Perfect for short-bed trucks, this fifth-wheel trailer hitch has a slider that moves the hitch and king pin 10" closer to the tailgate to increase turning clearance. A 4-way-pivoting head with rounded slide bar ensures secure trailer hookup.
Features:
Sturdy and reliable 5th-wheel hitch at affordable cost
Square-tube slider allows your vehicle to make normal turns during low-speed maneuvering and in narrow spaces
Increases space between the cab and the trailer, allowing for greater turning clearance
Moves hitch and trailer king pin 10" closer to the tailgate of your truck
Locks in place between the truck cab and the rear axle for highway towing
Rounded-slide-bar, single-jaw system automatically latches around trailer king pin
Offers improved load management and ride when compared with similar models
4-Way-pivoting head helps with trailer hookup
Ensures easy trailer hookup on uneven ground
Cushioned grip on handle provides comfortable jaw operation
Tab on jaw handle is lockable with included padlock
Locks your 5th-wheel trailer to the hitch
Adjustable hitch height allows for accurate match to your specific trailer's height
Design makes the 5th-wheel hitch easy to install and remove
Head unit removes with 2 pins and 2 clips
Rails and installation kit required (sold separately)
Fits Curt, Valley, Draw-Tite, Hidden-Hitch and Reese base rails
Works with vehicle-specific 5th-wheel brackets (sold separately) to make installation easier than with universal kit
Specs:
Gross towing weight: 15,000 lbs
Vertical load limit: 3,750 lbs
Slider travel: 10"
Hitch height: 13" - 17"
King pin opening: 5-3/4" wide
Skid plate thickness: 1/2"
10-Year limited warranty
Note: This fifth-wheel trailer hitch will not fit trucks with beds shorter than 6'. It also will not fit trucks with flareside/stepside beds. A minimum 13" extended trailer pin box is recommended. If using a slider, hitch will not adjust to lowest height setting.
4-Way-Pivoting Head with Rounded-Slide-Bar System
This fifth-wheel trailer hitch features a 4-way-pivoting head to provide a full range of motion for easy trailer hookup. The fifth wheel can be easily removed by one person - simply remove two pins and two clips.
The fifth-wheel head securely grabs your trailer king pin with a rounded-slide-bar, single-jaw mechanism. The slide bar offers excellent load management and a smooth ride.
The rounded slide bar is operated by a 3/4" diameter handle with a cushioned grip that makes slide-bar operation more comfortable. The bar handle includes an integrated tab that is lockable with included padlock. Using a padlock secures your trailer to the hitch. Fifth-wheel pull-pin lock plates (RP58093; sold separately) can be used to secure the hitch to the truck.
Square-Tube Slider
This fifth-wheel trailer hitch includes a square-tube slider that offers 10" of travel in your truck bed. This enables your vehicle to make normal turns during low-speed maneuvers and in narrow spaces without fear of your trailer's contacting the cab of your vehicle.
The slider increases the space between the cab and the trailer to allow for greater turning clearance, moving the hitch and trailer king pin 10" closer to the tailgate of your truck. For highway towing, the slider locks the fifth-wheel hitch in place between your truck cab and the rear axle.
To activate slider: Stop truck and trailer. From the side of the truck, unlock the hitch from the towing position by pulling the handle. From inside the cab of the truck, manually activate the trailer brakes with the brake controller and slowly pull the truck forward until the slider locks into place closer to the tailgate. Make sure that the slider is locked, then maneuver your rig.
30094 Pro Series 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch with Square Tube Slider by Reese, Draw-Tite and Hidden Hitch - 15,000 lbs
Video of Pro Series 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch w/ Square Tube Slider - Slide Bar Jaw - 15,000 lbs
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Video Transcript for Pro Series Fifth Wheel PS30094 Review
Today were going to review part number PS30094. This is the Pro Series Fifth Wheel Trailer Hitch with the square tube slider. This fifth wheel hitch is perfect for short bed trucks. It is a sturdy and reliable fifth wheel hitch at an affordable cost and it has the slider legs thatll move the hitch and kingpin ten inches closer to the tailgate for increased turning clearance. The square tube slider allows your vehicle to make normal turns, allowing low speed maneuvering and in narrow spaces.This will move the hitch and the trailer kingpin ten inches closer to the tailgate and then it will lock in place between the truck cab and the rear axle for highway towing. The design of this hitch uses the rounded slide bar, single jaw system which will automatically latch around the trailer kingpin.
