Demco Hijacker Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch w/ Slider - Single Jaw - Ford Super Duty Prep Package - 21K
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Demco Hijacker Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch w/ Slider - Single Jaw - Ford Super Duty Prep Package - 21K
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Demco Fifth Wheel Hitch - DM8550038
- Sliding Fifth Wheel
- 21000 lbs GTW
- Demco
- Hitch Only
- Double Pivot
- Premium - Single-Hook Jaw
- 5250 lbs Vertical Load
- 15-1/2 - 18-1/4 Inch Tall
- 14 Inch Fore/Aft Travel
This hitch slides automatically when you turn to give you 14" of clearance for tight turns. A wraparound jaw provides a smooth ride and a locking bar offers added security. Base secures in underbed mounts and removes for full bed access.
Features:
- 5th-Wheel hitch mounts in your short-bed truck bed so you can tow your 5th-wheel trailer
- Automatic slider provides clearance required for your short-bed pickup to turn safely at slow speeds
- No more getting into and out of the truck to operate a manual slider
- Head slides toward the tailgate when you turn and back toward the cab when you straighten out
- Rack-and-pinion gears create smooth, controlled, automatic motion
- Rotating hitch head turns up to 90 degrees with your trailer
- Rotation creates the force that propels the automatic slider
- Built-in brackets stabilize your pin box so the king pin won't rotate in the hitch - no need for a separate capture plate for standard pin boxes
- Rail-free design allows for full access to truck bed when hitch is removed
- Wraparound, single-piece jaw provides a secure connection
- 360-Degree jaw-to-king-pin contact
- Less rattle and more security than slide-bar jaws
- 3/4" Thick, solid steel locking bar reinforces the connection of your coupled trailer
- Automatically locks into place when the jaw closes
- Double-pivot hitch head eases hookup and helps to limit chucking
- Pivots front to back and side to side
- 3 Height settings to fit your application
- Cushioning polyurethane dampeners help reduce noise and absorb road shock
- Spring-loaded handle with comfort grip allows for simple coupling
- Tethered safety pin lets you secure the handle in the open or the closed position
- Sturdy steel construction with rust-resistant black powder coat finish
- Diamond-plate tread on hitch base adds unique styling
- Fast, easy installation
- Drops into the 4 receiver pucks that are built into your factory underbed rails
- Made in the USA
Specs:
- Application: 2011 and newer Ford Super Duty trucks with factory-installed towing prep package
- Designed for use on 6-1/2' truck beds
- Fits standard pin boxes 12" - 14" wide
- Locking plates (sold separately) are required for use with Glide Ride, Mor Ryde, Trailair Tri Glide, Trailair Flexair, Rota Flex, and 5th Airborne pin boxes
- Gross towing weight: 21,000 lbs
- Vertical load limit: 5,250 lbs
- Travel: 14" front to back
- Hitch height settings: 15-1/2", 16-3/4", and 18-1/4"
- 5-Year limited warranty
Note: This fifth-wheel trailer hitch is not compatible with Sidewinder or Revolution king pins. Do not use any device that changes the pivot point of your trailer's king pin with this hitch.
Automatic Slider Makes Cornering Easy
Most often used on trucks with 6-1/2' beds, a 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.
Normally, you'd have to get out of your truck and pull a lever to release the slider before every turn, but what if there was an automatic system? Imagine having 14" of extra clearance while towing your fifth-wheel trailer. Now imagine having this without needing get out of the truck to move your slider. The Demco Hijacker Autoslide makes this fantasy a reality. The Autoslide automatically glides back smoothly when you make a sharp turn so you can maneuver effortlessly around tight corners within campsites and parking lots.
The base of the Autoslide has a built-in rack-and-pinion gear system that operates automatically. As your truck turns, the pinion in the base also turns. This activates the rack gear, which causes the rotational force of the truck to be converted into the linear sliding action of the hitch. So, when your truck makes a sharp, slow-speed turn, the gears inside the Autoslide force the hitch head to slide down toward your truck's tailgate in a smooth, controlled motion. This way, any time that your truck turns more than 10 to 15 degrees, the Autoslide will ensure that there is enough clearance for your trailer to complete the turn as well, and it will do so without any jerking or binding.
In order for the rack-and-pinion assembly to function as designed, the pin box must be stabilized on the hitch head. Normally in a fifth-wheel hitch, the king pin moves inside of the hitch head so that the trailer can turn. With the Autoslide, the king pin remains fixed inside of the jaws of the hitch and it is the hitch head itself that turns. This is thanks to the capture brackets on the sides of the head that brace the pin box from both sides to hold it in place on top of the hitch head. This is done to ensure that there is enough resistance within the hitch when your truck turns to properly activate the rack-and-pinion gear mechanism.
