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Heavy-duty 5th-wheel trailer hitch has interlocking jaws, a torsion head, and a color-coded lock indicator for safety and security. Non-binding slider ensures proper clearance during slow turns. OEM adapter rails included.
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Unlike slide-bar models, the rounded, interlocking, two-piece jaw on this fifth-wheel trailer hitch inhibits rattle and movement by securely wrapping around your trailer's king pin, resulting in easier hookup and a safer, quieter ride.
Get peace of mind with Curt's color-coded lock indicator. Just look at the indicator - either the one on the handle or the one on the hitch itself - to determine whether the jaw is in the correct position to uncouple (red), couple (yellow) or tow (green).
Most often used on trucks with 6' and 6-1/2' beds, this 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.
Curt rebranded this fifth-wheel trailer hitch by changing its name from Q16 to A16 in 2016. All features and specifications remained the same.
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Hi everyone, Aidan here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at this replacement fifth wheel head for your A16 or your Q16 fifth wheel hitches from Curt. So if you're getting this as a replacement head it's gonna function just like your old one. You can see right away It's got the same torsion system that's acting as a sort of cushioning system. When we're hooked up to our trailer it's gonna help us create a smoother ride going down the road with that side to side, front to back and even on the diagonal movement, all absorbing that shock but also helping us with the hookup process by moving and meeting the kingpin as we're guiding it back. The dual jaw system here, they overlap with each other to create really solid contact on the kingpin 360 degrees around.
And if we move over to the side here those jaws can be controlled by the handle secured in place by a pin and clip that can be swapped out for a padlock if you want that security aspect, pulling the handle out and back, we'll open up those jaws or in the coupling mode I've got a dummy king pin here that will slide back in. The open flare here will guide it into position and then as it backs up, we're hooking up to our trailer. The handle will snap back into place fully locked in and we can just resecure it with our pin and clip. Now a good way to know if we're fully coupled is the indicator on the back. You can see it's green right now which means we're positively coupled and good to go.
But if I undo that handle here, partially you'll see it switched to that red and in the fully open position it'll switch to yellow letting us know we're ready to back up to our trailer. And then as we back up that kingpin slides in, it'll swing past that red and when it's fully latched in, go back to green. With the positioning of this, it's easy to see from the cab of the truck so you don't have to get out to check on it. You can just look back there and see if you've got a good couple. With the fifth wheel head here we are gonna have a weight capacity.
It can handle 16,000 pounds of gross trailer weight rating. That's how much weight it can pull and has a vertical load limit, that downward pressure of 4,000 pounds. Be sure to check whether it be the leg kit, the slider base or your truck and go by the lowest rating component in the system but know that that's what the fifth wheel head can handle. You've got your three different points of height adjustment on the side. Again, depending on whether you're using the slider base like we are today or the just regular legs that are fixed, that height may change but you do have three different options for the adjustment.
