Thanks for pointing me to a Sidewinder!
Got it on Friday, no easy feat by yourself and no forklift truck I might add! But wow, what a difference! I like everything about it more than the original pin box (except hooking up)... I can pu...
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MainerBob wrote:
Here's something I came up with to make hitching a lot easier. Line up your sidewinder perfectly straight. Then paint on some aiming marks on the arm and turret so you can line them up next time. Then paint small white marks (I used white nail polish) on the top of your hitch plate. Mine has a small notch there. Also put marks on the top of your bed right below the back window, right in the center. Then also mark the top edge of the tailgate, right in the center.
With all these marks you can confidently back right in to your hitch the first time and every time you hook up. Kinda like a bomb sight!
On it... I have some 3/16 steel wire I am going to mount so I can see in my rear view mirror, two on the TV and two on the Sidewinder, get all four in a line and back in.
Thanks again friends, this hitch is going to take the single biggest hassle I had and erase it.
