towing with slider hitch

Thanks for the valid comments. Just bought the slider hitch from an individual and their was zero instructions with it. Reese 15k pro series...I am assuming one lubricates with bearing grease.

I was addressing ACZL in the same post I addressed yours. You can see the same type of unloading and porpoising when you have a heavy bumper pull without WD - The weight is less, but there is more leverage when it is sitting over 4' behind the axle. Even truck campers with their CG right over the rear axle can unload the front by a couple hundred pounds, but the porpoising is typically not there unless the springs or shocks are too weak for the load.

Bedlam wrote:
Losing 180 lbs off of a 4500-5000 lb front end should not cause steering issues unless you have a poor front end alignment. What will cause handing issues is the additional porpoising caused by having the heavy pin behind the axle.

I never said I had steering issues but I did notice the front tires sliding easier when braking on gravel camp ground roads. And no the truck didn't have brake issues either.

No front alignment issues on this truck with a 4060 lb front axle weight as evident the OEM Michelins LTX running 115k miles before needing to be replaced.

Years back when I had several GN trailers my hitch guy mislocated the bed plate on a brand new long bed std cab 350 DRW Ford truck. The ball location was supposed to be 4" forward but actually 4" aft.
I found the mistake sitting in the loading yard but was already loaded plus the construction site 370 miles away was waiting on the load. This run was a handful.
Made my reload back home and had my hitch guy relocate the ball where it was supposed to be. Just my experience ...others may differ.

Wouldn't be prudent.

Losing 180 lbs off of a 4500-5000 lb front end should not cause steering issues unless you have a poor front end alignment. What will cause handing issues is the additional porpoising caused by having the heavy pin behind the axle.

Read: Hitch in rearward most position = loss of steering control.

No.
My 5ers pin is set up zero over the trucks rear axle. When the slide goes aft the full 10" behind the rear axle it unloads the truck front axle 180 lbs even with the Cummins up front.
I move around the campgrounds in slide position but would not consider towing on the hiway.
Most hitch makers warn not to tow in slide position.....for reasons IMO.

Yes, I've towed 10-12 miles, but only at speeds under 45mph.

I did with our first trailer because the pins were inaccessible when hooked up. However, it was a light 18' behind a 2500 so the effect was negligible. Our current one clears the cab so sliding is not necessary.