TheIrishMedic
Tampa Bay, FL
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Just upgraded from a TT to a 5th Wheel. Keystone Challeger 33 DBB, and need to quickly have a hitch installed to take delivery. Dealer sent me to Camping World. They only offer to options for a hitch with a slide.
Keystone comes wiht an extended pin, but was told to still get a slider since I have a short bed F250.
Can anyone help or lead me to the perfect hitch without spending too much money. Would like to stay middle road with cost.
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goin2themountains
Aztec, NM
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While you don't give your weight requirements, I have been very happy with my Reese and manual slider.
Puller: '04 HD2500 4x4 SB,EC Duramax/Allison. Airaid intake, 4in. exhaust turbo back, ORU leveler.
Pullee: '02 Keystone Cougar 276EFS Reese 16k w/ slider.
(map is for current 5er only)
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TheIrishMedic
Tampa Bay, FL
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Dry 11250 Gross 14320 Hitch 2320. What looking at 16K Manual slider. Some offer round slide bars vs square. Reese has 3 differnt quality lines.
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fordsooperdootydieselsmoker
OrangeCountyCalifornia
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I'll just say this...at some point in the future, you'll probably wish you had popped for a bit more money an bought a PullRite SuperGlide. That revelation will come just after the sickening sound of glass breaking and metal crunching because your 5er and truck cab just became "kissing cousins"! Best investment for safe RVing I've made in almost 30 years of towing! Cheap insurance against the possibility of a trip to the body shop!  
Short bed F250 TurboDiesel crew cab truck with a PullRite SuperGlide 18K for 3 years now. And a Jayco fiver.
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gm seller
holland ny
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I have a 16K tube slider from Reese and works fine for me I have a short bed crew cab and have only had to slide it once. I have backed into some tight spots and doesnt even come close to hitting. Had to jack knife once and slide the hitch I don't know if I needed to but did it as a safety precaution.
2006 GMC Sierra SLT 2500HD crew cab 8.1 with 6 speed allison
2007 Keystone Laredo 32rs
Myself, Darling wife Lisa
Laura 16,Sara 13
2 Jack Russell's
Jack & Rusty
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fivecodys
Central California
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When we were shopping for our hitch I was challenged by several here on this forum to pony up for the superglide. I took their advice and so far I have been very happy with it. I have spoken to dozens of superglide users and not one had anything negative to say except about the price of the thing. Pullrites customer service is outstanding too. If you are up to it you can buy one on line and install it yourself. That's what I did. I bought from http://bigdiscountrv.com/ They were very easy to deal with.
(no affiliation just a happy customer)
Just my 2 cents
(which if added to $4.00 might get you a gallon of gas)
Bill
2007 Tundra DC
SuperGlide 14K
Prodigy Brake Controller
2009 Flagstaff 8528RKSS
Air Lift 5000
"So is Congress the opposite of Progress?" 
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juzplanekrazy
Huntington Beach Ca.
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Spend the extra money and have them install the Superglide. "IF" you are sure you will hit the cab in a tight turn. I've seen 2 guys blow there windows out and dent their cab's. It will be good money spent.
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TheIrishMedic
Tampa Bay, FL
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Thanks so far for the great advice. I am surfing the net now about the pullrite. (and checking the limit on my credit card) ha ha.
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rick_niagara
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
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Has a Husky 16k manual slider on short box Dodge, works fine. Whatever you buy, make sure it's a slider.
2008 Fleetwood Prowler 235RLS
2005 Dodge Ram 2500 4x2 5.9L Diesel 3.73Limited slip 6speed manual
Pullin' 5ers since 1988....Have a nice day
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kennethwooster
Perryton Tx USA
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I started with manual sliders. They worked but sort of a pain in the neck. When I got an extended pin box, I bought a 20K Reese that did not slide. I really liked the hitch, and used it for about 4 years. We traded for another trailer that had the Mor Ride pin box. This box is a little shorter then the old one. I made it fine until I sent the guy that works for me over to Amarillo for a short repair job. On the way home that day he pulled into a Dairy Queen, and was watching the tires that he did not turn them too short. He forgot to watch the truck and trailer. He took out my rear window. Got that fixed and finished out the season with no problems. This winter we ordered the Super Glide, and it works like a charm. This should be the last hitch I will ever own.
kenneth wooster- farmer
wife Diana-adult probation officer
365BSQS Quad slide 2007 Quantum
Ford F350 2005 model, 4X4 FX, King Ranch
18K SuperGlide Hitch
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