Fifth wheel slider hitch options

Unless you are concerned with payload weight once a hitch weighs much more than say 100lbs what difference does it make? IOW's, if a hitch weighs 150 or 250 I'm not lugging either by hand in and out of the bed!

I went with the SuperGlide and love it.

Google Reese Sidewinder... set once and forget it. It does have weight limitations.

All sliders are on the heavy side with the auto sliders being the heaviest.

As others have mentioned consider the Andersen. Very light and it gives an extra 5-6" of clearance vs a non-slider hitch and is likely all you need.

MFL wrote:
Kevin, you may not need a sliding hitch. I have not needed one with last two FWs, and two 6' 9" Fords.

I have no experience with the Andersen Ultimate hitch, but they are very light weight, and many on this forum, seem to like them.

Jerry

Kevin,

I tow a fifth wheel with a 6' 5" bed (GMC 2500HD crew cab) and don't need a slider. I use the Andersen Ultimate (standard rail mount) and the hitch only weighs 48# if I want to take it out of the bed. The system is also very quiet without chucking or clanging noises.

Rob

Kevin O. wrote:
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 with 2 fake hips, fake knee, and back problems. So I'm going to need a hitch that is a little easier to take in and out when I'm not using it. I also have been told the Pullrite can be tough to hook up if your not completely level?
So now I'm leaning towards a manual slider hitch which I'm guessing is much lighter in weight and might be easier to hook and unhook? I also would like to know how often you guys actually use the manual slider? Any suggestions will be appreciated!

Kevin

I've used one for 9 years. Heavy - Yes. It breaks down a bit, but the main box part of the hitch is heavy. I can muscle it around, but I can see why you'd be concerned. I have thought about attaching a pulley to the garage truss to make it easier.

I have never had troubles hooking up when not level, not sure what they could be referring to with that. I camp in spots that others would drive by (usually because I didn't make reservations and end up with spots that others wouldn't take...) and have been in some pretty unlevel situations and never had an issue.

I have had no issues with my hitch and would buy one again. But I know that i would fail to slide a manual hitch on a dark rainy night after driving for 14 hours, so I went for the safe bet.

However, in your situation I would wonder if you'd be better off with a fixed hitch and a revolution pin box? I don't know much about them, but in principle should accomplish the same result as a slider hitch without extra weight for you to deal with. I am sure that someone else here would know more about that one.

i pull with an F250 crew with the same bed. I don't need a slider.

When not in use and the fifth wheel is in the barn the hitch hangs on the king pin.

I am an old pfart and do not lug my hitch in and out of the truck.

Kevin, you may not need a sliding hitch. I have not needed one with last two FWs, and two 6' 9" Fords.

I have no experience with the Andersen Ultimate hitch, but they are very light weight, and many on this forum, seem to like them.

Jerry