towing w/ hitch slid back

You can't, if you weld on the hitch, it will weaken it.....lol!

I think I'll go out and slide mine to the rear and weld it in place in that position.:W

Slownsy wrote:
So hear we have alle the smart people that know better than the manufactures when they overload ther TV gros wehicle weight rating ading extre springs tiers etc because they know better nose pointing to the sky but someone who takes of one or to hundred pounds of front wheals by moving hitch back is going to kill everybody.

Nobody said anything about his practice killing "everybody". I just hope that any injuries that do occur in the event of an accident are confined to his tow vehicle.

The simple fact here is this is not the way the manufacturer engineered, designed, or tested the hitch to be used. Its the wrong thing to do point blank. Its your rig so do as you please. But I believe I'd go the extra step by doing it the right way and sliding it back when needed rather than rolling the dice. At 7100 miles you may roll snake eyes. Then what? Pay attention when you turn and back up and you won't bust any windows or damage your rv. When it gets close, slide it.
Seems pretty simple to me.

So hear we have alle the smart people that know better than the manufactures when they overload ther TV gros wehicle weight rating ading extre springs tiers etc because they know better nose pointing to the sky but someone who takes of one or to hundred pounds of front wheals by moving hitch back is going to kill everybody.

arnko37 wrote:
When I first got my 2013 extended cab GMC w/ 6 1/2 ft bed I busted the window out of my 30 ft Alpenlite. After much thought I tried leaving the hitch slid back on a couple of short trips, no problem. I am just finishing a 7000 mile trip w/ the hitch still slid back, still no problem. It handles fine. Trailer is about 11K loaded. I am not reommending this to anyone, just passing it along to let others know it is possible.

As my Southern born Aunt would say: "Bless his heart!"

The good Lord sometimes looks after fools.

arnko37 wrote:
When I first got my 2013 extended cab GMC w/ 6 1/2 ft bed I busted the window out of my 30 ft Alpenlite. After much thought I tried leaving the hitch slid back on a couple of short trips, no problem. I am just finishing a 7000 mile trip w/ the hitch still slid back, still no problem. It handles fine. Trailer is about 11K loaded. I am not reommending this to anyone, just passing it along to let others know it is possible.

And I am betting that you would easily recognize if there was an issue or concern. I doubt you will be putting anyone else at risk. And if you ever need to panic stop, I'll bet the weight transfer will put more weight on the front wheels. And that little pawl that holds your 11,000 pound trailer back will not shear and will hold it back. Especially if you do hit something with a direct front hit. But just in case, that little shot pin doesn't hold that 5.5 ton trailer back there, you and your family can probably duck under the dash, before that 5.5 ton trailer decapitates you all.

1 Why?

2 Don't!

transamz9 wrote:

Hoppypoppy wrote:

JohnBoyToo wrote:
Those SILLY manufacturers !!!
Why do they waste money designing slider hitches when they are not needed !?!?

Pshaw, Pshaw, Pshaw on them !!!

And why do they put those silly warnings on them? What do they know about it? WE know a better way. And we have the right to be as lazy as we want.

So now I'm lazy because I don't have a slider? Maybe I'm just smarter than my equipment I run.;)

Maybe you are too lazy to want to mess with a slider, that's your call. My reference was to people who won't take the time to move their slider into proper traveling position even though the manufacturers warn them of the danger. The world must allow for THEIR convenience.

Hoppypoppy wrote:

JohnBoyToo wrote:
Those SILLY manufacturers !!!
Why do they waste money designing slider hitches when they are not needed !?!?

Pshaw, Pshaw, Pshaw on them !!!

And why do they put those silly warnings on them? What do they know about it? WE know a better way. And we have the right to be as lazy as we want.

So now I'm lazy because I don't have a slider? Maybe I'm just smarter than my equipment I run.;)