What I can tell you though is that the whole spacing is 2" apart for each interval of that height adjustment. So just take that into account whenever you're setting this up for your truck and trailer combination. The whole fifth wheel head is gonna be a steel construction with a carbide black powder coat finish over top of it to help it resist rust and corrosion over time. Now with any sort of finished scratches and scuffs can be a danger to it because if you scratch away the finish it's way more susceptible to rust and corrosion over time. It does come included though with a lube plate which will sit between the head of the fifth wheel and your pin box with the kingpin right in the center here and reduce that metal on metal contact to make sure that the finish hopefully lasts a lot longer, keeping your whole fifth wheel looking like new. Speaking of keeping things operating like new you do have two zerk fittings on that dual jaw design here. So you can apply grease regularly to keep them operating smoothly. If you don't wanna leave this in your truck bed full-time and you want to take it out, it can be pretty heavy but you can separate the head into two pieces by taking out that first pin and clip and this large pin that runs through the center of the fifth wheel head. And that will allow us to actually separate the head from the body of the fifth wheel here. So it makes everything a lot lighter and easier to get in and out. And with it out you can see the rubber isolators that are located inside. That's part of the torsion system that we're talking about earlier. And what helps cushion the whole movement here and keep everything operating nice and smoothly as well as reducing noise. Being able to break it down really helps with the installation process because you can do it all on your own relatively easily. So let's go ahead and walk through that process with you now. Now since this is a replacement head you could be replacing it on a standard fifth wheel rather than this slider kit that we're doing this with in which case you'll be needing to use the hardware that came with your fifth wheel originally that bolt, lock washer and flat washer that threads into the legs on your A16 hitch. With that being said, if you are missing these, you will need to get new hardware because the hardware that comes with the replacement head is going to be that bolt and nut. Getting this installed, it might be a little easier to have a second set of hands, but if you can grab it by the center and get one of your bolts started just to help hold it in place on either end, that would be ideal and then we can get the nuts installed later after repeating this on both sides. Now at this point you wanna take your wrench and socket and actually start to tighten these down in all four corners and then we can torque it to the specifications found in our instructions. For the torque wrench, it's pretty easy to rent these out or borrow them but if you wanna get your own you can find those here at etrailer. Just make sure to find the proper torque spec and your instructions and repeat that for the other three bolts. With everything torqued down we can take the head unit and drop it down into place, securing it with the large pin going in through the back of the whole assembly and securing out front with our smaller pin and retaining clip. And that's really all there is to it for the installation process, it's gonna be a very basic easy to use replacement for your A16 or your Q16 fifth wheel hitches. Just deep in mind that if you're replacing one with the standard legs that you do have the appropriate hardware either reusing the old one or getting new hardware. And if you're gonna be dropping it in place in a situation like this with the S20 slider, know that the hardware it comes with is gonna be exactly what you need. But that'll do it for our look at this replacement fifth wheel head for your A16 or your Q16 hitches from Curt. Thanks for watching.
Looks good just opened the box. Waiting for mounting brackets.
I didn't want to buy a new hitch, this adapter product worked well for the puck system in my 2019 Silverado.
I had to adjust the hitch so that the fifth wheel trailer was more level when hooked up.
Very heavy duty hitch. Initially had some concerns so ordered the 20,000 lbs. instead of the 16000. Very good service from the etrailer representatives. Had some concerns on how long the delivery was going to take, however they were able to get it to me in a very short time. Thank you to the individuals who helped with my order. Danny
Product was as described. Fit and price were great. Just wish shipping would treat the package as their own. First couple pictures are from damage due to shipper carelessness.
Installed Curt A20 hitch w/slider rails in 2016 Chevrolet Z71 2500
I recently purchased a fifth wheel hitch for my new truck but wasn't sure I ordered the correct one after hitting the "enter" key! I called etrailer the following morning and found out I had, in fact, ordered the wrong hitch. The young man I spoke with was incredibly helpful - he canceled my initial order, explained what I really needed and why and then placed the order. I went on line the next day and found that the order had somehow been cancelled. I then spoke with LEAH G. She is the bomb. She corrected everything and did her best to expedite shipping including personally making certain that MY shipment was on the last truck of the day. What more can I say. Etrailer.com and Leah G are unbelievably awesome from beginning to end! Thank you for a great experience Conrad
Mostly awesome, just a few nudges and aligning and it was good to go. Took less than 90 minutes to open the box to putting the 5th wheel on the adapter. I also had to over tighten on of the mounting castle nuts to be able to get the cotter pin to go in.
I ordered my Curt hitch/adapter rails from etrailer and received a great price and prompt delivery. Everything arrived in good shape and has worked to perfection. Thank you etrailer.
This adapter allowed me to transfer my Curt E16 Roller Hitch from my 2013 GMC 1500 rail-mount to a 2019 Chev 3500HD with OE puck system. It raised the hitch height slightly but was easily readjusted on the E16 hitch body. I also adjusted the pinbox on my 10,000 lb trailer to compensate for the higher overall height of the 3500HD. This is a very well-made product that is working well for me.
good product
First of all, the purchase procedure was painless and the product performed as listed. I purchased this fifth wheel hitch base for a 2018 GMC 2500HD with under the bed hidden puck fifth wheel configuration. After a few minor adjustments the base fit the truck and the 20K lb. fifth wheel hitch very well and performed equally as well. I would recommend this purchase.
