What makes one hitch better than another?

[ChadandMel]

Here is the link to the hitch with slide bar. I would never own another one this style and I never used a Reese with a curved jaw so I really can't comment one way or the other.
Pro Series Fifth Wheel Slide Bar Jaw Hitch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUKWESuwAAA

Yeah...that things gotta pull like crap.


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[BigGuy82]

Here is the link to the hitch with slide bar. I would never own another one this style and I never used a Reese with a curved jaw so I really can't comment one way or the other.
Pro Series Fifth Wheel Slide Bar Jaw Hitch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUKWESuwAAA

I can't see why anyone would even build that thing - terrible design. Their single jaw model is nothing like that and pulls quite well.

[MarkDeb]

Lots of chucking on stops and starts which was accompanied by loud banging.

Is this a top reason folks upgrade hitches?

[2rr2nv2018]

it would be mine. Can't stand extra noises. especially after pulling our Imagine and hearing NOTHING!!! yeah, I know it's a TT and nothing like a 5er, but Whenever I hear an extra noise/sound other than normal ops, wife and I get worried quick. If a hitch is making chunking noises and bucking, it's gone. I want nothing to do with it.

Wish there was a place that would let a person try out different hitches from a buttload of different brands and help ya figure out what is the best for You...

Scot "Zee"

P.s. we'll be in the same boat in a few years when we buy our 5er....

[Cate&Rob]

Reese has a range of 5th wheel hitches. Their top of the line "Titan" brand has two jaws that completely enclose the pin. We have this hitch on a manual slider base and one of the things that I really like about this configuration is that we can hitch or unhitch at any angle around the pin or even up/down/twisted on uneven ground.

Rob

[BigGuy82]

Reese has a range of 5th wheel hitches. Their top of the line "Titan" brand has two jaws that completely enclose the pin. We have this hitch on a manual slider base and one of the things that I really like about this configuration is that we can hitch or unhitch at any angle around the pin or even up/down/twisted on uneven ground.

Rob

Nice hitch. But, their top of the line? How so? My Elite has a 26,500 capacity vs the Titan 20,000. It's $100 less than the Titan but the Titan is a slider - you're paying more for the sliding mechanism, so price doesn't mean it's their "top". I'd say they are both "high end" hitches. Also, I have no problems with angles or uneven ground unless they are really extreme. The best for that is the Andersen.

[Cate&Rob]

Nice hitch. But, their top of the line? How so?.

The reasons Reese calls the Titan model “top of their line” have nothing to do with load carrying capacity. In addition to the jaws that completely enclose the pin, there are large motion isolators on the pivots and a cast head unit. Now . . . I can’t say why a cast head is “premium” . . . but, they think it is. The slider system available for the Titan models is a “round tube” in comparison to the smaller “square tube” slider used with other Reese hitches. While I have heard of problems with the square tube, I have not had (or heard of) any problems with the round tube.

Rob