To stabilize your pin box on the hitch head, simply push the capture brackets up against your pin box once the trailer is coupled and tighten the outer bolts and the inner jam nuts. The Autoslide head and brackets will fit standard pin boxes that are between 12" and 14" wide. If you have a Glide Ride, Mor Ryde, Trailair Tri Glide, or 5th Airborne pin box, you must install a special locking plate (sold separately) as well.
When you straighten your rig out again and your trailer moves back in line, the hitch head will rotate back to center and slide back toward the cab into the straight towing position.
Secure Wraparound Jaw with Locking Bar
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 Autoslide offers tighter tolerances around the king pin, which minimizes both rattle and chucking, for a smooth, quiet ride.
A 3/4" 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.
Double-Pivot, Cushioned Hitch Head
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 hooking up is easy because the hitch head will automatically pivot to the proper angle when it comes into contact with your pin box.
Three polyurethane dampeners help to cushion the movement from the pivoting head and to reduce towing noise. Two of these dampeners are built into the head assembly to cushion the head's side-to-side pivoting. The third dampener cushions the back-and-forth motion and must be installed in the hitch prior to use. Installation of this third dampener is easy - simply press the dampener up into the pre-drilled hole underneath the hitch head.
Easy Installation
The Hijacker Autoslide hitch is specially designed to fit in the underbed rails of your Ford Super Duty factory fifth-wheel towing prep package. The hitch comes pre-assembled for an easy installation. All you have to do is bolt on the side plates and attach the head to the hitch base.
The side plates have 2 functions. They contain the feet that fit into your OEM tow package receivers, and they allow you to raise or lower the hitch head to better match your pin box height. After you choose your desired height setting, simply bolt the side plates to the hitch base with the included hardware. Then lower the hitch into the 4 puck receivers in your truck bed. Turn the handles to lock the feet into the pucks and secure the handles with the included safety pins. The hitch can be removed to give you full truck bed access. Simply remove the safety pins, turn the handles to unlock the feet, and lift the hitch out of the receivers.
Clearance Formula for Short Bed Trucks
Use the formula below to ensure there will be enough space between your truck cab and trailer when executing a 90-degree turn.
(A+B) - C = Clearance
A = Distance from the center of fifth-wheel hitch jaw to truck cab
B = Length of Travel (14")
C = Width of trailer divided by 2 (to get half)
For example: If the distance from the center of the hitch to the cab is 36", 36" + 22" = 58". If your fifth-wheel trailer is 102" wide, take half (51"), then plug in: 58" - 51" = 7" of clearance.
Note: At least 4 inches of clearance is recommended to safely execute a 90-degree turn.
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This Product Fits The Following Vehicles
- 2011 - 2022 Ford F-250 Super Duty 6-3/4 Foot Bed with OEM Prep Pkg
- 2011 - 2022 Ford F-350 Super Duty 6-3/4 Foot Bed with OEM Prep Pkg
Customer Reviews
Demco Hijacker Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch w/ Slider - Single Jaw - Ford Super Duty Prep Package - 21K - DM8550038
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (350 Customer Reviews)
This hitch slides automatically when you turn to give you 14" of clearance for tight turns. A wraparound jaw provides a smooth ride and a locking bar offers added security. Base secures in underbed mounts and removes for full bed access.
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by: Glenn07/19/2021
I am currently about to install this 5th wheel hitch. I chose this one because B&W doesn't make an auto slider, Pullrite has to have a capture plate on the trailer (which limits other trailers you can tow), so that Is how I decided on Demco. Since this is a large heavy item etrailer has to ship it by freight company. Had a lot of negative issues with the shipping part. After ordering the hitch I obtained an expected delivery date from etrailer & it was expected to arrive during a planned vacation. So I contact etrailer to reschedule the delivery date after my return which I was told was not a problem. However I then got a noticed that the hitch was shipped and the arrival date was the day before I left for vacay. This was not what I requested, but I'll make it work. However that day came and went. The hitch arrived to the freight company (Force) on time from etrailer, so we called Force and talked to an employee who said he call back in a hour (nothing). Next day we called and talked to another employee who said he call back in an hour (again nothing). Finally called and was able to get a supervisor that.gave us a believery date and we had to make arrangements on the delivery (remember vacay). The delivery date came and we never got a phone call from TForce or any kind of updated tracking until the afternoon when the delivery guy just showed up at the door step with the hitch. The driver was a good guy, but TForce Frieght CO gets a huge negative review. So I you order an item large enough to require a third party freight co try to make sure its not TForce Freight. I'm also a little put out that etrailer didn't schedule the delivery as requested.
