Towing with slider in extended position?
Looking at alternatives to an auto slider. Do any of you tow your 5th with a manual slider locked in the extended position, to allow for enough clearance for no contact to the cab, and at the same tim...
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I have an old school flat front that is 8' 5" wide with a short bed truck so I'm probably at the worst of conditions for hitting the cab. I took the big money hit with a Pull rite for that reason. I dont have to worry about it. If you have a rounded corner new 5er and dont pinch it hard you may never move your slider. Some people dont use one. You absolutely want to pull with the pin over the axle. To get my generator in front of my hitch with out cutting the front tabs off the hitch I run mine an inch or two behind the axle but I wouldn't go more. So people do but I wont.
I could probably get by with a non sliding hitch if I was very careful. There have been times when I got in a spot where I just wanted to hurry up and turn around. With the slide I can just wheel it back and forth and get out pretty quick. If I continued to pinch past 90 degrees I will damage the hitch and not hit the truck. The hitch will only go to 90 degrees. I have had the corner of the 5er near the corner of the truck with plenty of clearance. it gets scary but it's fine.
I could probably get by with a non sliding hitch if I was very careful. There have been times when I got in a spot where I just wanted to hurry up and turn around. With the slide I can just wheel it back and forth and get out pretty quick. If I continued to pinch past 90 degrees I will damage the hitch and not hit the truck. The hitch will only go to 90 degrees. I have had the corner of the 5er near the corner of the truck with plenty of clearance. it gets scary but it's fine.
