Slider hitch necessity?

I have a short bed, non slider and a standard front end 5er. Never needed a slider. When you are backing, you will get to an angle where you are just pivoting the trailer. This will happen well before 90 degrees. Go into a parking lot and see what it takes to get your cab in danger of touching the trailer... I think you'll be surprised at how far you can go, and how much you'll never need to get the rig to 90 degrees.

I have a short bed and old style flat front 8.6 ft wide fw so I use a pullrite 18,000. If you have a long pin box and rounded fw corners you may be fine. As they said pinch it and watch closely.

I put a small dent in the last truck I had from our f'ver right here at home backing in the drive. Since then I slide the hitch back whenever I backup. Just cheap insurance is what we figure. It only takes once hundreds of miles from home with a broken back glass to ruin a vacation.

I have an 08 Cardinal with the mostly flat front. I tow with a short bed Ford and I use the slider hitch often. I damaged the cab of my previous Dodge truck so I am very cautious now. It only takes one time to cause a lot of damage. I have a manual Reese 16K slider. It is easy to slide it back as long as rig is on near level ground.

corvettekent wrote:
Looks like I was looking at Parrothead Mike's trailer.

Try it and watch the corners of the cab. Does your pin box extend out past the front of your trailer?

I think it does a little.

Looks like I was looking at Parrothead Mike's trailer.

Try it and watch the corners of the cab. Does your pin box extend out past the front of your trailer?

corvettekent wrote:
Since you already have a hitch try it and see how tight you can turn without hitting the cab. I think you will be OK with the 2015 Cedar Creek Silverback because the pin box sticks out from the front of the trailer.

I don't have a 2015 cedar Creek but a 06 grand junction.

Since you already have a hitch try it and see how tight you can turn without hitting the cab. I think you will be OK with the 2015 Cedar Creek Silverback because the pin box sticks out from the front of the trailer.

I've got the B&W Companion slider. I haven't used the slide function yet, but I've been close. I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

My experienced says you don't need one, but I've seen photos of folks that do need them. I've had my hitch since '03 with my '02 short bed. I've had 2 5th wheels during that time and the slider feature has never been used or needed.