SuperGlide or Sidewinder
Have a new 2015 Ram Dually short bed on the way to pull our 1990 Jayco 38'er. Currently have a 08 Dually with a Highjacker slider in and a 7920 pin box. I am letting the Highjacker go with the truck a...
Forum Discussion
Dtank wrote:
SOP for most (short bed) hitch owners fall into 2 categories:
1. Happy, and recommend the one they have.
2. Only had one brand of slider.
Sooo - *if* posters have had *more* than one brand of *auto* slider, pay attention!
#1 applies to me.
PR SuperGlide - and yeah - have seen it do it's thing.
*If* I had a manual in those instances - and not re-positioned it, I would have a dented cab and/or broken read window.
Auto -vs- manual slider:
Better to have an auto slider and not need it, than to "cheap out" with a manual - and not have done what the auto slider would have done.
"It was raining and cold - I was sure I could make it without moving the slider".
But, hey - it's only down time and some bucks your insurance didn't cover to repair your TV.
Easily offset by the money you saved by not getting an auto slider.:R
BTW - this subject has been on here many, many times.
Use the search feature (and the archives) for lots more experiences, opinions....and some "wish I would have" posts!..;)
.
Well when I get the new Superglide I can say I have had both that and the Highjacker (Demco now I guess). Be interesting to see the difference.
