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Heavy-duty hitch comes in 2 lightweight pieces for fast, easy installation and removal. Sturdy wraparound jaw has a locking bar for extra security. Pivoting head eases hookup and helps limit chucking. Polyurethane bumpers ensure a smooth ride.
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Note: This fifth-wheel hitch is compatible with rotating pin boxes, such as the Reese Sidewinder, Reese Revolution, and 5th Airborne Sidewinder, only when used with a wedge (sold separately).
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 Recon hitch offers tighter tolerances around the king pin, which minimizes both rattle and chucking, for a smooth, quiet ride.
A 3/4" thick 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.
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 hookup is easy because the hitch head will automatically pivot to the proper angle when it comes into contact with your pin box.
Polyurethane dampeners help to cushion the movement from the pivoting head and to reduce towing noise. These dampeners are built into the head assembly to cushion the head's side-to-side pivoting.
The Recon hitch is designed to mount to the included industry-standard base rails, which install in your truck bed and are anchored to the included custom brackets that attach to your vehicle's frame.
Assembling the hitch is quick and easy because of its lightweight, 2-piece design. First, attach the base to the base rails. Then simply slide the head assembly into the opening in the base. There are 3 different height settings to choose from - just slide the head up or down to find your desired height.
Once you have chosen your desired height, use the included pin to secure the head to the base. Finally, tighten the bolt to eliminate any movement and rattle.
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Hello everybody. This is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a look at this replacement head for the Demco Recon 5th Wheel trailer hitch. Has a 21,000 pound gross towing weight capacity. Now, this part here will replace the head assembly on your Demco Recon 5th Wheel trailer hitch. It does work on part numbers DM8550043, part number DM8550045, and part number DM8550046.
Those three hitches we do sell separately on our website. Now, this head here will have a nice wraparound, single-piece jaw. Provides a nice, secure connection. Does give you a 360 degree jaw-to-king-pin contact, and because of that, it'll give you less rattle, more security than the slide bar jaws. Also, if you noticed on this, it has this large 3/4 inch thick solid steel locking bar.
Right in the front here, that'll reinforce that connection of your coupled trailer. And when it does close, this will automatically lock into place when the jaw closes. Now, this is a double pivot hitch head, which will ease hookup, help limit chucking. Basically, when this is installed into the yoke head on the hitch, it'll pivot front to back and side to side. Does have a nice spring loaded handle over here with a nice comfort grip.
Allows for simple coupling, and has a nice tethered safety pin here that lets you secure the handle in the open or the closed position. Right now, it is closed just to show you how you open it. You just take out the pin, and again, it's tethered so you can just let it hang there. And then what you'll do is pull this handle all the way out. And once you get it far enough you can hear it locked into place.
And now you can see the jaws open, ready to accept your connection. So once you slide the king pin in there it'll wrap around there, lock into place, and then just put your pin back through the hole to secure it. This is a sturdy steel construction. Has a nice rust resistant black powder coat finish on it. It is made in the USA. Few specs on this. The gross towing weight capacity is 21,000 pounds, vertical load limits 5,250 pounds. But again, if you have it in the open position you can even flip the pin and clip through there to lock it into the open position if you prefer. But that should do it for the review on the replacement head for the Demco Recon 5th Wheel trailer hitch..
Great product
As described
well built and good design! I like it alot and think you will too!
Jesica was the best I needed it asap said Friday it arrived on Thursday very satisfied
Love it. It works well
Ultra Fast shipping and delivery Josh in costumer service awesome for getting dimensions quickly from Demco not listed easy install just waiting on RV to arrive to go pick it up.
I like the hitch but for some reason after a long trip it seems to get loose and buck a little bit even after I torque it to spec! Other than that it's a great hitch.
Easy to read and install. Just received it although it covers my safety chain brackets, should be a easy fit!
It is heavier built than I expected, haven't gotten to use it yet, but I'm itching to. Extremely happy with the set up of the hitch. The welds are all clean and solid. I will write another review after my first use. But overall I'm extremely happy with the hitch so far. Good job Demco and thank you etrailer for a very easy and stress free transaction.
Easy install. This set up makes switching between 5th wheel and Gooseneck a breeze.
I like the ability to remove the entire hitch and only leave a small round plug on the bed floor.
Fit perfect in my 2020 f350 tremor
Very noisy!! Makes you think something broke. It’s good if you don’t want to break the bank. But when parking you’ll hear the loud noises coming from the hitch. Other than that it works fine.
So far so good pulling my fifth wheel around. I went this route so I could have dual purpose and not corner myself with just a drop in plate with my trucks factory fifth wheel package. No issues with this hitch, locks tight and no slop.
Hitch works great and delivery from etrailer was fast.
I bought this to replace a Demco Autoslide hitch. The Autoslide was great but too heavy for me. Because of my bad back, this was a great choice! The hitch is awesome, easy to put in and out. Quiet and smooth towing. Thx E-Trailer!
Easy to set up and use I borrowed a buddies cause I bought a camper and didn’t have a hitch set up in the bed of my truck just had the goose neck ball pulled real nice so I order o e just like it
This hitch met all my expectations and beyond. I have traveled over 10 thousand miles so far and it has worked very smoothly. Thanks JoAnn
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