I just want to show you how that is. You just pull this handle. Theres a little notch there that will latch it open and that will leave the slide bar open and allows for the kingpin to go in. Once the kingpin goes in, you just release it. This will slide around the kingpin.Itll offer improved load management and ride when compared with similar models.
Once it is totally closed, these holes, you can see right here theres a tab on the handle of the hole then theres a tab sticking out of the head with hole. When you lock it into place, the holes will line up. You can use a pin and clip through there but you could also use the included padlock that you could just run through there. Lock it into place that way the handle would not open. Nobody could open it up.
That does come included with the hitch.The head on this is a full weight pivoting head which will help with trailer hookup. Itll make it easy to hookup even on uneven ground. It basically will pivot front to back, and the skid plate right up here will actually, if you can see, moves side to side, so that will aid in locking your trailer to your fifth wheel.The handle has a cushion grip which will provide comfortable jaw operation. The tab I mentioned is lockable with the padlock.Now also one other feature on this, it has the lockable, let me just rotate this and Ill show you, adjustable hitch height. If youll look on the cross member, theres four set of holes so depending on what holes you chose to put the bolts in, it would put your hitch height at a position above your truck bed.
The variance would be, if you put these bolts in the very top holes, that would be the lowest position, that would be 13 inches above the truck bed. If you put them in the very bottom holes which would raise it to the highest, it would be 17 inches, so the range of 13 to 17 inches on the hitch height.A few specs on this, it has a gross towing weight capacity of 15,000 pounds. The vertical load limit or the pin weight is 33,750 pounds. I mentioned the hitch height adjustment. The slider legs do travel ten inches front to back. The kingpin opening is five and three-quarter inches wide. This does come with a three year limited warranty.Now this hitch is designed to go onto base rales and an installation kit for your vehicle. That is not included in this hitch. That would be sold separately. You would have to choose it for your application. We do recommend if its available, a custom installation bracket kit for your application. The custom kits will actually install in half the amount of time as the universal brackets and it also uses a lot of the holes already drilled into your frame on your truck. This hitch will fit the Curt, Valley, Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch and Reese Base Rails.I just wanted to show you how the slider tubes would work. Rotate it to the side or if youll notice in color it will show where this indicator pin on the handle would be indicated. Basically if we push it to the very middle which is the red position, that is the unlock position. That would allow these legs to slide front and back ten inches.Once you pull into a campground and youre wanting to position your trailer or RV into the camping position, what you want to do is youll see it will say locked maneuvering position, pointing this way. So if you pull your handle this way, what that will do is itll allow these legs to slide completely ten inches towards your tailgate or towards the trailer and then lock into position, they wont move and what that does is itll give you more clearance between your truck cab and your trailer. When youre maneuvering and you have to make sharp 90 degree turns, it will give you the clearance so the trailer will not hit your cab.Once youre done camping and youre ready to get on the road, you will want to move your trailer closer or right above the axle on your truck. You dont want to haul it all the back in the maneuvering position. What you would do, is push this handle all the way that way and when it says locked towing position, once its in that position, that will allow these legs to slide the ten inches back towards the truck cab and lock into position. Again that will bring your trailer right over your rear axle, which is where you want to be towing it in that position.This will come with the included parts I have sitting right out here, the pins and clips that will attach it to your base rails and the padlock to lock the handle into place.That should do it for review on part number PS30094.
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Pro Series 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch w/ Square Tube Slider - Slide Bar Jaw - 15,000 lbs - PS30094
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (12 Customer Reviews)
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by: Ryan J.10/17/2011
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Product is exactly as described. I would prefer not needing a sliding hitch, however, now that I have it I will be able to relax much more and not worry about reserving a campsite to tight to back my fifth in to.25695
We purchased this sliding hitch without much experience. We did some online research before deciding to buy so that we knew what to expect from the hitch and how to install it properly. So far, we are very pleased and satisfied with this product. The hitch is a sturdy, well made unit that came with everything necessary to install immediately. All the hardware, instructions and parts were high quality. Installation, which we did ourselves, was easier than we had anticipated. We thank whoever decided bundling the hitch with the base rails was a good idea! Most other websites were selling them separately and at a higher total cost. Overall, we think our purhase was a great value. It was exactly what we needed at the price we were looking for. 16283
Installation took me around 8 hours, with no help and never have installing one before. Learned a lot as I went but really pretty straight forward.39799
Order & shipping were excellent. Instructions were fairly easy to follow. A picture of how the angle brackets appear installed under the bed when installed would have helped save time. Installation in my 2005 GMC Sierra went very well.32274
The custom install kit for the 1500 and 2500 model is actually the same. If this is the only fifth wheel trailer you are going to tow, and you do not mind having the mounting rails permanently mounted in your truck bed, the 15K Fifth Wheel with Slider, part # PS30094 would work great. The install kit for your vehicle is part # RP50140-58.
