advice on 5th wheel hitch option
We have recently moved from a TT to a 5th wheel and will need to install a 5th wheel hitch. Originally I was going going to go the cost conscience route and put in a B&W patriot manual slider that was...
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schlep1967 wrote:cummins2014 wrote:schlep1967 wrote:
I've been using my Pullrite Superglide for 10 years. If you can read and follow directions, hitching and unhitching will not be a problem.
In those 10 years I have unpinned the head and lifted it off the hitch to unhook one time. I have been in that same site over a dozen times since and haven't had to do that.
Its always going to be a problem if you are not within 15 degrees . If someone enjoys unpinning the head to get unhitched ,well then go for it.
So what does it cost to pull forward 15 feet and adjust the truck straight? A lot less than a broken window.
You don't always have that option to pull ahead especially when people have their vehicles parked directly across from you. I had a Superglide for about 5 years and had to disconnect the head on more than one occasion. The other thing I didn't like is always keeping the slide bars clean and lubed, and having to have an adapter plate installed. If your paranoid about crunching your cab this hitch is for you. I am not. I wouldn't even feel comfortable torquing my fifths wheels tires and wheels that much before I would even come close to contacting my cab.
Dan
