Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch w/ Slider - Single Jaw - Chevrolet/GMC Prep Package - 18K
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Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch w/ Slider - Single Jaw - Chevrolet/GMC Prep Package - 18K
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Demco Fifth Wheel Hitch - DM79GV
- Sliding Fifth Wheel
- Demco
- OEM - GM
- 18000 lbs GTW
- Premium - Single-Hook Jaw
- Double Pivot
- 14 Inch Fore/Aft Travel
- 4500 lbs Vertical Load
- 18 - 19-1/2 Inch Tall
This hitch slides automatically when you turn to give you 14" of clearance for tight turns. A wraparound jaw provides a smooth ride and a locking bar offers added security. Base secures in underbed mounts and removes for full bed access.
Features:
- 5th-Wheel hitch mounts in your short-bed truck bed so you can tow your 5th-wheel trailer
- Automatic slider provides clearance required for your short-bed pickup to turn safely at slow speeds
- No more getting into and out of the truck to operate a manual slider
- Head slides toward the tailgate when you turn and back toward the cab when you straighten out
- Rack-and-pinion gears create smooth, controlled, automatic motion
- Rotating hitch head turns up to 90 degrees with your trailer
- Rotation creates the force that propels the automatic slider
- Built-in brackets stabilize your pin box so the king pin won't rotate in the hitch - no need for a separate capture plate for standard pin boxes
- Rail-free design allows for full access to truck bed when hitch is removed
- Wraparound, single-piece jaw provides a secure connection
- 360-Degree jaw-to-king-pin contact
- Less rattle and more security than slide-bar jaws
- 3/4" Thick, solid steel locking bar reinforces the connection of your coupled trailer
- Automatically locks into place when the jaw closes
- Double-pivot hitch head eases hookup and helps to limit chucking
- Pivots front to back and side to side
- 2 Height settings to fit your application
- Cushioning polyurethane dampeners help reduce noise and absorb road shock
- Spring-loaded handle with comfort grip allows for simple coupling
- Tethered safety pin lets you secure the handle in the open or the closed position
- Sturdy steel construction with rust-resistant black powder coat finish
- Fast, easy installation
- Drops into the 4 receiver pucks that are built into your factory underbed rails
- Made in the USA
Specs:
- Application: 2020 and newer Chevrolet and GMC trucks with factory-installed towing prep package
- Designed for use on 6-1/2' truck beds
- Fits standard pin boxes 12" - 14" wide
- Locking plates (sold separately) are required for use with Glide Ride, Mor Ryde, Trailair Tri Glide, Trailair Flexair, Rota Flex, and 5th Airborne pin boxes
- Gross towing weight: 18,000 lbs
- Vertical load limit: 4,500 lbs
- Travel: 14" front to back
- Hitch height settings: 18" and 19-1/2"
- 5-Year limited warranty
Note: This fifth-wheel trailer hitch is not compatible with Sidewinder or Revolution king pins. Do not use any device that changes the pivot point of your trailer's king pin with this hitch.
Automatic Slider Makes Cornering Easy
Most often used on trucks with 6-1/2' beds, a slider helps to eliminate clearance problems during slow-speed turns. When you are towing a fifth-wheel trailer, your hitch must be situated on the cab side of your truck's rear axle. However, at slow speeds you can use a slider to slide the fifth-wheel hitch (and the trailer) toward your truck's tailgate and past the rear axle, creating enough space between the cab of your truck and the trailer to permit less-restricted turning.
Normally, you'd have to get out of your truck and pull a lever to release the slider before every turn, but what if there was an automatic system? Imagine having 14" of extra clearance while towing your fifth-wheel trailer. Now imagine having this without needing get out of the truck to move your slider. The Demco Autoslide makes this fantasy a reality. The Autoslide automatically glides back smoothly when you make a sharp turn so you can maneuver effortlessly around tight corners within campsites and parking lots.
The base of the Autoslide has a built-in rack-and-pinion gear system that operates automatically. As your truck turns, the pinion in the base also turns. This activates the rack gear, which causes the rotational force of the truck to be converted into the linear sliding action of the hitch. So, when your truck makes a sharp, slow-speed turn, the gears inside the Autoslide force the hitch head to slide down toward your truck's tailgate in a smooth, controlled motion. This way, any time that your truck turns more than 10 to 15 degrees, the Autoslide will ensure that there is enough clearance for your trailer to complete the turn as well, and it will do so without any jerking or binding.
