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Old 06-23-2015, 07:09 PM   #21
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If your getting a Rockwood you don't need a slider. The Rockwood comes with a Reese revolution hitch with works with 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 size box. Look on you tube for a video on it.
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Old 06-23-2015, 09:13 PM   #22
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Thumbs up Thanks for all your responses.....

I believe I'll be getting the Companion Slider unit. Hoping to have the new 29RE soon.
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Old 06-23-2015, 09:21 PM   #23
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We don't have a slider. We use the Fifth Airborne with Sidewinder and Reese Elite in the truck bed. Pulling a Salem Hemisphere QBUD. No problems with this combo.


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Old 06-23-2015, 09:23 PM   #24
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I always figured there are two type of truck owners who pull a 5er with a short bed box.


1. They have the slider hitch and use the slider hitch as needed in tight situation.


2. Those that don't have a slider hitch and wish they had one after they have damage the cab of the truck and trailer along with a failed rear window.


Your $$$ your choice. Enough said and I do have a slider hitch. I have had one since my first 5er purchase.
3 types, the two you list and those that have a Reese Revolution Sidewinder that don't need them.
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Old 06-23-2015, 09:32 PM   #25
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I have a slider and never have needed to use it. See my sig.
Nice to know its there if I do though.
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Old 06-23-2015, 09:46 PM   #26
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One last thing to consider here in this discussion. You can check the cab clearance in a nice level parking lot and maybe you get 90 degrees. But go to some campground where it is uphill to the camping stop or up and down and see what happens to the clearance. When the trailer is going up hill and the truck down your clearance goes way down. This is one of the few times you may need a slider, and of course if you do not have one you cannot use one, of course if you notice the problem you can always more to another campground. If you do not notice it you may have a breeze from where the back window used to be.
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Old 06-24-2015, 05:34 AM   #27
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I pulled with a pull rite slider on a short bed ford it's done automatically so I didn't forget to set it. only used it for 2 years .it's 4sale if anyone is interested.
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Old 06-24-2015, 07:09 AM   #28
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I have a '15 Sierra HD CC w/BW Companion without sliders and have no issues so far, however, limited use yet
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Old 06-24-2015, 08:06 AM   #29
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be careful when you back up and sharp turns
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Old 06-24-2015, 08:25 AM   #30
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I have a Dodge MegaCab, with the short bed. We have a motorhome now but, we bought the slider and never used it. Just be careful on sharp corners or backing up, it could and will hit the cab of your truck. I know from experience. A few inches over... I would have needed a new back window.
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Old 06-24-2015, 03:27 PM   #31
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My 2015 is a 2500HD with Double Cab (aka Extended Cab) and it's a 6.6 ft bed (the Crew Cab is a 6.5 ft bed). My hitch is the Andersen Ultimate Aluminum Fifth Wheel and my fiver is the Wildcat 295RSX with a sculpted front cap. I have tested a 90 degree jack turn in a parking lot and also in an off level campground. I towed down to the base of Palo Duro Canyon with it's steep grade and sharp switchbacks. No slider, no problem.

The Andersen weighs 32 pounds, the B&W I believe is around 200 pounds. With a 2500HD Diesel/Allison and even though the 295RSX is classed Ultra Light, payload is still an issue I have to manage. I did a CAT on a 2000 mile trip this month and had I gone with the B&W I would have had to leave the Generator and some stuff at home.

As a bonus, the Andersen was a lot less expensive than the B&W and it tows like a
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Old 06-24-2015, 03:39 PM   #32
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the aluminum ultimate hitch a gooseneck ball hitch, not a king pin/locking jaw set up. If so, that means you have the added cost of a different king pin box

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Old 06-24-2015, 03:50 PM   #33
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I also tow my 5-er with a short bed, no slider (B&W Companion.) For the most part, it works well, but you can jacknife any combo--slider or not. I had an "small" incident similar to OldTool2, but I didn't put that big of a dent in my cab, didn't damage the front cap at all, and didn't break any glass (I was lucky.) Backing out of a truck stop parking spot, at night, in a tight spot in the lot. Bottom line--keep an eye on the angle, and you'll be fine, slider or no slider.
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Old 06-24-2015, 09:28 PM   #34
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I have a '14 Ram 1500 with a 5.7 bed towing a Rockwood Signature Ultra Lite 8285IKS 5er that comes with the Reese Revolution pin box. This pin box is amazing and seems to give plenty of clearance. Just traded my 30' bumper pull for the 5er at Myrtle Beach and drove home to Indiana. What a difference!! I love the 5er!!
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I too have the Revolution pin box coupled to a Reese 16k pro. F250 crew 6.5 bed works like a dream no slider needed doesn't even come close and can do 90 deg.
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3 types, the two you list and those that have a Reese Revolution Sidewinder that don't need them.
Actually 4. The forth type knows the limits of their rig and just don't hit their cab without a slider.
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Old 06-25-2015, 03:38 PM   #37
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I have a 6.5 foot bed and slider. Got stupid one day and didn't think I would need it. Here is the results of being STUPID!


Did get lucky, didn't damage the door or break the window. No damage to the trailer. I WAS VERY LUCKY!

Get the slider. Might not need it for this trailer but if you replace the trailer you might wish you had it.

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The stupid part is that you kept cutting it until you hit the cab, not that you didn't use the slider. It's amazing what you can do if you put the shifter in "D" and pull up foot before you hit the cab.
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