Sliding Hitch: Do I need one???
I am looking to move up to a 5th wheel in the near future and will need to get a new truck as well (probably a new Ford F-350 diesel). I am still torn between a long and short bed truck. The long be...
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I have a short bed and get along just fine without a slider hitch. Our 5th wheel is 38' to the tips so you do need to be aware of what you are doing as you get into tight spots. I had a slider hitch on our previous truck because I kept hearing that you had to have a slider hitch with a short bed. We towed for two years with that truck and never used the slider hitch once so I decided on the next truck I was going to skip the slider hitch when I upgraded hitches. That was two years ago and I haven't had any issues w/o a slider.