Click on the provided link to view the install instructions. view full answer...
Slider hitches have to be un-locked in order to slide rear ward for tight turns. That can either be done by exiting the truck and manually unlocking it or using an electrical un-locking system that is operated by a control panel in cab.
If you do not want to have to un-lock a slider fifth wheel, you have the option of using a Sidewinder, like part # RP61420. A Sidewinder will put the pivot point at the trailers pin box rather than pivoting on the fifth wheel head.
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The Pro-Series 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch with Square Tube Slider, # PS30094, has a 15,000 lbs. gross towing weight capacity. It will accept a industry standard 2 inch king pin. It has 10 inches of slider travel to give you clearance between your truck and the trailer.
This fifth-wheel trailer hitch will not fit trucks with beds shorter than 6 feet. It also will not fit trucks with flareside/stepside beds. A minimum 13 inches extended trailer pin box is recommended.
We do have a couple adapte view full answer...
The correct Reese fifth-wheel installation kit for your 2007 Toyota Tundra with 6-1/2 foot bed is the Reese Universal Base Rails and Installation Kit with Spacers, item # RP30035-309. This kit includes the Reese 5th Wheel Spacer Kit for Toyota Tundra, item # RP58309, and is designed for the 2007 And Newer Toyota Tundra 6.5 foot & 8 foot Beds, the Crewmax 5.5 foot Bed requires a Sidewinder Pinbox Coupler also.
This kit will include all of the hardware needed to install base rails for a fifth-w view full answer...
We have numerous 5th wheel trailer hitches for the 2011 Chevy Silverado 2500HD. The best hitch for your truck and trailer combination is largely dependent on the bed length of the truck. Short bed trucks require a sliding hitch or, in some cases, a sidewinder will need to be added. Long bed trucks can use a standard hitch.
If you have a short bed truck, I recommend the Reese 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch with Round Tube Slider, # RP30075. The round tube slider offers 12 inches of travel to give mor view full answer...
To install a Reese fifth wheel slider hitch on your 2011 GMC Sierra 2500 HD or 3500 with the 6-1/2 foot bed and not have any base rails in your truck bed, you will need to use the Reese Elite Series fifth wheel system. This system will consist of the Reese Elite Series 18K Pre-Assembled 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch w/ Slider and Wiring Harness, part # RP30144, and the Reese Under-Bed Rail and Installation Kit, part # RP30868.
The Reese Elite Series hitch # RP30144, has a 18,000 lbs. towing weight view full answer...
Yes, you can just purchase the Pro Series 20K Fifth Wheel Head Assembly, Head Support and Handle Kit, item # 30118, to go on the slider assembly, item # RP30092, that your 15k head assembly is attached to now.
The same Slider assembly is used on the Pro Series 15k, 16k and 20k head units.
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You could either use a slider type fifth-wheel hitch, or if your pin box is compatible you could use a Sidewinder king pin with a fixed position fifth-wheel hitch on your 2011 Dodge Ram 3500.
For a slider fifth-wheel hitch, I would recommend Reese 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch with Round Tube Slider, part # RP30083 and Reese Quick-Install Custom Base Rails and Installation Kit, part # RP50140-58. The round tube slider provides 12 inches of movement to provide extra clearance when making sharp turns view full answer...
Since you have a bed that is less than 6 feet long, you will need to use a standard, stationary 5th wheel trailer hitch with a Sidewinder. The Sidewinder will provide 22 inches of clearance over the 12 inches of clearance of a slider hitch. There are some measurements you will need to take in order to determine if a Sidewinder will offer enough clearance to safely make 90 degree turns.
