Just curious if anyone is so dissatisfied with their present 5er hitch that they would go out and spend the money it takes to buy a different hitch. I see these posts about Anderson, Reese, B&W, etc and I wonder if anyone will spend the money to change their hitch based on such recommendations. I had a hitch I really liked in my old truck (F250 Powerstroke w/Cody Coupler gooseneck) but the new truck (2500HD Duramax) came with a Reese slider. I have no real complaints and do not think it is worth the $$$$ to change back, unless I could do so for free :D, BUT I do think about it sometimes.So the question is are there 5er people that are so dissatisfied with their present hitch that they would be willing to spend money to change. Assuming you did not buy a 16000lb hitch and realized you had a 25000lb trailer ;) I am not trying to start a debate about one hitch versus another. Lets face it we all pretty much believe the other guy bought the wrong hitch and we bought the right hitch for what ever reason.

I am thinking about getting a hitch that will have air ride on it, but probably would rather buy the trailer with a air ride package on it. I don't have a fifth wheel, but will need to buy a hitch soon, if I go the trailer route. I still am thinking about a motorhome, but have not made up my mind at this point.Back in the 90's, when I last considered a fifth wheel, the hitch did not rock side to side, like today. And you could not pick 3 mounting styles either. They have become much easier to remove from the truck bed, and you can get a handy device to catch the pin, should it fall out of the hitch for whatever reason.Good luck,Fred.

Torklift in my opinion buy once and have peace of mind.

I think the average fifth wheel owner gets a hitch, and hooks up ,and goes. I never gave any thought at all to hitches until I started reading some of the ridiculous claims about hitches. IMO a hitch is a hitch. They serve only one purpose .Best advice instead of pounding a certain brand of fifth wheel hitches down someones throat , is to pound into them proper hitching procedures.To answer the OP ,my only consideration for changing hitches would be to change from a manual slider to an automatic. My advice to anyone with the little price difference of manual slider compared to a automatic, just go with the automatic ,and be done with any hassle involved with a manual slider.

When I was looking for a hitch it was between Reese elite or B&W. I finally decided on the Reese and went for quotes. Turned out the LineX dealer did all kinds of truck upgrades including hitches. He had the best price, and could do both jobs at the same time so we set a date. He called me a day later and said he couldn't get the Reese for at least a week but his supplier had the B&W in stock for the same quoted price. 5 years and 30,000 miles towing and no reason to change.

stickdog wrote:When I was looking for a hitch it was between Reese elite or B&W. I finally decided on the Reese and went for quotes. Turned out the LineX dealer did all kinds of truck upgrades including hitches. He had the best price, and could do both jobs at the same time so we set a date. He called me a day later and said he couldn't get the Reese for at least a week but his supplier had the B&W in stock for the same quoted price. 5 years and 30,000 miles towing and no reason to change.Almost the reverse situation for me. Penda liner with cuts for the hitch came on the truck. While I wanted the spray on liner and the turnover gooseball. But, I cannot say I am unhappy, after all I got a new truck :DI guess I could add that the new truck was a X-mas present and I had no say in picking it. The old truck was broke down in Del Rio and my wife showed up with the new truck to tow the 5er home. Her money, her choices,plus it is in her name :D (Her car is in my name for the same reason)

Are you dissatisfied enough to change your hitch?

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Bionic_Man
Explorer
Feb 21, 2015
On my old truck I upgraded from a Reese manual slide to a Superglide. It was expensive, but worth it.

If I were starting over today, I would probably spend the extra $$ to get a air ride hitch, as I tow tandem and do experience chucking, but it isn't bad enoug for me to upgrade.
Red-Rover
Explorer
Feb 21, 2015
Well I have some "chucking" and think that a $1000 pin box upgrade would be a help, but the problem is not that severe. My brother in law, on the other hand had such a severe "chucking" problem, when he changed trucks, that a thousand dollars was well spent for him.
I guess it all depends on the severity of your hitch problems and the limits of your financial resources.
NMDriver
Explorer
Feb 21, 2015
stickdog wrote:
When I was looking for a hitch it was between Reese elite or B&W. I finally decided on the Reese and went for quotes. Turned out the LineX dealer did all kinds of truck upgrades including hitches. He had the best price, and could do both jobs at the same time so we set a date. He called me a day later and said he couldn't get the Reese for at least a week but his supplier had the B&W in stock for the same quoted price.
5 years and 30,000 miles towing and no reason to change.

Almost the reverse situation for me. Penda liner with cuts for the hitch came on the truck. While I wanted the spray on liner and the turnover gooseball. But, I cannot say I am unhappy, after all I got a new truck :D

I guess I could add that the new truck was a X-mas present and I had no say in picking it. The old truck was broke down in Del Rio and my wife showed up with the new truck to tow the 5er home. Her money, her choices,plus it is in her name :D (Her car is in my name for the same reason)
stickdog
Explorer
Feb 21, 2015
When I was looking for a hitch it was between Reese elite or B&W. I finally decided on the Reese and went for quotes. Turned out the LineX dealer did all kinds of truck upgrades including hitches. He had the best price, and could do both jobs at the same time so we set a date. He called me a day later and said he couldn't get the Reese for at least a week but his supplier had the B&W in stock for the same quoted price.
5 years and 30,000 miles towing and no reason to change.
cummins2014
Explorer
Feb 21, 2015
I think the average fifth wheel owner gets a hitch, and hooks up ,and goes. I never gave any thought at all to hitches until I started reading some of the ridiculous claims about hitches. IMO a hitch is a hitch. They serve only one purpose .

Best advice instead of pounding a certain brand of fifth wheel hitches down someones throat , is to pound into them proper hitching procedures.

To answer the OP ,my only consideration for changing hitches would be to change from a manual slider to an automatic. My advice to anyone with the little price difference of manual slider compared to a automatic, just go with the automatic ,and be done with any hassle involved with a manual slider.
pa_traveler
Explorer
Feb 21, 2015
Torklift in my opinion buy once and have peace of mind.
Golden_HVAC
Explorer
Feb 21, 2015
I am thinking about getting a hitch that will have air ride on it, but probably would rather buy the trailer with a air ride package on it.

I don't have a fifth wheel, but will need to buy a hitch soon, if I go the trailer route. I still am thinking about a motorhome, but have not made up my mind at this point.

Back in the 90's, when I last considered a fifth wheel, the hitch did not rock side to side, like today. And you could not pick 3 mounting styles either. They have become much easier to remove from the truck bed, and you can get a handy device to catch the pin, should it fall out of the hitch for whatever reason.

Good luck,

Fred.

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