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Old 04-14-2009, 06:11 AM   #1
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Question on Drawtite hitches

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My wife and I are new to all this. I have a 2006 F350 Kingranch DRW CC 4x4 PSD with a K&N cold air intake, Magnaflow perfomance exhaust and Bullydog PMT programmer. We just bought last night a 2006 Montana 3650RK (work will have me traveling) and am having either a Curt 16K or a Drawtite 18K Round Slider installed on Wednesday. I would appreciate any input on these two hitches. I am leaning towards the Drawtite.
 
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Old 04-15-2009, 04:46 AM   #2
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The drawtite and the reese hitch are made by the same company. If you can, take a look at both of them. They appear identical.
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Old 04-15-2009, 06:45 AM   #3
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Just an update, I decided to go with the Curt 16K. With the truck I have I don't need a slider and the Curt is what the RV dealer recommened and what they install. I have a local company that does the extras on my truck and at a decent price. Thank you for the bit about Reese I did not know that.
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Old 05-14-2009, 09:27 PM   #4
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As long as the hitch exceeds your trailer's GVWR, then you should be good to go. I see it's been a while since you posted, but other items to consider would be:

How easy is it to remove (if you had to)?

Is the hitch one piece or two (two pieces are much lighter to remove)?

A personal preference for me was what does the hitch release bar look like? I got a low profile one so that my truck bed cover fits over the top of the hitch when not towing. Some others I've seen angle so high this would not be possible. This is important because after I get to a site and use my vehicle to drive around, the cover keeps the truck looking neat and aerodynamic and the contents somewhat protected from the outside world.

Happy towing,
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Old 05-16-2009, 08:22 AM   #5
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I bought the Drawtite slide when I got my Monty. It has worked flawlessly. But the slide rails get burs due to the weight and I occasionly have to file them down. It is easy to remove from the truck for storage because it seperates easily to two pieces so an old man can easily lift out. My truck cover fits fine over the hitch by by reversing the handle.
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Old 05-16-2009, 03:30 PM   #6
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I've probably missed the boat on the original question, but I would ask if the truck has a long (8') bed. If so, no slider needed.
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