The C16023 worked perfectly with my new Chevrolet silverado LTZ 2500 HD under the bed mounted fith wheel attachment. The only thing I recommend is to read the instruction before installation. It looked so simple to install I went ahead without reading the instruction and had to use a hammer to close the last locking handle. As it turns out there is a simple Castle nut and cotter pin adjustment to make. Luckily I did no damage and all went well during the installation. I would highly recommend this product.
Also etrailer.com was vary helpful over the phone helping me figure out what I needed for my truck.. They also emailed when package was shipped and when it was delivered. They have the best prices as well. A big thanks to there customer service team for all of there help.
This adapter for towing prep package on Chevrolet trucks was simple to assemble and install and I would recommend to anyone. For me, I did not mate a Curt hitch on the mount and consequently the design of the mount prevents my hitch's sliding feature from working (the slide can not be unlocked). The angle steel which is used to hold the two mounting point halves blocks one of the lock pins. I hardly ever used my slide so I am not concerned.
Very good product! Super easy to install. Took me less than 30 minutes to have my 5th wheel hitch set up and ready to pull. Only weighs 80lbs and is easy to take in and out of the bed of the truck. Shipping from etrailer was fast. This is my second purchase from etrailer. Great experience. Company very heart full.
Can not believe the condition of all items as they were received from shipping carrier. Boxes torn apart, bolts and nuts all scattered. Even 5th wheel hitch had rubber on handle cut. Found nuts and bolts on ground next to where the shipping carrier had unloaded items. Luckily found all nuts and bolts after searching area where it was off loaded from shipping truck. Even the cross brace for the hitch roller was bent.
After reading other reviews I kind of expected this however. I can't believe you would ship something like a hitch protecting in the cheap boxes used! You need to improve the packaging!
Other than that it did arrive quickly.
As always etrailer was a pleasure to work with. The box was damaged during shipping and a bag of screw fell out. One call to Etrailer and the problem was solved. Took about 30 minutes to install. (Half of that was finding my torque wrench).
The product is great and if you put the puck rails together write the system goes together easy, my only complaint is with UPS my boxes where damaged badly and some of the bolts and one hitch pin was missing. I went to the local store and they had everything I needed so I was only out an extra $25.00 for the parts, considering I got the system for a lot of money and the dealers here wanted $2500.00 to $3000.00.
Alex at E trailer was fantastic. Very helpful in assisting me with this purchase. And to top it off, everything worked perfectly. Thanks Alex
Very easy to assemble. The instruction should say not the tighten the bolts on the crossmember until the base of the hitch in placed into the slots that attach the lower hitch to the rail assembly. I tighten all the bolts before I attempted to attached the lower hitch to the rails and the rail slots would not alleign with the base. Once I loosened the nuts the base fit perfectly then torqued all the nuts.
Vanessa N confirmed that this was the correct puc base for our fifth wheel hitch. The product arrived promptly. It was easy to assemble after viewing the handy video and everything fits perfect. It took only about 20 minutes to assemble. We always shop online at etrailer for our product needs as they provide the best customer service and are very knowledgeable.
Excellent service and professional advice by Matthew K. Prompt delivery with thorough instructions. Good folks to deal with.
I bought these rails for my husbands truck as a present. I loved the fact that etrailer not only was able to show an exact fit but the photos of the rails INSTALLED on another trucked helped a TON! Also, their shipping was extremely fast! I choose to expedite the shipping just in case it wasn't here in time and it was here within 2 days... and they had a personal touch with their shipping updates with photos of the staff that was handling the item. :) I will use them again, hands down!
It works like said with no problems . I installed on a 2019 Denali 2500 HD with a work box and I have no issues with pulling a 36 ft 5th wheel .
Great service and quick delivery.
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