In order for the rack-and-pinion assembly to function as designed, the pin box must be stabilized on the hitch head. Normally in a fifth-wheel hitch, the king pin moves inside of the hitch head so that the trailer can turn. With the Autoslide, the king pin remains fixed inside of the jaws of the hitch and it is the hitch head itself that turns. This is thanks to the capture brackets on the sides of the head that brace the pin box from both sides to hold it in place on top of the hitch head. This is done to ensure that there is enough resistance within the hitch when your truck turns to properly activate the rack-and-pinion gear mechanism.
To stabilize your pin box on the hitch head, simply push the capture brackets up against your pin box once the trailer is coupled and tighten the outer bolts and the inner jam nuts. The Autoslide head and brackets will fit standard pin boxes that are between 12" and 14" wide. If you have a Glide Ride, Mor Ryde, Trailair Tri Glide, or 5th Airborne pin box, you must install a special locking plate (sold separately) as well.
When you straighten your rig out again and your trailer moves back in line, the hitch head will rotate back to center and slide back toward the cab into the straight towing position.
Secure Wraparound Jaw with Locking Bar
The single-piece, strong wraparound jaw completely surrounds your trailer's king pin for 360 degrees of contact. This wraparound jaw provides a more secure connection than standard 2-piece jaws that close in on the king pin from the sides. The increased jaw-to-king-pin contact on the Autoslide offers tighter tolerances around the king pin, which minimizes both rattle and chucking, for a smooth, quiet ride.
A 3/4" solid steel locking bar spans the area in front of the jaw. This bar provides an added barrier of protection against accidental disconnection so you can have peace of mind that your trailer is secure. The locking bar is attached to the jaw and to the spring-loaded handle. The bar automatically locks when the jaw closes around your king pin.
Double-Pivot, Cushioned Hitch Head
The double pivoting, cushioned head improves your towing experience dramatically by helping to reduce jarring and unwanted noise. Built-in pins allow the hitch head to pivot back and forth and side to side. And hooking up is easy because the hitch head will automatically pivot to the proper angle when it comes into contact with your pin box.
Three polyurethane dampeners help to cushion the movement from the pivoting head and to reduce towing noise. Two of these dampeners are built into the head assembly to cushion the head's side-to-side pivoting. The third dampener cushions the back-and-forth motion and must be installed in the hitch prior to use. Installation of this third dampener is easy - simply press the dampener up into the pre-drilled hole underneath the hitch head.
Easy Installation
The Autoslide hitch is specially designed to fit in the underbed rails of your Ford Super Duty factory fifth-wheel towing prep package. The hitch comes pre-assembled for an easy installation. All you have to do is bolt on the side plates and attach the head to the hitch base.
The side plates have 2 functions. They contain the feet that fit into your OEM tow package receivers, and they allow you to raise or lower the hitch head to better match your pin box height. After you choose your desired height setting, simply bolt the side plates to the hitch base with the included hardware. Then lower the hitch into the 4 puck receivers in your truck bed. Turn the handles to lock the feet into the pucks and secure the handles with the included safety pins. The hitch can be removed to give you full truck bed access. Simply remove the safety pins, turn the handles to unlock the feet, and lift the hitch out of the receivers.
Clearance Formula for Short Bed Trucks
Use the formula below to ensure there will be enough space between your truck cab and trailer when executing a 90-degree turn.
(A+B) - C = Clearance
A = Distance from the center of fifth-wheel hitch jaw to truck cab
B = Length of Travel (14")
C = Width of trailer divided by 2 (to get half)
For example: If the distance from the center of the hitch to the cab is 36", 36" + 22" = 58". If your fifth-wheel trailer is 102" wide, take half (51"), then plug in: 58" - 51" = 7" of clearance.
Note: At least 4 inches of clearance is recommended to safely execute a 90-degree turn.
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This Product Fits The Following Vehicles
- 2020 - 2024 GMC Sierra 2500 6-3/4 Foot Bed with OEM Prep Pkg
- 2020 - 2024 GMC Sierra 3500 6-3/4 Foot Bed with OEM Prep Pkg
- 2020 - 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6-3/4 Foot Bed with OEM Prep Pkg
- 2020 - 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 6-3/4 Foot Bed with OEM Prep Pkg
Customer Satisfaction Score:
95% were satisfied with this product
5% of customers were not satisfied
Customer Reviews
Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch w/ Slider - Single Jaw - Chevrolet/GMC Prep Package - 18K - DM79GV
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (587 Customer Reviews)
This hitch slides automatically when you turn to give you 14" of clearance for tight turns. A wraparound jaw provides a smooth ride and a locking bar offers added security. Base secures in underbed mounts and removes for full bed access.by: MasterGrumpz08/04/2023
This is an average of the Demco auto slide hitch purchase:
Purchase price: 5-stars. For the features and functionality of this hitch, the slight increase over a standard 5th wheel hitch is totally worth it.
