Yesterday we were visiting with a dealer whom I respect and trust and he said that he will not sell a slider hitch because of reports of them moving when not supposed to. He's been there in business a long time and is a fairly large dealer(motorhomes more than trailers). This caught me by surprise. Anyone else hear this? We have a manual slider and no problems at all. How could he sell a 5th wheel to someone with a short box and not deal in sliders?

Jayco-noslide wrote:Yesterday we were visiting with a dealer whom I respect and trust and he said that he will not sell a slider hitch because of reports of them moving when not supposed to. He's been there in business a long time and is a fairly large dealer(motorhomes more than trailers). This caught me by surprise. Anyone else hear this? We have a manual slider and no problems at all. How could he sell a 5th wheel to someone with a short box and not deal in sliders?Never heard of such a thing. Ask him to give evidence of such reports - I would bet that there are very few, if none at all!More hogwash from a dealer.....

There is something to what he says. Not usually the hitches fault. But operator error.More than once have I seen someone thinking they were on level ground, pull their slider lever, and have the hitch start moving back. Or visa/versa. People are just too lazy to chock the wheels and do it right. In other cases, people don't follow proper maintenance/lubrication procedures. Then complain when they have a problem. Or claim warranty.

I have been using a Reese slider hitch for 13 years and never had that problem. If you keep it lubed and follow the directions they work fine. Safety First

A few years back when pulling my fiver into a tight spot, i had to extend the slide. Everything work out fine, but when leaving this camp site, my REESE slide hitch would not retract to the normal on road tow position. I put blocks under the trailers wheels, and pulled back and forth with my TV but could not budge it. We were still about 200 miles from home, and just drove with the hitch extended. When we were about 2 miles from home, and coming up to a stop light, that slid hitch, and trailer, decided to finally move forward with a loud BANG. At first i thought that someone had run into the back of my fiver, but it was the trailer finally moving to it's proper tow position. When home, I dismantled the rails on the hitch, cleaned them, and found no problem that would have caused the hitch to freeze. When re assembling your rails pay attention to details, as it is easy to switch these rails from side to side, and those plastic pads are easy to come loose. The hitch is now 15 years old, and has worked pretty much as it is supposed to.

Never had problem with manual slider but prefer the PullRite Superglide. Cost more but worth it to me. As long as you keep the tubes or rails properly lubed you will have success with both types. :) Just follow manufactures recommendations for the proper lube. I been to loads of dealers and never had any tell me that sliders are a bad idea. :h

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Cougarnewbie
Explorer
May 12, 2013
With the old style Pullrite, the head of the hitch has to be adjusted to keep it tight against the nylon block at the front. If it is too loose the hitch can move on it's own. It happened to me. It is a very easy adjustment.Read your instructions!
big_buford
Explorer
May 12, 2013
Sounds like he has alot of motorhomes he needs to move.
JIMNLIN
Explorer III
May 12, 2013
Generally ignorant comments like that are about another hitch brand. I would use a different RV dealer. I sure wouldn't trust any dealer after that type of comment.
Bipeflier
Explorer
May 12, 2013
45Ricochet wrote:
99% of hitch problems are human error.

98% of quoted ststistics are.fabricated!
pbar34
Explorer
May 12, 2013
10 years with my Reese manual slider and never had any type of issue with it sliding on its own. Making it slide with the pin weight on it is another story but never an unintentional slide.

Phil
45Ricochet
Explorer
May 12, 2013
silvercorvette wrote:
45Ricochet wrote:
99% of hitch problems are human error.

98.6 % of the statistics posted on the internet are simply made up by the person that posted them:B

Thanks
Maybe you can give a link stating otherwise :W There must be the 1.04 percent out there somewhere :B
jwill
Explorer
May 12, 2013
It is impossible for a Pullrite hitch to move while traveling ether forward or reverse unless the vehicle is turning because the hitch movement is controlled by a cam that moves the hitch forward during the turn and back when the vehicle straightens. If you are concerned, get another opinion from other dealers. This is like saying he won't sell you a 5th-wheel hitch because there are reports of owners moving the truck without checking to see if the hitch was secure.

Jayco-noslide wrote:
Yesterday we were visiting with a dealer whom I respect and trust and he said that he will not sell a slider hitch because of reports of them moving when not supposed to.
phillyg
Explorer II
May 12, 2013
Bunch of BS if you ask me.
Rough2000
Explorer
May 12, 2013
silvercorvette wrote:
45Ricochet wrote:
99% of hitch problems are human error.

98.6 % of the statistics posted on the internet are simply made up by the person that posted them:B

...and now it's 98.7%:W
silvercorvette
Explorer
May 11, 2013
45Ricochet wrote:
99% of hitch problems are human error.

98.6 % of the statistics posted on the internet are simply made up by the person that posted them:B

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