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Vulcaneer
Oct 26, 2013Explorer
C.B. wrote:
First let me say I consider Vulcaneer an expert when it come to dealing with Pullrite hitches.
His modification will attain the same goal with less time, effort and material involved.
With that said.
I designed and built my Slide Stop Adapter intentionally to not modify Pullrite's hitch in anyway. It is the first thing that the head engineer from Pullrite commented on when I talked with him after sending him the pictures and drawing.
C.B.
And that is an excellent point. And certainly, especially more important if your hitch is under warranty. My suggestion will certainly void any warranty. The C.B. adapter is an excellent piece of work. It might be good to take those plans to a fab shop to see what they would price it out for you. And compare that price to replacement guide rail tubes, if replacements are ever needed. But beware...that design will not work with the Delrin insert design series hitches. Only Non-Delrin type SuperGlide hitches.
C.B did a great job, fab'ing out his adapter. Getting a fab shop to make it as well, or as affordable, might be difficult.
All that said, if your hitch is under warranty, it is never a good idea to modify the hitch in any way. And to insert any type of "stop mechanizm", would more than likely void the warranty. The difference is when C.B.'s design is removed from the hitch, it would be difficult to prove it was ever in there. Of course any modification involves liability, that PullRite would never endorse.
So all those things considered, it would be best to leave your hitch as is and let it slide automatically as designed. Option 3 in C.B.'s first post here. And his recommended advice there too. And I would agree.
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