Sliding Bar fifth wheel hitch
I read alot about different types of fifth wheel hitches and very seldom do i see the sliding bar hitch mentioned. Why is this? I have used one for 8-9 years and have not had one problem with it. Y...
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Thats_Ok wrote:
We had the RBW Lil-Rocker for a long time.
I'll say I never was happy with it because I found it difficult to pull the handle for unhitching.
With our new set-up I was talked out the Pull-Rite and into a Husky 16K slidebar head.
I'm not sure why, yet it is very easy to pull the handle to de-hitch.
I'm happy with the Husky because it didn't break the bank and fit on my original rails.
X2 from my experience. Simple, and easily checked for high-hitching. Only minor annoyance is that after chocking and putting the landing gear down, I'll frequently have to put it the TV into reverse and 'idle back' in order in order to take the tension off of the slider bar. Othewise it's difficult to retract the slidebar. No big deal... just part of the routine.
Now if I could just remember to put the tailgate down... :)
