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Re: Short Box + 5'VR = Disaster????
I'm moving up from a 28ft trailer I pulled with a Tahoe to a 5th wheel I'm pulling with my 6 1/2 ft 3500 Silverado. I have a friend at work who chose not to get a slider hitch for their Dodge RAM 3500 and Reflection 5th wheel with a rounded cap and he's replacing his rear window that he knocked out on his 3rd trip out with it. I also heard from another person at work who has an automatic Pro-Glide slider that wishes he had gone with a manual slider as the movement the auto slider creates affects his backing up geometry. So after quite a bit of research comparing the Reese slider, Curt slider, and the B&W Companion slider; I've decided to go with the B&W slider for these reasons. 1. It's a manual slider so if the site I'm backing into doesn't require me to use the slide motion, I don't have to. 2. The slide mechanism, unlike the Reese and the Curt autolocks in the slid back position. The Reese and the Curt have to unlocked, truck moved and then relocked manually in the back position. The B&W auto locks. 3. The B&W doesn't have rails and uses their Turn-ball mounting mechanism so it can be completely removed from the bed of the truck AND I can add their goose neck ball if I ever want or need to pull a Gooseneck. Also the installation doesn't require drilling into the frame of my truck. It uses existing, pre-drilled holes in the factory frame.426Views0likes0Comments
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