Just wanted to know why you chose the Husky hitch. I have 5th with GVRW of 14500lbs. and looking at a 16 K EZ roller slider.
Thanks, Mike ( UN-TIED)
-- Edited by UN-TIED on Sunday 12th of February 2012 04:38:31 PM
Howard said
04:23 PM Feb 13, 2012
Hey Mike,
Well, I don't have a very good answer for you. When we bought our fifth wheel, I hadn't researched hitches and didn't know much about them.
Our dealer chose the hitch for us and all I had to do was determine the rating we wanted. I chose the 24K hitch to give us plenty of safety margin.
As it turns out, it's a great hitch with a fully articulating head which I call a double-pivot. The head moves front to back and side to side with the movement of the fifth wheel going down the road. It also makes it easy to hitch from pretty much any angle and you don't have to be perfect when backing in to hitch up. I would highly recommend a hitch with the double pivot action over a "static" head hitch.
Since you are looking at the Husky EZ Roller, I assume you have a short bed truck. I can assure you that the Husky hitch "heads" are a really good product, but I can't vouch for the "slider" apparatus. I did notice they are coming out with a new one in mid-2012.
Don't know if that helps at all, but that's my long-winded answer to your short question.
UN-TIED said
04:45 PM Feb 13, 2012
Thanks for the reply Howard. You and Linda have been a great help. Ya'll have a GREAT day. Thanks agian
Hello Howard,
Just wanted to know why you chose the Husky hitch. I have 5th with GVRW of 14500lbs. and looking at a 16 K EZ roller slider.
-- Edited by UN-TIED on Sunday 12th of February 2012 04:38:31 PM
Hey Mike,
Well, I don't have a very good answer for you. When we bought our fifth wheel, I hadn't researched hitches and didn't know much about them.
Our dealer chose the hitch for us and all I had to do was determine the rating we wanted. I chose the 24K hitch to give us plenty of safety margin.
As it turns out, it's a great hitch with a fully articulating head which I call a double-pivot. The head moves front to back and side to side with the movement of the fifth wheel going down the road. It also makes it easy to hitch from pretty much any angle and you don't have to be perfect when backing in to hitch up. I would highly recommend a hitch with the double pivot action over a "static" head hitch.
Since you are looking at the Husky EZ Roller, I assume you have a short bed truck. I can assure you that the Husky hitch "heads" are a really good product, but I can't vouch for the "slider" apparatus. I did notice they are coming out with a new one in mid-2012.
Don't know if that helps at all, but that's my long-winded answer to your short question.
You and Linda have been a great help.
Ya'll have a GREAT day.
Thanks agian