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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On my GN and 5th wheel rv and non rv trailers it unloaded the trucks front axle to the point sliding the front wheel on gravel roads on down hill braking events/etc was too easy and older trucks were a battle to keep going down the highway in a straight line.
On my 11200 lb 5th wheel rv trailer with a manual slider I sometimes flip the handle, and let the trailer roll back 10", while on the campground roads. AS the hitch slides back the 2500 Dodge/Cummins trucks rear starts sagging raising the front bumper 1 1/4".
When I was hauling I had a 3500 DRW chevy that my hitch shop got the ball mis located on the hitch plate 3" behind the trucks rear axle. It was 3 weeks before I had a reload back to the loading yard. Every mile in that 3 weeks was a constant battle fighting the steering wheel. Took the truck to a alignment shop which all was good.
Another driver and myself found the mis located ball which the hitch shop corrected. Next load out was a 460 mile run. The truck ran down the road like it was supposed too. No more fighting the wheel all day and nite long.
On my 11200 lb 5th wheel rv trailer with a manual slider I sometimes flip the handle, and let the trailer roll back 10", while on the campground roads. AS the hitch slides back the 2500 Dodge/Cummins trucks rear starts sagging raising the front bumper 1 1/4".
When I was hauling I had a 3500 DRW chevy that my hitch shop got the ball mis located on the hitch plate 3" behind the trucks rear axle. It was 3 weeks before I had a reload back to the loading yard. Every mile in that 3 weeks was a constant battle fighting the steering wheel. Took the truck to a alignment shop which all was good.
Another driver and myself found the mis located ball which the hitch shop corrected. Next load out was a 460 mile run. The truck ran down the road like it was supposed too. No more fighting the wheel all day and nite long.
