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Thread: Hitch - slider or not?
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07-06-2014, 07:19 AM #1
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Hitch - slider or not?
We are taking delivery of our 303 this coming Friday, July 11th and are scheduled to have the dealer install a B&W Companion same time. We are now second guessing whether we need a slider or not. Our road is very narrow so the turn into our drive is a little tight. We can bring a 40' goose neck in, but that does not come anywhere near the cab. The truck is a 2012 F250 crew cab 4WD short bed. Anyone with a similar set up have recommendations? Thanks.
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07-06-2014, 07:30 AM #2
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Better safe than sorry. Here is an automatic slider from PullRite and a company with a good price. You can purchase from PPL and have your dealer install. Hope this helps.
http://www.pullrite.com/products
http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/r...lide-hitch.php
They are not cheap but give peace of mind and safety.Kamper
Johnny & Mary
Henderson, NC 4 Now
2014 Solitude 369RL
2015 Silverado 3500HD Crew Cab High Country
24K Pullrite ISR 5th Wheel Hitch with Super Rails
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07-06-2014, 08:02 AM #3
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Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
Dean and Cindy
2014 337 RLS
Firestone Ride - Rite Airbags
Ford F-250 6.7 Diesel
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07-06-2014, 08:35 AM #4
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With the set-up noted in our signature, I have a manual slider. I got the camper into some tight back-in sites without the slider where it was more jack-knifed than you'd ever approach going forward and didn't have a problem. The hitch was installed as per Reese's instructions which is 4" in front of the axle centerline. With the B&W Companion, you have 4" of fore/aft adjustment. I'd recommend that you position it as far back as you can but not behind the axle centerline and you'll be fine.
DaveDave and Monica - Gore Bay, Ontario
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2014 Reflection 337 RLS #129
2008 F250 V10 CC Lariat RWD
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07-06-2014, 12:53 PM #5
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With a short bed PU I automatically assumed I would need a slider, but I've never got to use it! We had a 2004 Cardinal, and now the new GD 337 and even at 90 degrees, it clears great. Someday, maybe I will activate it, just for giggles!! My bigger concern has been with departure angles during a turn...like coming out of a tight gas station...had the rig within a few inches of the PU bed a few times. Although there is adjustment available, both on the hitch and pin box, I am set nice and level right now, and don't want to change unless if becomes an issue.
Chuck and Kara
Southern Arizona
2014 GD Reflection 337RLS #353
2006 Chevy Silverado 2500HD- Duramax/Allison
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07-06-2014, 02:30 PM #6
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We have been using our airsafe nonsliding hitch for a little while now with no problems. We have had some tight turns but not on uneven ground. Till then I can not say for sure if we will or not. I do like the ride that we get from this hitch. It absorbs 90% of the jounce and banging from a 5th wheel. Its also better for the truck and the trailer. Before we got it we ran the numbers and we should be okay.
Marcy & Gary
2014 Grand Design - Reflection 303RLS
2022 GMC 3500 Denali Duramax Longbed SRW
2015 GMC Denali 3500 - Retired
2003 F350 - retired
Michigan
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07-15-2014, 10:14 PM #7
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LA Jones not sure what you decided in your solution, but we haul with a Ram crew cab short wheelbase, and have a B&W Companion hitch. Our setup is all the way back, and we've not had a problem. I was going to spring for a slider, but my dealer said with radius corners on the 303 it wouldn't be necessary - and so for he's correct.
Mike & Debbie
Hot Springs, Ar
2014 Ram 2500 4x4 Short Bed Diesel
B&W Companion 5th Wheel Hitch
2014 Reflection 303 (#405)
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