On Gorton Pond wrote:
............................I was pretty close to pulling the trigger on the Superglide, but the one thing that concerns me is the 10 degree limitation on hitching and unhitching. My RV is 40ft and there are times where I can see needing to hitch or unhitch at a sharper angle. The sidewinder appears to be up to 90 degrees if needed.
Thanks in advance for your input.
That 16 degree (not 10) limitation on hitching/unhitching is a bit conservative. I have had a Superglide since 2005 and have hitched/unhitched at slightly more than 16* on a very few occasions.
If you REALLY have to unhitch at a higher angle, then pulling the two pins on each side of the saddle will enable you to lift the hitch head up and out of the truck while still connected to the pin box.
You can re-hitch by reversing the process, or you can pull the hitch head off your pin-box and drop it back into the saddle; replace the two side pins and re-hitch normally.
It really is not a big deal.
I have no experience with a Sidewinder so cannot comment.
