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This hitch takes the stress out of tight turns with its automatic sliding design. As you turn, the head glides smoothly on metal tubes for up to 14" of clearance, moving toward the tailgate so your trailer stays clear of the cab, then slides back when you straighten out. There are no gears or small parts to jam—just low-friction plates doing the work so you can stay in the driver’s seat and focus on towing.
Rated for heavy fifth wheels, this setup handles a gross towing weight of 20,000 lbs and a vertical load limit of 5,000 lbs. The solid steel construction is powder coated and e-coated for corrosion resistance, giving you confidence to haul demanding trailers trip after trip. It’s tested to SAE J2638 standards so you can count on consistent strength and performance under load.
The precisely laser-cut wraparound jaw locks automatically once the king pin is in place. That single-hook design gives full contact around the pin for a tight, rattle-free connection compared to basic slide-bar jaws. The self-locking hitch plate makes coupling straightforward—no extra steps, no guessing if it’s latched.
To help keep the ride comfortable and level, the dual-pivot head moves both front-to-back and side-to-side. That motion eases hookup and helps limit chucking as you travel down the road. With an overall hitch height of 18-1/2", it offers dependable bed clearance for balanced towing.
Even with a base weight of 187 lbs, this hitch is designed so you can separate the 43 lb removable hitch plate from the base when it’s time to clear out your bed. Breaking it down into lighter pieces makes storage and handling more practical when you’re not towing.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi, everybody, Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a look together at the PullRite SuperGlide 5th-Wheel Hitch for your short-bed truck. Now, this 5th-wheel hitch is going to mount in your truck bed by attaching to the industry-standard above-bed rails, which are sold separately, so that you can tow your 5th-wheel trailer. Let me give you just a brief view of where this is going to connect. So, you're going to get this hardware, so this will slide into the slot inside of your rails and then you'll just secure it with the included pins and clips, so it's going to be pretty easy to get that into place on your rails that you currently have inside the bed of your truck. Now, this does have a gross towing weight of 20,000 pounds and a vertical load limit of 5,000 pounds.
The total weight of this unit is right about 220 pounds or so. The base is about a little over 170, and the head is going to be a little over 40 pounds. So, all that to say, this is going to be a lighter-weight option compared to some of the other heavier auto-slide options that are out there from other manufacturers. So, because this is a lighter weight option physically to lift, it's gonna be easier to get this installed into the bed of your truck, easier than some of those other heavier options from other manufacturers that are auto-sliders. Now, as I mentioned, this does feature an automatic slider that's going to let you safely make turns with your short-bed truck, so you're not gonna have to worry about getting into and out of your truck to operate a manual slider.
So, let me give you a brief demonstration of this from that angle first. So, I do have this loosened up a little bit just so I can easily show you the sliding action, as you can see. So, very easy, very smooth operation. Lemme give you an overhead look there so you can see a little bit better. So, this is designed to allow your truck to turn up to 90 degrees to your trailer.
Now, other variables do come into play, such as trailer width, and squared off or rounded corners and the location of the potential point of trailer-to-cab contact. But as you can see, the head is going to slide toward the tailgate, and then when you're straightening out, it's going to slide back towards the cab when you're straightening out that turn, just like that. So, no, there's no gears or easily breakable parts. What you have here, and you're not gonna be able to see it of course, but we have something like a tube here that's going to slide down these rails here depending on which way you're turning, so that's really nice. You don't have gears or small parts to worry about maintaining.
