Slider hitch - How to Question
After several years of bumper pull, we bought a fifth wheel about a year and a half ago. I have learned how to tow and back a 5th. I have a short bed truck and up until about 2 months ago, I had no ...
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humblerb wrote:
Update. Talked to B&W earlier this week. They advised that lithium can be used to lube the rails.
Also, there are 8 connectors(?) On the slider that are tightened/loosened with an Allen Wrench. Can loosen these NO MORE THAN a quarter turn.
I talked to them last week too and even though I had enquired about lithium a year ago they told me to use lithium this time on the rails. So for my yearly maintenance, I cleaned my hitch up, checked torque, and then applied lithium to the slides and it worked great this weekend.
To the OP I hit the top of my cab in the Wal-Mart from he_ _ in Naples Florida. Sucks. Got lucky and didn’t hurt the window. Now I slide mine when I enter any campground or tight spaces. I also put the tailgate down. If I don’t and I get a situation where the nose of the truck is pointed down and the Fiver is pointed up then the back of my flex air hitch touches the top of the tailgate. I also know now with the slide in the maneuvering position that the truck can jack knife and not come near the tailgate.
It’s a great hitch, I also put red or orange electrical tape on the very bottom of my pin. That way when I’m hooked up I can easily see the pin is locked properly and not high sided.
