Fifth wheel slider hitch options
My truck is a 2001 F350 crewcab with a 6'9" bed. I thought my mind was made up on a Pullrite superslide, Now after talking to a few people I'm thinking it might be to heavy? I'm already half boinic wi...
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N-Trouble wrote:laknox wrote:Kevin O. wrote:is it friday yet? wrote:I thought the same thing until I watched this strength test video.
Too bad you didn't live closer. I'd sell you my Reese manual slider cheap. I'm looking to buy a Pullrite Superglide 18k for our new trailer. I'm sure the Anderson hitch is good but I feel like the hitch should be heavy, 32 lbs. doesn't seem strong to me to haul a heavy 5th wheel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMW-ynhTatA
Not dissing the Anderson, but this is under lab conditions, not towing conditions, and only with vertical pressure. I'd love to see them put this on a "lab truck", then really start abusing it with fore/aft loads as well as vertical loads. It may be the greatest thing since sliced bread, but I'll stick with my Companion. :-)
Lyle
This has been beaten to death, and a bit of a mute point IMO as your not going to find any reports out there of these hitches failing in the real world
It has beaten to death, only, by the ones that have never owned one . You won't find much on the negative side with the Andersen.