Shipping: Nearly 2-stars but I'll say 3. 6-10 business days it says. Using the tracker eTrailer provides (which is nice) it showed the hitch arrived in the State over 2 weeks (business days) before I was finally contacted for delivery. I had to change my travel plans due to the delay. "TForce" has a "customer service" phone number that is never answered. I don't know if it's because I contacted eTrailer about trying to prod their shipper for my delivery or what.
Product: 4-stars. This thing is HEAVY! This makes the assembly a bit cumbersome, especially since the direction require a bit of interpretation. Not into English since it's made in the USA, but between instruction sheets. You'll need to place the base sideways on the pallet (I used a jack stand underneath) to be able to access the areas to install the lock nuts for the mount plates. The problem others may have is determining the proper height to mount these based on your hitch height and level of the trailer. I'd measure the ground height to your trailer tongue, then measure the same distance to your truck bed (ground to bed), then add remaining distance but add a few inches. Remember your truck will squat. This should give you an idea of which holes to use. The stabilizer bar that bolts to the tailgate end of the hitch has holes that are painted over, so don't give up if the threaded rods don't immediately screw in.
I also bought the hitch handling adapter so I can lift it into the bed of the truck with my tractor.
Functionally, this thing is great. So overall, the only drawbacks to a 5-star rating is the poor shipper and the less than stellar instructions.
by: Andy 08/28/2023
2023 GMC Sierra 3500
It's pretty heavy at 300 pounds. I had to rig a hoist so that I could install or remove from the truck. I installed the side plates first and had to adjust one of the locking tabs per the instructions. I installed the plates in the truck and then lifted the hitch assembly into place. After bolting hitch to the side plates, two of the locks on one side are too tight to remove. I'm going to drive around a bit before removing the whole assembly and adjusting the shims on one side.
by: Jesse09/08/2023
2024 GMC Sierra 3500
Bolted directly to GMC’s factory 5th wheel prep. Nice to have the auto slide feature. No need stop, unlock slide, move the truck forward, re-lock just to make a tighter turn.
by: William09/22/2023
2023 GMC Sierra 2500
Exactly as ordered! Arrived a week early, and carrier even dragged it up the driveway for me. All parts present and zero damage. Install is straight forward, but man is this heavy!!!
by: James 11/01/2023
by: Lynda 07/17/2023
by: Michael 01/04/2024
by: Charles04/03/2023
by: Dan 04/03/2023
2022 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
by: Vance05/09/2022
Well built fifth wheel hitch. Haven't got a chance to tow our new Montana High Country 295RL. But I know a guy that has towed his fifth wheel with this same hitch. I'm sure this 18K hitch will be excellent! Or I wouldn't have bought it. I recommend e trailer for everything.
by: John07/15/2022
Demco auto slide hitch works very well with my crew cab short bed Ram. Fits under my tonneau cover nicely. Trouble free thus far. Had to purchase a Demco plate for the camper to make the Rhino box hitch work. etrailer personnel were great in helping ensure I had the right products and kept me well informed of shipping dates.
by: David 05/10/2023
A very nice hitch. If you have a bed carpet or a bed liner it may require Un shimming the locking pins. I have a bed carpet and I had to stand on the back corners to get the pins to engage the bed pucks. Not really a big deal. It is very heavy so I assembled it in the bed of the truck. I would highly NOT recommend doing it this way except if you are by yourself. Get a chain hoist or maybe an engine hoist because it is very heavy as an assembled unit. It is flawless in its operation. Very well made. I am very happy with it.
by: Anthony 04/19/2024
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT. I purchased 2 different 5th Wheel Hitches before I purchased this one. After hitting the cab of the truck, I wanted to get a slider. I did my research for several months and just kept coming back to the Demco. This hitch automatically makes the adjustment when I need it, even when I don't realize I need the extra room. I never have to get out of the truck to release the hitch to slide back. I put the hitch together with no problems, of course it came about put together anyway, and the Instructions were good. the locking down ont he truck seems to be easier than other I had. The only regret I have is that I didn't buy this one sooner.