Use the formula below to ensure there will be enough space between your truck cab and trailer when executing view full answer...
The shortest bed that is on a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Crew Cab should be a 6-1/2 foot bed. With the 6-1/2 foot bed you will need to use a fifth-wheel slider hitch to get the clearance between the trailer and the cab of the truck when turning.
The Pro Series 15K Fifth Wheel, part # PS30094, you have referenced is a good choice for a fifth-wheel on your Silverado. To install the Pro Series fifth-wheel on your vehicle I would recommend the Reese Quick-Install Custom Base Rails and Insta view full answer...
If you look at some of the pictures and videos featuring 5th wheel trailer hitches and installations on our site, you may see that the pins are in from the back with the clips on the outside. Basically, it is easier to get the clip off and on when it is on the outside. view full answer...
It will depend on the manufacturer of the fifth-wheel rails that you are installing and the bed length of your 1989 GMC truck. If you are installing a Reese fifth-wheel hitch you will need to determine if you have a 10 bolt installation kit, or a 4 bolt installation kit.
If you are installing the 10 bolt kit, # RP30035, page 6 of the instructions, see link, shows the installation dimensions. Be sure to match your truck to the year, make and models at the top of the page.
If you are install view full answer...
If the 5th wheel rails installed in your 2001 Ford F-350 are Reese, Valley or Curt rails, they will accept either a Reese, Valley, or Curt fixed 5th wheel hitch or a slider hitch without having to make any changes to the rail spacing. But it may help to loosen the rails to better line things up correctly when installing a different hitch.
Since you have a short bed truck, you will need a slider. The sliders that offer the most travel are round tube sliders at 12 inches of travel. For a 16k ro view full answer...
I contacted our representative at Pro Series about converting your Pro Series 15K Sliding 5th Wheel Hitch, part # PS30094, to a stationary hitch. He informed me that you will need Reese Replacement Base Leg, part # RP30727. view full answer...
First, making 90 degree turns will be necessary at some point. Maybe not in all situations but there will be a time that it will be needed. In order to safely make 90 degree turns in trucks with a bed shorter than 6 feet long, you would need to use a Sidewinder pin box on the trailer.
The Sidewinder is used with a stationary trailer hitch and offers 22 inches more extension which is 10 inches more than a round tube slider hitch. This will eliminate or minimize the possibility f the trailer m view full answer...
The 30077 was a 15k Pro Series 5th Wheel Head, Head Support, and Rails, but is no longer available. The Pro Series 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch, # PS30094, has an updated version of the head and support and has a square tube slider and no rails.
With the year, make, and model of your truck, I would be happy to recommend an installation kit for a 5th wheel trailer hitch. view full answer...
Other than the sliding hitch you referenced, part # PS30094, you will need an install kit that includes the rails to attach the hitch to the truck bed and the brackets that attach the rails to the truck frame. There are two different kits that will work with your F250, a universal kit, part # RP30035 and a custom kit, part # RP50082-58. I would recommend the custom kit, as it will cut your install time by 50 percent.
You will also need a trailer connector mounted in the truck bed. Typically, view full answer...
The Reese, RP50073-58, fifth-wheel installation kit with brackets and rails will work with the Husky 16K EZ roller hitch, and this is the correct installation kit for your 2011 F-350 350 Super Duty with 6-3/4 foot bed.
I have linked installation instructions and a video of the Reese kit being installed on a 2011 F-250 for you to review. These should give you an idea where and how the kit will install on your truck.
When setting the final position of the fifth-wheel rails, use your Husky hi view full answer...
I would first recommend to make sure and verify that the towing capacity of your 2000 Dodge Dakota V8 Club Cab will be able to tow the weight of the 20 foot fifth wheel camper.
The Dakota has a 6-1/2 foot bed so you will need to use a slider hitch to be able to get the needed clearance between the truck cab and the fifth wheel when making sharp turns.
I would recommend the Reese 16K Fifth Wheel Hitch, part # RP30075. This is a round tube slider hitch that will have 12 inches of travel fron view full answer...
Yes, we have the replacement arm for the slider unit on your Pro Series 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch, # PS30094.
You will need the Draw-Tite / Reese Kwik Slide Replacement Handle, # 58161, to replace your bent handle. view full answer...
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by: Tom08/12/2011
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