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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4bearhug wrote:
I also leave the hitch hanging from the pin in the off season, but don't have a slider hitch so you can do that regardless of slider or not.
Never said you couldn't pull pins without a slider, but it is a lot easier to remove the tension off the pins by pulling the slide lever, than trying to move the truck a smidgen one way or the other and positioning the truck just right when re-installing is a whole lot easier when you can move the bars instead of the truck.
It also releases the tension from the lock bar when I am unhooking at a campground. No need to put the truck in reverse to release the pressure on the locking bar.
Reese 20000lb hitch without the slide is about $100 cheaper than with the manual slide. Each must decide for themselves if the $100 is worth it.
Personally I prefer a goose neck but the truck came with the hitch so I use what I got.
