BB_TX
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One thing that makes a lot of difference is the shape of the 5er. Some have short pin boxes. Some have various length extended pin boxes. Some have sharp squared off lower front corners. Some have rounded or contoured lower front corners. A short pin box and/or squared off lower front corners will increase the need for a slider. A good friend of mine (who did not have a slider at all) knocked out his back window backing into a site. His 5er had a short pin box and squared off lower front corners. A lax moment ended up with the loss of the window.
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mapguy
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4rvsearcher wrote:Another question - the same hitch installer said that sometimes the superglide will come unhitched by itself if you are backing up and going up hill at the same time. Or something like that. Has anyone had this problem or head of it?
Never heard this B4 and have done this combination many times... -the Pullrite hitch locking mechanizm is one of the best. It is either locked or not. No vague in between. Go to Pullrite's website and look at the Superglide.
http://pullrite.com/superglide.htm
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GLM Racers
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I too just recently solicit the opinions from the folks on here and decided to purchase a super-glide for our new 2010 33' Attitude FX with my short bed PSD. The only part about owning a super-glide is the maintenace that is required to ensure long life, which only takes a few minutes but is especially essential when camping in the desert after a wind storm to remove the debris and re-grease the rails. I store my TH in the side yard that I have to maneuver from a culdesac, but even for just all around driving, especially when turning in to a two lane road, the super-glide is worth the investment.
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mapguy
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GLM Racers wrote:I too just recently solicit the opinions from the folks on here and decided to purchase a super-glide for our new 2010 33' Attitude FX with my short bed PSD. The only part about owning a super-glide is the maintenace that is required to ensure long life, which only takes a few minutes but is especially essential when camping in the desert after a wind storm to remove the debris and re-grease the rails. I store my TH in the side yard that I have to maneuver from a culdesac, but even for just all around driving, especially when turning in to a two lane road, the super-glide is worth the investment.
Sorry off topic
Where are the pics of the new house on wheels?
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Raptormom02
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GLM Racers wrote:I too just recently solicit the opinions from the folks on here and decided to purchase a super-glide for our new 2010 33' Attitude FX with my short bed PSD.
We are looking at the 31" Stellar FX.
Spoke with another company in the area that installs hitches and they highly recommended the pullrite superglide. So we will go with what we have learned from you guys and get the superglide. You haven't steared us wrong yet.
Thanks for all the input.
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cwill925
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If you have an extra $4 grand, Trailer Saver makes an air ride hitch with a slide, called "SaverSlide". It uses a push button release from the cab to open and close the slide lock.
2008 Fuzion 362
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smithrock
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I have a slider, but have never needed to use it.......yet!
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DunDoneIt
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Check the Pictures I posted for clearance on a Fuzion 302 and SW. The Fuzion has reliefs. On a 5th with no relief it would be tighter.
Link to Pictures
2009 Fuzion 302 2003 Ford F-250 4X4 Crew Cab Short Bed
2009 Polaris 850 XP Limited Edition 2005 Suzuki King Quad
Pictures Fuzion 302
Pictures Polaris 850 XP LE
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ljbsvt
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I was at a gas station when I watched the poor guy with 36 foot Raptor get into a messy situation and his manual slider wasn't helping much. Wife was yelling, kid was screaming, and he was cussing at the thing. To properly use a manual slider, you're suppose to drop the front supports to take weight off the hitch to get it to slide - HUH???? How does that work when your stuck in a bad position in a gas station ??
I was out at Glamis when I watched another guy blow his back window out and damaged the cab of his truck because his manual slider aledgely wasn't locked correctly.
Makes me more then happy that I went with the Superglide, well worth the extra money IMHO.
Also, it cams 135 degrees, when its locked, its impossiable to come unlatched - much better setup then a standard hitch.
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JIMNLIN
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ljbsvt wrote: (snip)
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To properly use a manual slider, you're suppose to drop the front supports to take weight off the hitch to get it to slide - HUH???? How does that work when your stuck in a bad position in a gas station ??
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Not hardly. My manual 16K Reese will slide at any angle with 2200 lbs of pin weight and the landing gear does not/is not required to be dropped. A manual slide, just as the Superglide, requires lubrication to work properly which leads to the 2nd interesting comment.
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Also, it cams 135 degrees, when its locked, its impossiable to come unlatched - much better setup then a standard hitch.
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guess you didn't read the Trailer LIfe Nov ?? issue of a owners Superglide dropping his 5er and Pullrites explanation of why. It has to be lubed dailey according to Pullrite. Which is a cop out by Pullrite as it doesn't say how the jaws were released.
Any hitch when not properly lubed or abused has a chance of malfuncting regardless of jaw/head type. One type is not better than another.
5ers wer pulled with a short bed for many years before any of the sliders came on the market. We just had to be careful and yes there were lots of back glass replaced and even cab/front of 5er damage.
My manual slider gets used mostly when backing into a tight around the cornor situation as the 5er reacts qucker with the pin behind the rear axle.
"good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment" Will Rogers
'03 2500 QC Dodge/Cummins HO 3.73 6 speed manual Jacobs Westach Linex
'97 Park Avanue 28' 5er with two slides 16" BFG Commercial LTs
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