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This hitch is designed to pull serious weight—rated at 18,000 lbs gross towing weight and a 4,500 lbs vertical load limit. The heavy-duty steel build and rust-resistant black powder coat finish give it the strength and durability needed for long hauls. It’s a solid setup that feels steady when hooked up and inspires confidence every time you tow.
For short-bed setups where turning space is tight, the automatic slider delivers 14" of fore and aft travel without you ever leaving the driver’s seat. The built-in rack-and-pinion gear system moves the hitch smoothly toward the tailgate when you turn and back to center when you straighten out. It’s a precise, controlled motion that prevents binding and gives you the clearance needed to maneuver in parking lots or campgrounds.
The wraparound single-piece jaw completely surrounds the king pin for 360-degree contact, keeping the connection snug and quiet on the road. A 3/4" thick solid steel locking bar reinforces that connection, automatically locking into place when the jaw closes. Together they create a secure link that minimizes rattle and chucking, making each trip quieter and more stable.
The double-pivot hitch head moves front to back and side to side to help level out bumps and rough stretches. Three polyurethane dampeners absorb road shock and cut down on towing noise so everything feels smoother behind the wheel. This cushioned motion also makes hitching easier since the head automatically pivots into position when it meets your pin box.
Setup is straightforward with the included rail adapter made for factory prep systems. Drop the base into the puck receivers, pin it in place, bolt on the side plates, and attach the head—it’s that simple. Three height settings (16-1/2", 17-3/4", and 19-1/4") let you fine-tune your setup for level towing, while built-in brackets stabilize your pin box without needing a separate capture plate for standard pin boxes.
Alternate Instructions
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Hi, everybody. Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a look together at this Demco 5th Wheel Rail Adapter Now, this adapter is specifically designed to fit your 2016 and newer Nissan Titan XD with a 6.5 foot bed with the OEM integrated Gooseneck and then your 2017 to 2019 Nissan Titan XD with an eight foot bed, again with the OEM integrated gooseneck. Now, on custom fit parts such as this adapter, I do recommend taking advantage of our vehicle fit guide here at etrailer.com. Simply input the year, make, and model of your truck and our fit guide will confirm if this will work for you or if we have something comparable that will work for you. Now, this adapter is going to be perfect if you want to use your standard 5th wheel trailer hitch with your Titan XD truck's factory-installed underbed 5th wheel mounting kit.
This is going to let you use your 5th wheel trailer hitch that attaches to the standard above bed rails. However, I do wanna point out that this adapter will not work with the B&W Patriot sliding hitch. So just so you're aware of that. Now this is going to mount to the two OEM pucks. And then the center shaft that you see there, that's going to insert into the gooseneck ball hole in your Titan's bed.
So with this little bit closer underside view, hopefully you can see these pins here. Those pins are what's gonna drop into the the puck there, and then that center shaft is going to drop into that gooseneck ball hole. Now, this does use a ball bearing locking system. So right now I have it locked, but let me go ahead and unlock this. So this does include this thumbscrew with a washer.
So I'm gonna go ahead and remove that thumbscrew. And then if you just turn that slightly, taking another view close up, as you can see, hopefully those ball bearings are loose in there, so they're not secured. But after you have this dropped into place, into that puck system and into the gooseneck ball hole, you're just going to turn this latch like so. That's going to secure those ball bearings and make them to where they're not gonna be able to go back into the shaft. Insert the thumbscrew, tighten it down.
And then taking a closer look here, those balls are going to be secured into place. So hopefully you can see that. So this is made here in the USA of a rust-resistant black powder-coated steel construction. So this is very strong, very robust, very durable. This has a maximum capacity of 21,000 pounds. Instructions are included to guide you through the very simple installation process. However, I do wanna point out that even though this is going to be a very easy setup, a very easy install, this is a very heavy adapter. So you do wanna make sure that you have at least another person with you to help you lift this into your truck bed and then drop it into place. 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
We absolutely love our Demco Hijacker auto-slider hitch. We have a 6.5 ft bed, and a rather large 5th-wheel. I never have to give a single thought to unlocking the hitch and re-locking it before / after maneuvering. Everyone who sees it in action has that "jaw drop" reaction to it. Hooking up is very easy, and the engagement is VERY positive - you cannot miss getting it locked in place. Under tow, it is much more quiet than the previous one we used (loaner), and there is zero "lurching" or "chucking" as we experienced with the previous unit.
My only (minor) complaint is that I wish it wasn't quite so heavy, but it IS built like a tank. I probably could have gone with a lighter-duty unit for my specific 5th-wheel, but didn't want to have to replace the hitch if I ever upgraded to a heavier unit.
As for etrailer: everything I've purchased from them has shipped quickly, arrived (undamaged) on time, and has been of excellent quality. Thanks!
Easy installation.
Excellent product easy to install fit perfect and easy to hitch up well built exceeded my expectations.
I ordered this hitch for my 2018 Titan XD. Very well made hitch. This install does take about 2 hours if you are assembling it by yourself. The parts are heavy as due expected for such a solid hitch. I did find that installing the base plate to the factory gooseneck hitch with a drop in bed liner does require removing all the shims from underneath the plate. If possible, assemble this hitch in the bed of the truck. The parts assembled complete makes for a very heavy hitch to put in the bed by yourself. I had to due to storms the night I assembled it. Due to shipping damage, I had to get replacement parts sent to me but Lori was very fast to get them to me. I pull a 13.5K trailer and it worked flawlessly. I am very, very pleased with the finished product as well as the excellent customer service from etrailer. You will NOT be disappointed.