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by: Michael09/01/2021
Great Product - had it installed by E-trailer - however very easy to remove and put back into truck bed puck system. I have 44'foot 5th wheel and 6 foot bed on my F"350 - so the slider has helped in tight pivots - especially getting gas in small mountain towns. The hitch is heavy - needs 2 people to get lifted into truck - but a great product.
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David M - 08/26/2021
by: David M08/12/2020
This hitch is well worth the purchase, and etrailer treated us really well I guess I would say they have treated us very well on all of our purchases. The hitch worked very well on our trip home from Oregon all the way back to Alaska. I never had to worry about tight turns at all.
Comments
I love it!!!
David M - 08/26/2021
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Brooke M - 09/08/2021
by: Thomas08/28/2021
I think it’s extremely heavy. And iit was missing a few bolts and washers that I had to go pick up. The hitch is huge. Built well though.
Comments
Thank you for the review! Our customer service team should be reaching out to you in the near future.
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by: Gary08/12/2021
2019 Ford F-350 Super Duty
It needs a much better description of what all comes with the hitch and more clear about when you would need to use a locking plate with the hitch itself
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by: Stewart Y.07/31/2016
Ford F-250 Super Duty
Very high quality product. Used on a extended cab short bed F250 and the sliding mechanism provides plenty of clearance between the Fifth Wheel front and the truck's cab. Fits Ford's factory fifth wheel bed mount holes perfectly. Used to tow a 42' fifth wheel regularly. Foot print is small enough to allow me to retain my tool box in the truck during towing. The hitch is heavy! Do not plan to try to install with one person with out an engine hoist or gantry crane. Two strong people can, but extreme caution should be taken as the hitch weighs nearly 300lbs and is awkward.
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by: Billy05/08/2019
2017 Ford F-350 Super Duty
I’m happy with hitch. Check out these videos of install for Ford prep package and hitch. Using the hitch on a 2017 Ford F-350 SRW shortbed. I’m pulling a 2015 Keystone Carbon 327 37’ toy hauler
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Gerald W - 05/09/2021
by: Gerald W05/08/2020
Dodge Journey
The product arrived intact and unscathed despite the long journey. I have not installed it yet but it is one beefy mother! Glad I went with the 21K just in case I decide to go with a bigger camper. The only thing is that 350# isn't as light as it used to be especially if you are alone to bring it into the garage! LOL
Comments
When we took our trip for a weeks getaway it worked flawlessly driving and parking the trailer in tight quarters. The slide allowed me ample room to make tight turns without damaging my cab. I highly recommend anyone to purchase it.
Gerald W - 05/09/2021
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Kent V - 10/11/2017
by: Kent V10/10/2016
Best purchase I made. Unit is made with high quality and works great. Fit into the truck bed with ease. I would recommend this hitch to anyone looking for a high quality 5th wheel hitch.
Comments
Unit works better then expected, I would recommend it to anyone looking for a quality fifth wheel hitch.
Kent V - 10/11/2017
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by: The G07/24/2020
We ABSOLUTELY love the Demco 5th wheel hitch. It is tough getting it in and out of the truck bed and we do certainly 2 strong people but it is well worth the effort. It works perfectly and is super easy to maintain. We did buy the cover for the head unit and love it. We would HIGHLY recommend this product. We pull a Grand Design 43' toy hauler.
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by: Kurt05/02/2019
Had this for a year. Works very well. A bit heavy to remove but worth the confidence knowing this hitch is built heavy duty. Also not having my truck damaged is priceless. There is a routine that needs to be followed to lock in side rails. I put magnets on each side with a wrench on a tether so that I just reach down a grab the wrench for each side. Keep in mind, you need to back straight to hook up. Not designed to back in on a angle. That all being said, very pleased with this hitch and the great customer service from etrailer
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by: Jeff G.05/04/2020
Ford F-350 Super Duty
I have used the Demco Hijacker Autoslider hitch for a year now. It works perfect together with the capture plate for my 5th wheel. Heavy? YES, but this thing is a beast and works just like it was designed. I have towed our 16k pound 5th wheel with my short bed F350 for over 3000 miles now. Plenty of room to make turns without worrying about crashing my back window or cab. I also don't have to get out of the truck to release the slider when at the campsite, fuel station or other tight spaced situation we might encounter especially at night or during inclement weather. Once set up it only takes me minutes to install/ uninstall with a winch mounted in the ceiling of my garage using the Demco 5th Wheel Lifting Bracket.
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by: Joe C10/31/2020
Hitch works fine. Took me a while to find the right shims to get it to fit in the pick system. No hoist and by myself a little heavy to wrestle up and down to change shims. Would be nice if the instructions called out the shims to use based on the truck make and model.