by: Bugs07/20/2020
Item works exactly as described. I have a shortbed (6.5') Ford F350. Probably towed our 5th wheeler 5000+ miles with no problem. Then last year it happened! We were making a sharp turn in an uneven lot and POW, the 5vr hit the rear window and it exploded. After that I became gun shy about turning with the 5vr attached so I started looking at sliding hitches. A slider that you had to get out and unlatch to make work, didn't make sense to me. At what point do you get out? So, an auto slider hitch was purchased. Now when I get to a certain degree turn the auto-slide hitch moves back in its carriage and then auto-slides to the normal location once straightened out. Not gun shy anymore.
Pro:
Well packaged
Well made
Easy install
It WORKS.
Cons:
Price
Very heavy
Some clunking after it straightens out from a turn
by: John T.09/20/2019
Very happy with my Demco Autoslide hitch after one year. We pull a Montana 3120 35 ft 5th wheel with a 2019 Ford F-350 short bed. Took a month long 6,000 mile trip from Colorado to New England/Canada this Summer. Lots of hilly/curvy roads and some remote campgrounds with tight corners and some near 80 degree back ins. Never came close to trailer contacting the truck. I’ve had no jerking or other issues when turning or stoping/starting. Works great. The only drawback is there isn’t much room for error when you back up to hook up the trailer, so it takes a little practice to get used to correctly lining up your Demco Hitch to the trailer. The first couple of trips, it took me 3 or 4 attempts to properly line it up. No longer an issue for me after a few trips and you get used to the angles. It weighs about 300 pounds. I got a small chain hoist which I installed in my garage rafters and easily lift the hitch in and out of my truck and just let it hang front he rafters until I need to use it.
by: Ray F09/26/2019
The Demco Auto slide takes the worry out of towing my fifth wheel trailer with a short bed F-350. I have had no problems with backing into tight camping spots. And since everything is automatic I have one less thing to worry about while traveling with a fifth wheel.
The only problem is that it is a little on the heavy side, so I just leave it in the truck when not towing. Problem solved.
I am extremely happy with the product.
by: Daniel 02/28/2024
Solid hitch and fits as expected. Only 4 stars due to the limited hitch up angles. You really have to be within about 5 degrees of straight with the hitch in order for the system to function. Did not have this much of a problem with my other auto slide hitches, but this is the only one I could find with the weight rating I needed for my combo.
by: Tommy08/25/2023
Well the Demco 5th wheel hitch is great! Great product, well built, great value! but, the delivery was terrible. I ordered the hitch on 8/10 and it didn't ship until 8/18! I was promised a delivery date of 8/17, but no one at e-trailer could find the hitch and did not get any answers from the shipping company. After many phone calls, they finally located the hitch with the shipping company, Estes, and the hitch was delivered on 8/22. I would use e-trailer again, but they need better control over the shipping.
by: Danny04/24/2024
This 21K unit is very well built. It does have some weight to it so some help installing would be much easier.my installation was completed solo and took approx 1 hour in a GMC 3500 Denali.
by: Adam12/29/2018
My wife and I are full-time RVers, and have used this slider hitch from the get-go while traveling around seeing the country over the past year. We are happy with our purchase, which has proven to be both easy to hook up, adjust, and functions well, as advertised.
The only matter I think you may want to address are the thick plastic removable maintenance access covers which tend to bow, and the areas around the attachment holes have melted, in the hot weather. Perhaps instead using a light metal for the covers would be better solution.
We are very happy overall with this hitch, and plan to keep it . Thank you.
