and unhooking will be easy. Ask any trucker how to do it.
That was 5 years ago...
My current Blue Ox slider has a latch that wraps around the pin and i have never had any trouble with it either latching or unlatching. The Pullrite gave me trouble nearly every time I used it
