Reece hitch rebuild

Cummins12V98 wrote:

GraystoneHD wrote:
I had a REESE 16k manual slider that was part of a deal with my new 5th wheel. When I was doing my walk through and being shown the hitch setup, it was binding up between the tow and maneuver positions. It took the tech about 30 minutes to free it up. When I hooked up to the trailer and used the trailer breaks to slide between the two positions, I was actually sliding the 5th wheel which was about 9k dry....When I got home and pulled on the lever to release the jaws, I heard a snap inside the mechanism. The handle was extremely loose and rotated 180 degrees. When I got the 5th wheel off the truck and tried to slide the slider back to the tow position, it bound up again between the two positions and wouldn't budge. I took a trip down to my dealer and told them to get my paper weight out of my truck, when doing so the handle to release the jaws fell off. REESE is junk and I will never own another REESE product again.

Part of the new wave of outsourcing and building everything overseas.

B.O.

I think the older ones are probably fine but it sounds like many are having problems with their REESE hitches. Really sad when a company builds a great reputation then rides the wave with poor quality.