Superglide capture plate theft concerns?
My old fiver had the universal capture plate which was connected to the king pin with a dozen or so nuts and bolts. It would have taken quite a while for a thief/vandal to get that one off. However,...
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blue trawler wrote:
I almost found out the hard way that I had a capture plate. I just bought a new F 350 and for 5 years I had the super glide, NOBODY told me anything about the capture plate. When someone did tell me I went and looked. It was WELDED all the way around and I had to order a new pin box. I was shown a truck at camping world that hooked up his 5 er to his new truck and he didn't know he had a capture plate either. It tore the head of his hitch and ripped the bed up pretty badly! So, I'm glad someone told me before I hitched it up!
Regards,
Bruce
When I bought my hitch many years ago, the only 2 methods used to attach the capture plate to the pinbox were welding or a system of about 12-16 bolts and nuts (spread around the surface of the capture plate). I chose the latter method. Now, besides those mentioned, Pullrite sells quick mounting capture plates that are engineered to fit the majority of manufacturers' pin boxes. In my case, 4 allen head bolts secure the capture plate to the pinbox. It can be quickly removed in case the trailer needs to be towed with a conventional hitch.