It's really gonna be little maintenance at all with this. So, you're gonna get a travel of 14 inches front to back, and this has a total height of about 18 1/2 inches. I do wanna point out that a capture plate is going to be required for this SuperGlide, and the plate is, as you probably know, is attached to your trailer's skid plate, so when you're hooked up into your SuperGlide Hitch and ready to tow, that capture plate's gonna isolate the rotation of your trailer's kingpin in this hitch, so movement and rotation is then transferred to the automatic cam action of the SuperGlide Hitch, moving it away from the cab along its rails to prevent the trailer from contacting the cab of your truck. So, let me give you another overhead look here and just give you a brief demonstration of our self-locking hitch plate here. So, I do have a kingpin here to demonstrate just how easily this is going to couple. This is ready to receive the kingpin, so lemme just slide this into place here. (kingpin clacks) So, as you can see, that's going to automatically locked just like that. Now, the jaw is going to close and that handle's going to, as I mentioned, lock automatically when that kingpin's in place, and then I'm gonna go ahead and just release this, and I wanna just point out, hopefully you can see that there, the precisely laser-cut jaw and of course, that wraparound jaw creates less rattle, it's going to offer more security than slide-bar jaws. And then let me, I'll go back to my wide view here, show that to you again, watch the handle. (kingpin clacks) So, it's gonna be very easy to couple. You can slide a padlock through here if you would like to lock this into place so someone just can't come by and uncouple this from your kingpin. So, very easy to hook this up. It's dual-articulating head, so that's going to help make hookup easier. It's gonna help limit chucking. It pivots front to back and side to side. And this is made here in the USA of American steel. It has a black powder coat finish to protect it from rust and corrosion. So, PullRite makes all of their products with a high-quality American steel, so this is gonna hold up really well for you. So, again, I'm a big fan of how this actually slides by itself and the way that PullRite was able to engineer that. And so because of the way that they've engineered this, again, this is gonna be a lighter-weight option to install other those heavier ones, and it's really going to be a great and essential benefit for you if you're towing 5th-wheel trailers with a short-bed truck. So, great item here by PullRite, and again, 20,000 pounds for the gross towing weight, 5,000 pounds for the vertical load limit. Well, I think that's gonna wrap up our look today. I do hope that our time together was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy, thank you for joining me.
Ratings & Reviews
Gwendolyn Y.
4/15/2025
Perfect fit, I'd say so! When are you going to be able to take it out for its first tow, Tommy?
Gwendolyn Y.
4/16/2025
Tommy
4/16/2026
Still working as new,, I keep the parts maintained as instructed, and I have had no issues.
Gwendolyn Y.
9/25/2025
The new hitch looks fantastic in your truck! Also, thanks for sharing about the clearance with the fender wells. We have not heard that feedback yet so it will be helpful information to have and share.
Gwendolyn Y.
5/20/2026
Thanks for the awesome review, David! And that first sentence might be the best installation advice we’ve heard in a while. It’s great to hear the SuperGlide lived up to expectations and gave you the clearance and maneuverability you were looking for with the short bed setup. Sounds like you really put it through its paces too, from parking lot testing to highway driving. Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience, and happy trails and hope you have a great holiday weekend!
Gwendolyn Y.
7/23/2025
Oh dang, that bolt definitely looks gnarly! Looks like you're all set for another adventure, where are you heading next?
Lazer S.
4/14/2026
Glad every thing was nice and easy, CAS! And nice pictures too! You ever think about photography? What kind of 5th wheel are you going to be towing?
Victoria H.
3/20/2025
Glad to hear it’s living up to its reputation for you Cliff, looks like this hitch is locked in for the long haul! Any upcoming adventures planned for the summer?
Cliff
3/20/2026
Overall, once the latching mechanism is well lubricated with WD40, as recommended, and after bending the trigger pin and breaking it off Pullrite sent me a replacement part quickly, and learning from Pullrite the best way to back the pinbox up to the hitch is to have the capture plate at a height near the bottom of the hitch plate and lit it slide up as you back into the hitch, will trigger the mechanism easily. And that certain works well now. I wish there was a way to raise the height of the hitch head, as we had trailer interference on the pickup bed on a tight turn where the truck was articulated uphill from the nose of the trailer. I am going to try lowering my trailer pinbox and see if I can get better clearance. That mishap cost me $3,200 in body repairs. Make sure you check you trailer nose clearance to the bed rails .. and after learning a hard lesson, you should be looking at a 5-6 inch clearance at a minimum when level. Overall, I do love the hitch!! And Pullrite was extremely responsive to my questions and need for a new replacement part.
Gwendolyn Y.
3/23/2026
Mike L.
1/28/2026
Good job Mark! We look forward to seeing the photos....
Victoria H.
1/30/2025
Thanks for the feedback and for sharing the photos with us, Jimmie! Feel free to let us know what you think once you get the chance to put it to use. Do you have any upcoming trips planned?
Mike L.
2/17/2026
I'd be happy to help you with that! Which model pin box does your 5th wheel use?
Mike L.
2/18/2026
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Mike L.
8/30/2026
Nice job Rick, thanks for the photo!