Reese SideWinder pin box
I'm getting my first 5th Wheel trailer (Dry Weight 7,500 LBS) and wanted to get some feed back on The Reese Side Winder Pin Box. I installed a 16,000 Pull Rite hitch (Non Slider) on my 2012 2500 Ram M...
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Beaker wrote:There are many hitching discussions on the Forest River forum about hooking the Reese hitches.
I think I will wander over and check it out.
Something definitely wrong when I can drop the trailer, pull away 2 ft., back up, and can't rehitch.
SOP now.
Take off wedge.
Hookup.
Reinstall wedge.
Luckily, I can get both bolts in this way.
Much easier than backing up 20 times.
Maybe the problem is my hitch is 11 years old.
Maybe it is your hitch, as I bought both new and only one season on them now with no problems hitching. My trailer is a lot lighter and maybe the truck can push the trailer around to get it lined up just right too. I do lower the pin some as to let the truck get pushed down a bit when I back under the trailer to prevent high hitching issues.
