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02-08-2019, 10:01 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Dixon
Posts: 22
M.O.C. #23412
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Towing Without a Slider Hitch
Is it possible to tow a High Country 323RL using an F-250SD with a regular hitch? Do you have to have a slider hitch?
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02-08-2019, 10:11 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Sharpsburg
Posts: 203
M.O.C. #20974
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my 340bh tow's and back's up just fine with out sliding, BUT i have never had to get in a serious jackknife. i like knowing it's there if i need it.
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2023 GMC 2500 HD AT4
2018 High Country 340BH
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02-08-2019, 10:17 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Menifee
Posts: 1,109
M.O.C. #22986
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Look at the Anderson ultimate hitches. Depending on which way you face the hitch it can be used in long and short bed configurations. I use one to tow my 2018 3920
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02-08-2019, 10:48 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Omaha
Posts: 143
M.O.C. #21598
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Pull my 345rl without a slider. Just need to be very aware while backing.
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2017 HC 345RL
2015 F-250
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02-08-2019, 02:55 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Thornville
Posts: 546
M.O.C. #21110
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We bought a slider B&W when we had our 2500HD. My thought process is...better to have it and not need it than it is to need it and not have it.(30 plus yr trucker here too)
Simply put one mistake without it (damage to truck and or camper) will cost more than the difference is between a slider and non slider hitch. To me it was cheap insurance.
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Darwin & Carla
2018.5 3701LK Montana
2022 3500HD Denali Duramax SRW
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02-08-2019, 05:11 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Haysville
Posts: 107
M.O.C. #21399
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I also have a short bed with a slider. Have not had to use it. But if I need it, it is there. Like other's have said, cheap insurance.
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Brian and Tambra
Haysville
2018 - 3121RL - 2016 Ram 2500 6.4/4.10
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02-08-2019, 05:16 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sebring
Posts: 3,662
M.O.C. #9969
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Keep reading and you'll even find folks with a slider, who thought they would be careful enough not to have to use the slider and then found out that on uneven ground with the RV tilting one way and the RV the other it's still easy to knock out the back window.
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Michelle & Ann
2018 Chevy 3500HD High Country DRW 4X4 Crew Cab w/Duramax/Allison, Formally 2010 Montana 2955RL, Now Loaded 2016 SOB, Mor/ryde IS, Disc Brakes & Pin Box, Comfort Ride Hitch, Sailun 17.5 Tires.
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02-08-2019, 09:16 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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The back window on modern trucks costs more than you would believe even without any body work.
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Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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02-14-2019, 08:40 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Piedmont
Posts: 112
M.O.C. #19905
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Towing without a slider hitch
Quote:
Originally Posted by mhs4771
Keep reading and you'll even find folks with a slider, who thought they would be careful enough not to have to use the slider and then found out that on uneven ground with the RV tilting one way and the RV the other it's still easy to knock out the back window.
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One day I thought I could be careful enough to back the fiver without sliding the hitch. It was an easy back in site but there was a curbing or gutter in front the site. As I backed in at an angle the trailer pitched to one side and just that quick the damage was done. So from that time on I have always worked the slider hitch so that it slides anytime I am backing,
The last hitch I bought was an automatic sliding hitch. The Pulrite Superglide. It's an amazing hitch. It's not cheap but you never have to worry about your camper hitting the cab of the truck. In bad weather you don't have to get out of the truck to activate the manual sliding hitch by pulling a lever. There are some draw backs to the hitch such as you need to be on level ground to hook and unhook and to release the locking pin you have to back into the hitch to unhook. Once you learn the perks of the hitch it is a good product.
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02-09-2019, 05:06 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Grand Rapids
Posts: 1,896
M.O.C. #9561
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No, just be aware of everything when backing up
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02-09-2019, 07:22 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Livermore
Posts: 492
M.O.C. #17391
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I have a F250 SB without a slider. I have the B&W hitch and plenty of adjustment in my hitch. Others may not be the same.
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02-10-2019, 10:36 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Dixon
Posts: 22
M.O.C. #23412
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Thanks for the info. We have good friends who also tow a MHC with the Max Turn feature and have never used the slider in all the years they've towed. My current F-250SD has a standard non-sliding hitch and it looks as though everything should be fine. I'll be careful. Really really careful!
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02-11-2019, 06:39 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Livermore
Posts: 492
M.O.C. #17391
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You never said what hitch you had.
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02-11-2019, 08:18 AM
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Gone Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: ALBUQUERQUE
Posts: 248
M.O.C. #12840
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Have a slider hitch on a short bed truck and have never used it in 5 years.
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02-11-2019, 09:51 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Toms River
Posts: 54
M.O.C. #20896
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I have a 2500 Silverado HD with a 24K Slider. The dealer forgot to put the slider capture plate on my 5th. I hooked up and half way to the campsite the uncontrolled slider (without the capture plate installed) slammed into the back of my tailgate, bending the brackets and main tailgate frame. $3200 in damage. NEVER do that again. ALWAYS double check that the capture plate is installed!!!!
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2018 Montana 3810MS, 5.5 Gen
2015 Chev K2500HD, 6.6L Diesel
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02-11-2019, 09:30 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Denver
Posts: 1,046
M.O.C. #5329
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Same here. I have a 2955RL that I tow with a shortbox Ford, and have never used the slider feature on my hitch.
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02-11-2019, 10:26 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Bastrop
Posts: 2,892
M.O.C. #20753
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When I had a shortbed and a slider, I had to use it within the first 35 miles of towing. Needed it to circle around the cul-de-sac to park it in our driveway
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Mocha, one-eyed toothless, hurricane survivor, Pirate dog
2019 20th Anniversary Edition 3701LK
B&W 20K for Ford OEM Puck
2018 Ford F-350 Lariat CCLB PSD DRW KJ5CQH
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02-11-2019, 11:26 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Williamsburg
Posts: 32
M.O.C. #21510
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We have the B&W Companion Slider hitch. We've never used it, but have twice run into a situation where we SHOULD have used it. Hubby was almost to where he needed to be and thought he could do without bothering with the hitch...lesson learned -we now have matching small indentations on the side of nose of camper. Luckily it didn't do any damage to the truck. (Yes, apparently it happened twice..the first time he didn't even notice it happened!)
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02-11-2019, 07:04 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Ferndale
Posts: 273
M.O.C. #16033
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Have a pullrite slider and I don’t have to think about using it but I know I use it because I can turn really tight to get the rig set for backing into my pole building. Wasn’t willing to take the chance or deal with remembering to have to get out to move a lever to move a slide hitch back.
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02-11-2019, 07:35 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Myrtle Beach
Posts: 81
M.O.C. #21038
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Have a RAM 2500 short bed, with factory slider hitch... I have used it several times, and am real careful when not using the slider feature!!!!
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