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stopthevoices77's avatar
May 01, 2013

Superglide killed my inner child! Slider or Sidewinder?

Last summer I took my Weekend Warrior LE3305 camping in the Jemez Mountains. Long story short, I forgot to spray WD-40 on my superglide before I came back and it self destructed. The hitch bound and tried to pull the king pin out the top of the hitch. I was stuck on the side of the road with two babies and a pissed off wife for 6 hours. Pullrite was great and sent me a new hitch pretty quickly. The problem is now that I cannot get past the previous failure and a couple of other glaring issues... I adjust the jam nut every time I use the hitch but it starts to clunk about 50 miles down the road. In addition, it uses up every square inch of the bed and even takes a bite of the tail gate every once in a while. So, I am selling the replacement hitch and looking at options...
Given the trailer that I have (which is 102" wide) should I go with the Sidewinder or a standard sliding hitch? Price is not the primary concearn. I just don't want to be stuck on the side of the road with a miserable family again.

55 Replies

  • Strange.... I have never ever heard of this. Lets hope its an isolated incident.
  • garysol wrote:
    I wonder if the hitch bound because you had the "jam" nut was adjusted to tight and NOT because you did not spray it with WD40. Thats my guess as a satisfied Superglide user.


    It bound in the middle of the rails at a little less than 45 degrees. So not the jam nut.
  • I wonder if the hitch bound because you had the "jam" nut was adjusted to tight and NOT because you did not spray it with WD40. Thats my guess as a satisfied Superglide user.
  • Never heard of that happening before. I just spray mine before the trip and usually don't touch it till I get home unless running in rain.