I was doing this all wrong! How to maintain a superglide hitch the right way! Full time RV life!
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As we work to service our Pull Rite Super Glide hitch, we discovered that we had been doing it wrong the whole time!
We love our SuperGlide hitch. We’re in our sixth camping year with it. Only pain is that restricted 10 degree variable when hooking back up-but that’s been rare. These campgrounds on the east coast can be a bit whacky sometimes 😂 The other advice I have is if you ever need someone else to tow it-and they have a regular hitch-take the adaptor plate off the king pin. It will wreck their hitch.
And thank you for great videos. Love following your adventures! ❤
I’ve ran into the ten degree issue too! It’s not fun but it’s manageable with patience. We’ve yet to tackle the east coast but we definitely plan to do it’s good to know the hitch will handle it!
Yup hate the straight in thing. Not always easy. Even worse when you get 15 helpers
IMO you’re overdoing it with the WD40. Owners manual recommends top and inside of tubes, no mention of spraying top of hitch plate, I’ve towed 2 years with this hitch and love it, I also agree that you should adjust your slider it appears to be too loose, which will cause chucking. FYI, I’ve had to go past the 10 degree point when parking our fifth wheel and was able to disconnect by removing the hitch plate from the hitch. We full time and have had no issues with our PullRite. BTW, love the MKS you have. Great floor plan.
Nice! I probably overkill the WD 40. I did have a rep from PullRite recommend lubing the plate as well. It seems to hitch up easy and it sure beats the messy grease I was using. We love this hitch!
Hey Cody.
We also have a Superglide hitch. I use a graphite product called SlipPlate. I use it on the way tubes as well. Been using it for over 12 years now. Works great.
Thanks for the tip. I’ll check it out!
You guys have great taste in rvs and hitches we have the same set up. But as far as your hitch is concerned you may want to look at owner’s manual again. You should not be able to move the hitch that easy. The bolt that goes through the hitch should be tighter and that’s the only thing that needs grease. when ITried to hook up and I was not dead on the hitch would move making it very difficult to hook up. Not sure you have that problem but if you do, that’s why.
We’ll get it checked. I didn’t notice any more movement here than when it was new. More to come!
I agree. There is a bolt in the back that should be adjusted so that the head doesn’t slide so easily out of "straight". I cringed when I saw all the grease last week. 😮
Thank you. I just picked one of those hitches up for a hundred bucks and I Thanks, that's not a bad deal. And thank you for all the advice that you have on how to maintain it and keep it lubed. And everything I can't wait to get it done
That’s exciting! We have been happy with ours!
If you’re interested, we have a video of us meeting with a Pullrite advocate. He showed us how to tighten ours to prevent chucking and went over a few other items. I believe he has some videos out there as well that may be in the descriptions. He’s a super smart guy! We found him very helpful.
czcams.com/video/dq3RtDCWBTI/video.htmlsi=M5hH-H2dqYT7BW93
Best thing I did was switch over to a Reese Goosebox when we bought our Momentum. We’re retired and do trips ranging from a weekend getaway to 3 months or so. It’s nice not having a hitch in the bed when we’re home.
I have yet to see someone say anything negative on the goose box setup.
Great tip video. Don't have a slider myself so we use a disc. WD40 and some dry lithium grease is all I use on my 20K Pullrite.
Thanks for watching! We’re so glad to be rid of that greasy mess!
Great video.
We love our SuperGlide hitch also.
Thank you! It has been good to us!
There is another video called ‘He Set Us Straight’ and it has a rep from Pullrite and he discusses maintenance, how to tighten it if it chucks too hard..etc.
In case that is something you’re interested in. He’s a smart guy! He has some video links in THAT video description too.
Good morning , are you talking about Sam ?
Thank you again for the video.
Dave and Nancy @@RVUntethered
@@allabouttires1941Nick from Pullrite is who we worked with. Great guy!
yes Nick not Sam lol,
He helped me at the Hershey RV show last year.
safe travels ,@@RVUntethered
Great tips!
It's a continuous learning experience that's for sure!
Good video 😊 just saying short bed trucks should not be used with fifth wheels that's why have type of hitch been around for years long beds tow better the weight sits over the rear axles better ride and your hitch is complicated but you like what you like 🤔😀 safe travels
Good video!
Thanks!
Oh the owners manual….so much information! Read it first before it falls off. One other step, use a locking pin for the handle. Stops it from popping up and disconnecting from your trailer. Know this from experience, not a cheap repair
I must admit that this is the first video I have seen on 5th wheel hitch maintenance. I have a Hensley Trailer Saver 5th wheel hitch and I think I need to do some maintenance tomorrow. We also have a Gen-Y Executive pin box/kingpin. We are moving just up the road today or I would do it today. I think it is time to take another look at my owners manual. I do use the silicon plate and it actually works great, then again, we have a long bed dually F-350! Thanks for the pro tips!
The Gen-Y hitches are really nice! Maybe we will do that in the future, but for now, this one has been good to us.
Thanks for watching!
Not sure how soon you will see my question, but I just ordered a Pullrite superglide hitch 2714 for my 2022 F350. So do the bars that are attached to the bottom of the hitch come with the hitch or did you need to purchase them separately? They are the ones that make it fit in the oe puc system. If they did come with the hitch, did you have to attach them or were they preattached. TIA
That's a good question! We bought ours at the dealership and had them install it, so I never saw it in person, but now I'm curious. I guess I assumed that it did, but I shouldn't. It is amazing that they don't have that information online. I looked as well and I'm baffled!
I know they have a customer service option on the website, but I put out a few feelers as well, to see if I can get this answer. Maybe between us, we can find it.
We spoke with PullRite and I do have an answer, but it is a loaded one.
Ours was an OEM hitch and it was all one part and one part number. However, there are adapters that you may need, depending on your specific setup. We understand that it could be something really small and look very similar, so I hesitate to give you a definitive answer.
I believe this is their customer service number, if that helps.
574-259-1520 (they are in Eastern time).
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My god, do you bathe in WD40 😅
Nothing excels, like excess! 😂😂
Come to think of it, I think a nice layer could make my tan pop! 🤣🤷♀️
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