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by: Mark D.09/11/2020
Awesome hitch. The autoside makes it a breeze to backup and turn, I would definitly buy the hitch again. I have had no problems with the power coat and the hitch looks as good as the day it was installed.
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by: Tim M06/05/2020
the Demco slider hitch I bought has performed as expected with no problems so far. I feel confident when taking sharp turns that my 5th wheel will keep its distance from the cab of my truck. The product is heavy duty and looks great too.
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by: Timothy05/29/2020
First time i ordered from etrailer. Emily was a great help. Fast freight shipping,. The Demco fifth wheel auto slider is a whole lot of hitch. You need a strong friend to assemble and install this hitch.
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by: Randal S06/01/2018
2012 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty
It is a very nice hitch. (works great) The only draw back is you have to be square with the trailer. But other then that, it works as advertised and I think it will last a long time. I'm well satisfied with the hitch.
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by: Dave S10/25/2019
Purchased this hitch 1 year ago. We travelled over 11,000 miles in our 4 month trip this past summer. This hitch performed flawlessly. It is sometimes hard to hook up if you are not perfectly straight with the trailer but after a little practice its not a problem. Very well made and I would buy it again.
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by: Scott Allman08/27/2016
2014 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty
Great item. Easy to install and remove, But i have a tractor w loader that helps me do it. Makes turning a breeze, dont have to get out and unlock or lock like other brands.
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by: Steven09/03/2020
2020 Ford F-350 Super Duty
I am very pleased with the products and service provided by etrailer
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by: Ben L.10/19/2016
2016 Ford F-350 Super Duty
The hitch has been working great. Most people who haven't ever seen one. It works great both forwards and backwards in tight situations. We have recommended this to all who have looked at it. Great unit.
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by: George01/31/2021
Looks great, had to guess on head height, guess I'll find out the first hook up.
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by: Charlie10/27/2017
Love this Demco product. Lisa at etrailer is superb. etrailer is top notch.
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by: Rob11/17/2019
2016 Ford F-350 Super Duty
Good service and very fast. It was a little higher priced but I got free shipping so it equals out. Definitely a keep. Thanks
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by: Darryl10/31/2017
works like it is abvertised
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- Comparing Demco Hijacker Sliding Fifth Wheel Hitches for 2019 Ford F-350 With OEM PucksAside from the weight rating there is really only one very slight difference; the 21K Demco Hijacker Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch # DM8550038 has a diamond tread pattern on the base while the 18K Demco Hijacker Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch # DM8550024 does not have this pattern. That diamond tread pattern is only for aesthetics and does not affect the hitch in any way. You are not alone in loving the Hijacker as it is one of the best and most popular fifth wheel hitches we sell for a reason....
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- Recommended Fifth Wheel Trailer Hitch for 2017 Ford F-350 with Short Bed and Factory Tow PackageGooseneck and fifth wheel trailer hitches connect to the frame in some way. However, a gooseneck hitch is connected directly to the frame with just the hitch ball for connection to the trailer. A fifth wheel hitch has brackets that connect to the frame, and then either rails or pucks (What you have on your factory kit) to connect to the fifth wheel hitch. Since the hitch is what connects to the trailer there is more in between the trailer and truck's frame. So gooseneck hitches generally...
view full answer... - Troubleshooting Demco Hijacker Autoslide Making NoiseHow old is the hitch? Does your fifth wheel have a standard pin box or a cushioned pin box? Has it been lubricated? Does the locking bar automatically lock when the jaw closes? The thing that comes to mind immediately is the capture plates may not be adjusted properly. They MUST be evenly on both sides to 1/8" more than the width of the pin box.
view full answer... - Will Demco HiJacker 5th Wheel Hitch and Auxiliary In-Bed Fuel Tank Fit a 2016 Ford F-350 Short BedOn the Demco 21K HiJacker 5th wheel trailer hitch, # DM8550038, for your 2016 Ford F-350 short bed there is an easy way to determine if there is enough space to use the hitch with an auxiliary fuel tank in the truck bed. The hitch measures approximately 3-1/2 inches from the center of the forward most pucks in the truck bed to the end of the hitch assembly closest to the front of the bed. But I would allow for a little more space, 5 or 6 inches, just to be on the safe side and ensure...
view full answer... - Compatibility Of Install Points With Spray In BedlinerMe and my contact at Demco RV confirmed the following information: The # DM8550038 is a 21K Auto Slide for a Ford with the factory 5th Wheel Prep System. The Demco auto slide will set down on the Ford Factory installed pucks. I would assume the shop applying the bed liner taped off the pucks and didn’t cover them with liner. If so, the liner may need to be removed just from the top of the pucks. There are also 2 shims at the tops of the pins on the mounting plates. The install...
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