not an expert here, when we bought our 5th wheel last May,(we have the husky slider hitch) we had to take out the bedliner. Was told the spray on kind was ok, but not the liner we had. The liner is sitting in the front yard, and its for sale, as is our high rise cap..
I'm sure more knowledgeable folks will have a good answer..Dona
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D & E Johnson, He is talking about a piece of equipment that attaches to the hitch to catch the 5er if it should come out of the hitch by mistake.
My Bedsaver comes within about 4 inches of the back of the hitch (where the pin goes into the hitch). I wouldn't think that would give a slider nearly enough room to work. If your slider doesn't go back any further than that, I can't see any reason to have a slider. I would have to say no and hope this helps.
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As you can see in my sig, I have the BedSaver attached to my slider and there is no problem. In fact, I wouldn't want to be without it. I was talking to a service tech in Phoenix (not my dealer), and he said they average one repair per week of a 5er that’s been dropped on the truck's bedrails. The cost is about $1K for the 5er and up to $4K for the truck. The BedSaver is very cheap insurance.
D&E Johnson wrote: not an expert here, when we bought our 5th wheel last May,(we have the husky slider hitch) we had to take out the bedliner. Was told the spray on kind was ok, but not the liner we had. The liner is sitting in the front yard, and its for sale, as is our high rise cap..
I'm sure more knowledgeable folks will have a good answer..Dona
I do not know why you had to remove your bedliner. They could have just cut out the piece that interferes with the rails. At least thats what I did and still was able to keep the bedliner in. No problems to this date.
To answer your question: Yes you can use a bedsaver with the sliding hitch. I can not use the bedsaver because I have a tool box behind my hitch and the bedsaver would hit the box. When making the hitch they could install a removeable pin just behind the keyway of the hitch and then a bedsaver would not be needed. Two bushings welded in place and a hole drilled is all that it would cost. I guess that selling the bedsaver is better for the company than thinking about making the hitch safer. I would be careful using a bedliner with holes cut in it. Water can freeze under the liner and damage the liner, truck bed or both.
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CactusJohn wrote: As you can see in my sig, I have the BedSaver attached to my slider and there is no problem. In fact, I wouldn't want to be without it. I was talking to a service tech in Phoenix (not my dealer), and he said they average one repair per week of a 5er that’s been dropped on the truck's bedrails. The cost is about $1K for the 5er and up to $4K for the truck. The BedSaver is very cheap insurance.
If you get a chance, would you post a pic of the set up you have. I don't have a slider, but have the BS. Just for cureosity sake, I would like to see how the slider has enough room to slide unless the BS slides back with the hitch. I wouldn't have though they did that. Hmmmmm...
On the Bedsaver website, I don't see them actually attached to the sliders. It looks like they have one pic for all applications.
SpoiledRotten wrote: If you get a chance, would you post a pic of the set up you have. I don't have a slider, but have the BS. Just for cureosity sake, I would like to see how the slider has enough room to slide unless the BS slides back with the hitch. I wouldn't have though they did that. Hmmmmm...
On the Bedsaver website, I don't see them actually attached to the sliders. It looks like they have one pic for all applications.
Sorry, I don't know how to post a picture. I just tried and it didn't work. Advice? Anyway, the BedSaver is attached to the side of the hitch, not to the slide rails. So when the hitch slides, the BedSaver slides too.
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