Hitch

[NMWildcat]

Originally Posted by bob caldwell

True story with Pullright auto slider
These type hitches require a capture plate that fits the pin box and activates the auto feature of hitch

Zowie, learn something every day. Thanks Bob. Sounds like it was engineered by someone who never had to use it.

[bob caldwell]

Hasn't caused me any problems yet, but it is heavy......If one takes the hitch head off, then the rest isn't all that bad

[wrvond]

Originally Posted by bob caldwell

True story with Pullright auto slider
These type hitches require a capture plate that fits the pin box and activates the auto feature of hitch

This is absolutely correct. However, it's only an issue if you pull more than one fiver. If the pin boxes are the same dimensions, it isn't hard to move the capture plate between units, either.
Note that the capture plate is just a plate that holds a wedge shaped hunk of metal. One could easily weld a wedge directly to the pin box and achieve the same thing if they wanted.

[NMWildcat]

Thanks for the info! I'll just stick to my sidewinder that doesn't have any limiting factors