Can You Hook Up To A Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch From Any Angle

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CAN YOU HOOK TO THE DEMCO SLIDER AT ANY ANGLE

asked by: CHRIS

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Since the Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch w/ Slider # DM69GV utilizes capture plates you'll need to ensure that you're backing up to the trailer's pin box straight. Coming in at an angle would have the capture plates fighting the pin box and would most likely damage them making the hitch unable to properly turn and slide back while make turns.

expert reply by: Kevin C

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Answer 1

Hey Michael, thanks for reaching out. So, this is actually normal for the Demco autoslide, and to be honest, it is one of the only downfalls of their hitch design. It takes a tremendous amount of force to rotate the head, so if you disconnect at an…

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Answer 2

Hey Greg, welcome back! Since we know your 2023 Montana High Country has a Lippert 1116 style pin box the correct Sidewinder replacement you'd need is the part #RP77FR. The correct wedge to use this with your B and W fifth wheel hitch would be…

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Since we don't carry the PullRite line I can't really speak to their quality but from what I can see from there website their 2900 model is fairly similar to the Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch w/ Slider #DM89GV. Both hitches offer 14"…

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Answer 4

Hey Greg, the Rich Solar RV Charging Kit part #RS37VR that you referenced comes with it's own controller so you could run all of the kit straight to your RV battery, or if you wanted to wire the panel of this kit directly to the wiring of your…

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Answer 5

Hey Greg, you could pretty easily add a 200 watt solar panel to your Keystone Montana with the Rich Solar kit part #RS37VR. What all are you wanting to run off the solar setup in your Montana?

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Answer 6

Hey Jerry, congrats on the new truck. That sounds like a similar situation to what we have to do with European cars to get the collision alarms to stop going off when using a bike rack. The 7-Way to 4-Way/5-Way Trailer Adapter for Vehicles with…

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Answer 7

Hi Sawyer, Manufacturers typically recommend that you have a safety net of roughly 15-20% of the hitches capacity leftover so it is ok to go higher but only to a certain extent. For example, if your trailer's GVWR was 15,000lbs and you switch to…

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Answer 8

Hello again Aaron, Congrats on the new 2026 Sierra Denali! What’s your new favorite feature? I know that you were looking at the Firestone air bags, but there isn’t a Firestone option that will work with the diesel engine. My top pick would be the…

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Can You Hook Up To A Demco Autoslide 5th Wheel Hitch From Any Angle

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