5th Wheel Guru's

tripleb · May 22, 2017

I have a 2015 Silverado 2500HD with a 6-1/2 ft. bed. Is a slider 5th wheel hitch necessary coupled to a Morryde pin box ?

spasch · May 22, 2017

I have not yet had to slide my hitch back to keep it away from the cab. I do however have a profiled nose on the 5th wheel which helps a lot. I can not get closer than about 6" going forward full lock. In reverse, in a bind, on a compound angle I probably could.

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Jay P · May 22, 2017

I popped the rear window out of a 2004 2500HD because I didn't use the slider hitch I had when backing the trailer up. The 5th wheel has an extended pin box. The price of the slider is cheap compared to the cost of repairing your truck.

Jay

Silver16 · June 17, 2017

I have a BW Companion slider in mine. I have done some tight backing maneuvers and have not had to slide back.

sangerlover · June 17, 2017

I have a 2015 Silverado 2500HD with a 6-1/2 ft. bed. Is a slider 5th wheel hitch necessary coupled to a Morryde pin box ?

I have same truck with a B&W Patriot hitch ( non slider) + I also have same pin box. The new trailers have the contoured nose and I have never come close to an issue. I am in the middle of purchasing a new 2017 HD 3500 CC long bed dually but only so that I have more capacity. 6.5' beds still look the best.

tripleb · June 17, 2017

Well, after discussions with a Reese technician and input from "others", I decided that a slider was cheap insurance. Had a Reese Titan 16K hitch, Reese Titan round tube slider, and Reese bed rails installed.

sdeeter19555 · June 17, 2017

I have a Curtis sliding 5th that works well also...

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Silver16 · June 18, 2017

BW allows clean bed for other activities. Sliding crap in and out over the bed rails suck. Had a Reese in my Ford. Hated it because of the obstructed bed for other uses. Just a thought.