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08-21-2013, 04:03 AM
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New Camper
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Posts: 1
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Would a short box (78.5 in.) work for a fifth wheel trailer? Do i have to worry about tight turns and trailer hitting cab?
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08-21-2013, 04:04 AM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: MS
Posts: 2,746
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Not a problem just get a slider hitch
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Frank and Janet Henn
2000 Monoco Lapalma
being pushed by a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Traveling with Rainbow the wonder dog and now with Sunshine the rescue Schnauzer.
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08-21-2013, 04:12 AM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: LA
Posts: 953
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I have a slider also, but don't always use it...just keep an eye on that TV back glass...but better to have and not need than vice versa...
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07 Cruiser 30sk
06 F350 KR PS CC SRW
...Wish we were camping...
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08-21-2013, 04:14 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: PA
Posts: 5,721
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Slider, just in case. (esp. an auto slider, like the Pullrite Superslide, where you don't have to get out and throw a lever.)
Edited by: mark5w
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Mark & Susan
Lehighton, Pennsylvania
EAGLE HT FIFTH WHEEL | 30.5CKTS - '13 Ford F150 SCREW - PullRite Superslide - Roadmaster Active Suspension
Member - "Northeast Adventures RV Rally Group" & "Mason-Dixon Bunch" |
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08-21-2013, 04:24 AM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 844
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I Have a slider hitch with my shortbox but not needed it yet. Better to have one and not need it than to go without and end up in the situation where you should have had one. The newer profiles make the need for it very minimal but you never know.
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Scott
2013 CrossRoads Cruiser Patriot CF345RF
2011 Ford F350 Lariat FX4 CC 6.7L Turbo Diesel (Heavily Modified)
Saskatoon, SK
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08-21-2013, 05:57 AM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Illinois
Posts: 660
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I also have a slider with my short bed truck and have yet to use it in 2 years, but a pullrite would be nice so you don't have to worry about hitting your cab. My neighbor had one and really liked it, but he didn't like the weight of it. It takes two guys to take it in and out of the truck.
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Chris & Karen- Heyworth, Illinois
2009 CF32BL pulled by a 2011 RAM 2500 CTD 4x4
PullRite Superglide 18K hitch
2015stats:
Nights: 28
Miles: 3245
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08-21-2013, 06:22 AM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 2,510
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I will throw another option out there, a Sidewinder pin box. No need for a slider hitch.
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17 Chevy 3500 DRW 4X4
16 Mobile Suites 36RSSB4
2 Mini Dachshunds
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08-21-2013, 06:24 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: PA
Posts: 5,721
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Originally Posted by longhauler
I also have a slider with my short bed truck and have yet to use it in 2 years, but a pullrite would be nice so you don't have to worry about hitting your cab. My neighbor had one and really liked it, but he didn't like the weight of it. It takes two guys to take it in and out of the truck.
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Agree on weight, had to buy a hoist to lift it out of truck and put on a dolly to move around.
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Mark & Susan
Lehighton, Pennsylvania
EAGLE HT FIFTH WHEEL | 30.5CKTS - '13 Ford F150 SCREW - PullRite Superslide - Roadmaster Active Suspension
Member - "Northeast Adventures RV Rally Group" & "Mason-Dixon Bunch" |
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08-21-2013, 06:56 AM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 844
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I just use my engine crane to lift out and put in my Reese Signature Slider - it's not a one man job. I have the underbed Reese mount on my Ford and like the flat bed - no rails.
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Scott
2013 CrossRoads Cruiser Patriot CF345RF
2011 Ford F350 Lariat FX4 CC 6.7L Turbo Diesel (Heavily Modified)
Saskatoon, SK
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08-21-2013, 11:42 AM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 581
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Definitely get a slider hitch. You may not need it often, but they sure are handy if you're in a tight campground. Makes backing in a tight spot a cinch.
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 Mike in Tennessee
2007 Cruiser 30QB
2008 Ford F250 Lariat 4x4 6.4 Powerstroke
Valley 16K slider
Ride-Rite air bags
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08-21-2013, 12:07 PM
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Full Time Camper
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: , RI
Posts: 1,164
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You can't use it if you don't have it! Lots of us have them and use very infrequently but do sometimes need a slider.
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Al Laura (Lily & Breeze Portie Girls)
2011 F250 6.7 PS Tuxedo Black 4x4
11 305SKP- TPMS- RideRite air bags
Reese 16K Slider Wet Bolts
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