Hello folks o/

[GreyHairedGeek]

My wife,also my best friend for the last 40 years, and I are new around here and we have jumped in with both feet. New members of Good Sam, picked up the Road Side Assistance, and plan on hitting the road in April or May of 2014 with no plans of looking back. Except to keep in constant touch with our three beautiful daughters and all the amazing grandsons they have given us to enjoy. :B

So right out of the gate I would like to ask for your esteemed opinions on an immediate decision we need to make. We just purchased a different truck to facilitate our future travels. That truck is a Chevy K3500 Dually that just happened to come with an installed fifth wheel hitch as part of the package. The hitch is a RBW standard hitch with a 15000 lb rating and it looks to be in good condition. The Hijacker we have is much newer along with being a Dual Pivot Ultimate Slide rated at 16000 lb. With the new rig we no longer need the slider function but the HiJacker is a beast compared to the RBW. Which means it is also a beast to pull out of the truck bed when we need to compared to the comparatively light RBW hitch. Both hitches are more than capable of handling our fifth-wheel so I am wondering if I should stay with the installed older and lighter hitch or pay for the HiJacker to be installed with the dual pivot feature and just deal with the pain in the bu…err back 😛 while dealing with the size of it. I really do not have a clue what would be best and would appreciate the advice anyone would like to give for us to consider.

Thank you in advance to any and all responders who take the time to share your thoughts based upon your experience. It will truly be appreciated 🙂

Take care o/

[GreyHairedGeek]

Thank you all for the input. With your comments and a bit of research myself, we have decided to mount the HiJacker on our new towing rig.

Take care o/

[Valkyriebush]

Welcome!

[HappyKayakers]

If your intent is to fulltime starting next spring (hard to tell with your prose), go with the Hijacker. You may no longer need the slide feature but that dual pivot will really come in handy. As a fulltimer, you may never need to remove the hitch.

[hone_eagle]

I have seen a lot of hitches left on trailer pin .
I assume they used the tailer landing gear to lift the hitch out of the truck bed………..carefully.

[cpaulsen]

Can not give you an opinion of the other hitch but am satisfied with my RBW. Have had it in 3 different trucks and have never had a problem. Like you said....it is easy to remove if not needed and does the job for us.