Demco 18k Highjacker Autoslide
This slider works great never have to even think about it being back there it does it's job with out a care from me worth evert penny it cost.
Demco fifth wheel hitch purchase and installation pictures.
Has to do a little assembly, really easy. Tows super nice, when turning does move towards the back. You’ll need to adjust the guides for the fifth wheel.
Unit is heavy and well built. Install was easy, just bolt on side plates on, drop the base on the adapter plate and pin it, put head assembly on and pin that, that's all there is to it. Looking forward to many years of towing with this unit.
Installation was straight forward operates very smooth and quiet installed overhead winch as seen in photo to make install easy also to remove very impressed with the craftsmanship of hitch.
Demco auto slide hitch works very well with my crew cab short bed Ram. Fits under my tonneau cover nicely. Trouble free thus far. Had to purchase a Demco plate for the camper to make the Rhino box hitch work. etrailer personnel were great in helping ensure I had the right products and kept me well informed of shipping dates.
John
7/17/2023
Still working great!
Tows great. I’m a first time fifth wheel owner. This made it easy. Be careful because this hitch is capable of angle that your trailer axles aren’t especially on a hard surface like asphalt or concrete. Over all very pleased. Be prepared to hoist this hitch in and out of your truck if you plan on removing it often. Probably weights closed to 400-500 lbs.
Fit perfectly into truck bed & my existing 5th wheel hitch fit into the Demco rail system as well
Easy to install andI am satisfied with the product
Great product, item was as described and fit was perfect.
Excellent choice for a short bed Super Duty . Have towed several thousand miles with no issues. This is a heavy hitch , but that is what you get with a heavy duty Demco hitch . Plenty of room between trailer and truck when doing tight turns.
I love this hitch. Never having used an automatic slider and moving from a long bed to a short bed truck it took me a few attempts to get accustomed to backing up.
I would recommend this slider over any other brand. No capture plate needed either.
I have owned this unit for over a year now. Here are the pro's and cons that I have experienced.
Pro- I have pulled with this hitch in some really tight spaces in forward and reverse and still have the rear window in tact.
Con- Heavy, really heavy.
Pro- heavy duty,smooth riding, and double jaw lock makes a great connection.
Con- manufacturer recommends 1/8 of separation between the slides on the top of hitch. When backing upon 40' wheeler in some tight spaces it is hard to align without opening the slides a bit more. This is not he issue. Remembering to tighten them in the rush of leaving is the hard part.
Pro- once you are attached to your truck there is nothing more you need to worry about until you disconnect.
Con- If you are a weekender like me and use your truck for work the rest of the week, you will need at least one person to help lift in or out pre or post travel. Works pretty well with gantry crane.
My wife and I are full-time RVers, and have used this slider hitch from the get-go while traveling around seeing the country over the past year. We are happy with our purchase, which has proven to be both easy to hook up, adjust, and functions well, as advertised.
The only matter I think you may want to address are the thick plastic removable maintenance access covers which tend to bow, and the areas around the attachment holes have melted, in the hot weather. Perhaps instead using a light metal for the covers would be better solution.
We are very happy overall with this hitch, and plan to keep it . Thank you.
Installed in my 2014 Silverado. This looks to be a very heavy-duty hitch that doesn't require a capture plate.
Mike G.
9/15/2019
This hitch has worked well for me. It is now used in a 2018 GMC Sierra 2500. It is just tall enough that I can see it in my rearview mirror to make it easy to get lined up with the kingpin
Overall, great products. The capture plate needs to be tweaked every time I use it and it’s finicky to get it just right but works well when it’s set. It requires a powerful impact wrench to do it. If it was easier to adjust I’d give it 5 stars. The hitch works beautifully with my short bed truck.
The new lower base for the Demco hitch arrived on Tuesday via Freight it was a great interaction the driver I actually knew from a previous delivery, me and a friend were able to lift the old one out of the bed of my truck and install the new one today and all I have to say is...
PERFECT FIT!
It appears that Demco has already redesigned the lower base compared to my original one to prevent this problem from happening again. I was actually kind of shocked to see that upgrade and change.
I cannot say enough good words about you with etrailer and Demco working with me to get this problem solvedm Yes it took a little bit of work, ultimately this time we got it. I cannot thank you guys enough.
My friend and I will be finalizing the installation and getting it locked down to the bed with a few custom spacers for the lower rails this weekend.
Here are a few pictures of the installation resuming. If I remember , when I finally pick up my new camper, I'll send some pictures along too. Have to give credit where credit is due . Not sure of you have a customer wall at HQ. I know we had one in my old shop.
Anyway.. thank you again .
Don’t recommend trying to muscle by yourself. I’d recommend a cherry picker if you have one or a good buddy. Not light, which I think is a good thing! Goes together smoothly! Built extremely well. Fits perfectly with titanium box and a bed cover when not in use.
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Jimp
9/5/2019
Still loving it. My only complaint definitely a 1st world problem! is that the unit takes up a lot of space in our bed when were not using the trailer. I solved that issue with a cheap chain hoist, attached to a beam in my garage. Now when we return from a trip and know were not going to use the 5th Wheel for a while, I just hook up the hoist and pull it out. Simple solution to my only issue with the Demco Hijacker.