by: Bob T12/16/2020
This review is for the Demco Autoslide 21k and accompanying OEM rail adaptor I purchased for a 2020 Ram 3500 Megacab DRW. I've owned it one year. Overall, the hitch performs as I expected. It is high quality, very sturdy and seems like it will last for a long time. I had it installed at the dealer when I purchased the truck. It automatically slides to protect the cab in my 6'4" bed without any incidents. I tow a standard fifth wheel RV. There are a few negatives, which are not necessarily shortcoming of the product but, instead, necessary evils to allow me to have a short bed. First, it is BIG and BULKY. I believe this is just a function of the mechanism required to allow the autosliding feature and I am not really sure there are any other lighter alternatives with this feature. The fact it requires two parts (OEM Puck Rail and hitch), make it even more bulky. It takes up almost the entire bed and prevents most auxillary tank / tool box combos from fitting. Even standard size storage bins will not fit in my bed. I would prefer if they had a custom OEM all-in-one hitch for my truck like they do for the Ford. It adds significant weight, which decreases carrying capacity, which can be at a premium in hauling a heavy fifth wheel. I've never even tried to take it out of the bed due to the weight and difficulty. I also am not very happy with the adjustable catch plate design. It requires significant manipulation loosening and tightening 8 nuts when hitching and unhitching. This requires a step ladder to reach the nuts. I also found out after the fact that it does not come with the right size catch plate attachments for my hitch and I had to purchase a separate part, which added unexpected expense and delayed my taking the RV on its first trip. Overall, I am satisfied with the hitch.
by: Stewart Y.07/31/2016
Very high quality product. Used on a extended cab short bed F250 and the sliding mechanism provides plenty of clearance between the Fifth Wheel front and the truck's cab. Fits Ford's factory fifth wheel bed mount holes perfectly. Used to tow a 42' fifth wheel regularly. Foot print is small enough to allow me to retain my tool box in the truck during towing.
The hitch is heavy! Do not plan to try to install with one person with out an engine hoist or gantry crane. Two strong people can, but extreme caution should be taken as the hitch weighs nearly 300lbs and is awkward.
by: David G01/27/2019
I INSTALLED THE DEMCO HIJACKER AUTOSLIDE FITH WHEEL HITCH IN MY 17 F250 WITH THE FACTORY PREP PACKAGE. THE HITCH FIT PERFECTLY INTO THE FACTORY PUCK SYSTEM. DID NEED A FRIENDS HELP DO TO THE WEIGHT OF THE UNIT. I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE OPERTION OF THE AUTOSLIDE AND THE FACT THAT I DON'T REALLY HAVE TO WORRY TO MUCH ABOUT THE TRAILER CONTACTING THE CAB OF TRUCK SINCE I HAVE A 6 FOOT BED. THIS IS THE FIRST FIFTH WHEEL HITCH I HAVE EVER USED BUT WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE THAT HAS A TRUCK WITH A SHORT BED. ONLY 4 STARS BECAUSE OF THE LEARNING CURVE OF HITCHING UP AND THE THING IS PRETTY HEAVY. ONCE I LEARNED THAT THE HITCH AND THE TRUCK HAVE TO BE PRETTY STRAIGHT IN LINE DUE TO THE CAPTURE PLATES HITCHING UP HAS BECOME A NONE ISSUE. I DID PURCHASE AN ENGINE HOIST SO THAT I CAN REMOVE THE HITCH FROM THE BED OF MY TRUCK BY MYSELF IF I NEED TO, BUT FOR THE MOST PART IT JUST STAYS MOUNTED. I ALSO LOVE THE FACT THAT IT HAS A HIGHT ADJUSTMENT WHICH ALLOWED IT TO STILL FIT UNDER MY BEDS TONNEAU. OVERALL VERY SATISFIELD WITH PURCHASE
by: E Shoeboy07/01/2021
I have a 2017 Ford F-250 (Crew Cab, short box), and a 40’ 14,000lb 5th wheel. I’ve owned this Demco Autoslide for 1 year, and I absolutely love it. I purchased a 5th wheel for the maneuverability, but my expectations were blown away with this Autoslide. I also have the Extang Xceed hard tonneau cover, and when folded up (laying flat on the panel closest to the cab) I can maneuver however I want without removing the tonneau. If im going to make a really sharp turn on uneven ground I’ll stop and flip my tonneau all the way up, but very rarely do I have to do that. Also removal & install of this hitch is about as easy as removing & installing a 5th wheel hitch can possibly be. I use a rope, pulley, & my side by side. Highly recommend this Demco hitch.
by: Mike G09/15/2018
Installed in my 2014 Silverado. This looks to be a very heavy-duty hitch that doesn't require a capture plate.
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view full answer... - How Much Do the Demco Autoslider Hitches for the 2024 Chevy Silverado 2500 w/ Puck System Weigh?I would be happy to! Both the 21K Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch w/ Slider item # DM29GV and the 18K item # DM79GV fit the 2024 Chevy Silverado 2500 with the factory puck system. They both come with attached side plates that mount directly to the in bed pucks. Their individual weights are listed below: 21K Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch w/ Slider item # DM29GV - 322 lbs 18K Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch w/ Slider item # DM79GV - 290 lbs
view full answer... - Best Auto-Slide 5th Wheel Hitch For 2023 Chevy Silverado 3500 With OEM Puck SystemFor your 2023 Chevy Silverado 3500 with the factory puck system, easily the best auto-slide 5th wheel hitch is the Demco Hijacker. The reason I like it so much is due to its elite jaw system and cushioned head, which give you a more comfortable, quiet ride when towing compared to other hitches. The Hijacker is available in two different towing capacities for your '23 Silverado 3500: - 18,000 lb Capacity: Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch with Slider # DM79GV - 21,000 lb Capacity: Demco...
view full answer... - Best 5TH Wheel Trailer Hitch Receiver For a 2023 GMC Sierra 2500 Short Bed With Factory Puck SystemThe Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch # DM79GV is our best 5th wheel hitch for your 2023 GMC Sierra 2500 short bed with the factory prep/puck hitch system. This hitch will drop into the 4 outer mounting points in your bed for a simple installation. As you turn it will slide the hitch back up to 14" for the clearance you need for the cab. It will fit most standard pin boxes which are 12-14" wide. If you have a cushioned or pivoting pin box you may need a set of locking plates.
view full answer... - Replacement Legs or Adapter for a Demco Autoslide Hitch to Fit the GM Factory Puck SystemTo replace the legs on your Demco Sliding 5th Wheel Hitch you will want the Replacement Side Plates for Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch item # DM49GV. This fits the puck pattern on 2020 - 2023 GM Trucks. These legs work with item # DM79GV and # DM29GV Demco Hitches. If you do not have one of these models you will need to use the Demco 5th Wheel Rail Adapter item # DM6333. There are two different patterns for the Chevy puck system depending on what year your truck is. If you have...
view full answer... - Can Demco Autoslide 5TH Wheel Hitch Be Used With Lippert Turning Point Pin Box? You can use the Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch # DM79GV with your Lippert Turning Point pin box as long as you lockout the pin box from turning and use the Locking Plate # DM77GV. Both the pin box and Demco can not be allowed to turn otherwise you will see your 5th wheel shift to either the left or right of your truck. And since there is no way to lockout the Demco hitch you have to lock the pin box.
view full answer... - Can a Fixed 5th Wheel Hitch Be Used On a 2024 GMC Sierra 2500 Short Bed With Factory Prep/Puck Bed?You can use a Fixed 5th Wheel Hitch # BWRVK3710 on your 2024 GMC Sierra 2500 if you have a pivoting pin box like the Sidewinder # RP77FR. Do note you will need a Wedge # RP74FR to prevent the pin box from turning on the hitch. Without having a pivoting pin box you will not be able to make full jackknife turns without risking the side of the camper coming into contact with your cab. If you have a standard pin box I recommend using the Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch # DM79GV. This will...
view full answer... - How To Find The Torque Specs For The Side Plates # DM49GV on Demco Autoslide 5TH Wheel Trailer HitchThe instructions for the Replacement Side Plates # DM49GV which fit the Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch 18K # DM79GV or 21K # DM29GV are not very helpful. I have linked them below for your verification but the 1/2" grade 5 bolts are supposed to be tightened to 75lb-ft of torque. We typically do not post torque measurements and always refer them to the instructions but as they don't exactly call out the torque spec in the instructions and make you refer to their table I felt the...
view full answer... - Do I Need a Capture Plate for a Rota Flex Pin Box?Yes, you do. The correct one to use with the Demco Autoslide item # DM79GV is the Demco Autoslide Capture Plates for Trailair Rota-Flex Pin Boxes item # DM6171. The Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch w/ Slider item # DM79GV you were looking at is confirmed to fit the puck system of the 2024 GMC Sierra 2500.
view full answer... - B&W Sliding 5th Wheel Hitch For 2021 Chevy Silverado 2500The B&W Patriot doesn't have an option to fit OEM puck systems, as its base is only for above-bed 5th wheel rails. It also won't work with puck adapters because the base of the Patriot (when it slides) will interfere with its adapters. So for a B&W sliding hitch on your 2021 Chevy Silverado 2500 you would need to go with the B&W Companion OEM 5th Wheel Hitch w/ Slider for Chevy/GMC Towing Prep Package # BWRVK3775. This does have a 20,000 lb capacity and you mentioned not needing that much,...
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