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Sidewinder Wedge Kit for B&W, Demco, and Husky Fifth Wheel Trailer Hitches
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Sidewinder Wedge Kit for B&W, Demco, and Husky Fifth Wheel Trailer Hitches

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Bolt this wedge onto your Sidewinder (69220) to prevent the Sidewinder's king pin from rotating in your B&W, Demco, or Husky fifth-wheel trailer hitch. 1-800-940-8924 to order Reese accessories and parts part number RP74FR or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all Reese products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for Sidewinder Wedge Kit for B&W, Demco, and Husky Fifth Wheel Trailer Hitches. Accessories and Parts reviews from real customers.
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Reese Accessories and Parts - RP74FR

  • 5th Wheel Pin Box
  • Wedges
  • B and W 5th Wheel
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Bolt this wedge onto your Sidewinder (69220) to prevent the Sidewinder's king pin from rotating in your B&W, Demco, or Husky fifth-wheel trailer hitch.


Features:

  • Prevents Sidewinder king pin from pivoting in your hitch
    • Works with B&W, Demco, or Husky 5th-wheel trailer hitches
  • Bolts onto Sidewinder (69220) in place of universal wedge
  • Resists corrosion with durable black powder coat finish
  • Limited lifetime warranty


Note:Only compatible with Sidewinder part number 69220. Will not work with any other Sidewinder.



68204 Sidewinder Wedge Kit for B&W, Demco, and Husky Fifth Wheel Trailer Hitches





Video of Sidewinder Wedge Kit for B&W, Demco, and Husky Fifth Wheel Trailer Hitches

Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.




Video Transcript for Fifth Wheel Trailer Hitches Sidewinder Wedge Kit Review

Hi everyone. Aiden near the trailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at this Sidewinder Wedge Kit for your B&W, Demco or Husky fifth wheel hitches. Essentially what this does is it mounts behind the kingpin on your pin box and whenever you mount up and hook up to your fifth wheel hitch, it'll slide in behind that kingpin and wedge itself into the fifth wheel hitch here. That'll keep all of the pivoting action out of here so that your Sidewinder can accurately move and have that pivot point back here giving you more clearance from your cab. Now comparing this to the wedge kit that comes with your Sidewinder, this is going to be a more custom fit option.

You can see it's a little bit more tapered on the ends here which helps it get a better fit inside your fifth wheel hitch. It's gonna just give that more contact, dispersing that force more evenly throughout the wedge kit helping to reduce wear and tear on both your fifth wheel hitch and the wedge kit. Now depending on whether you've got your B&W or your Demco or your Husky fifth wheel, there's going to be a certain way to mount it and you can see that we've got two welded points on one side and then on the other side here, a single weld point. Refer to your instructions to make sure you get that oriented the proper way. For our B&W, it's going to be with these two weld points facing in towards the kingpin and towards our truck cab.

When you're mounting this up you wanna make sure you have the proper orientation. This raised section is going to be face up into your pin box and the recessed portion underneath is where our bolts will go. It does come with its own hardware so you don't have to worry about that. The mounting holes themselves are gonna be spaced apart two and a half inches center on the center, and then the diameter of the holes themselves are gonna be three quarter inch. Now they make these in a variety of different fits for different fifth wheel hitches.

So if you've got a different fifth wheel hitch be sure to check out the right one for you. But overall, they install the same way onto the Sidewinder. We actually had one of our experts, Kevin, go out and install one of them so you can watch the install process and see what that would look like. Just know that depending on whichever one you pick up it's going to be a fit for your fifth wheel hitch. So here we have a trailer with a Reese Sidewinder.

Here's the generic like rectangle shaped Sidewinder wedge kit that's typically gonna come with your Sidewinder. If you look back here, you can see the rotary wheel and what this does is it allows our wedge kit to kind of move back and forth so that we can kind of fine tune exactly where it needs to sit. So if I pull this pin out and I turn it so turning it counterclockwise here, if I'm facing towards the trailer, it's gonna push it forward more towards the king pin, and then if I put it back clockwise, we can get it kind of back towards the trailer. Now one little tip I do recommend doing is once you find that sweet spot of where this needs to sit so that it properly aligns in the head of the hitch, go ahead and just mark it. So like our neighbor today, they've already marked it. You can kind of see it, it's a little bit scratched up just from connecting to the hitch but there's a yellow marker on here so that way you know exactly where it needs to sit every single time. You can easily put it back to where it needs to be and pop your clip back in. But let's go ahead, we'll take this off and show you how to put on a new one. So here is our old generic Sidewinder wedge kit. Do you see right here, it has one less tab on it, on this part. This is gonna be facing towards our hitch cuz it's gonna kind of overlap the head a little bit and then it'll stop right about here. So with our new one, we're gonna copy that as well. We'll have that facing towards our hitch. And I'm gonna go ahead and just reuse the same bolts. So we'll go ahead and get down under our pin box. And right here's that little plate I was talking about that we can bolt into. Go ahead and place our wedge up here. Just hand tighten that in for right now until we get this fully set and then we can use our wrench. Once we have 'em pretty tight, we can go ahead and torque 'em down. (torque wrench beeping) Also, gonna go ahead and back this one up a little bit. This is a little bit larger than our last one so we're gonna need to push it out of the way. We'll hook up to our kingpin and then we'll go ahead and slip this into place, get it in the right position. Now that we're hooked up to our hitch, we can go ahead and start turning our rotary wheel and get it fully locked up in position here. Pretty tight. All right, once we got in the position that we like we can go ahead and slip our pin back in place and we're good to go. And hopefully seeing that install process from Kevin made this a little easier to understand what's going on. He did a great job walking through it and hopefully it gives you a better idea of what you're getting into. It's a pretty simple, straightforward process. The big thing is just again, picking up the right wedge kit for your fifth wheel. So if you're not sure what you need be sure to just look at the back of your trucks see what brand of fifth wheel you have and check on our website to make sure that you're picking up the right one for your fifth wheel. Otherwise, that'll do it for our look at this Sidewinder wedge kit for your B&W, Demco and Husky fifth wheels. Thanks for watching.

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Sidewinder Wedge Kit for B&W, Demco, and Husky Fifth Wheel Trailer Hitches - RP74FR

Average Customer Rating:  4.7 out of 5 stars   (43 Customer Reviews)

Bolt this wedge onto your Sidewinder (69220) to prevent the Sidewinder's king pin from rotating in your B&W, Demco, or Husky fifth-wheel trailer hitch.

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Great, but it is the same as the standard wedge that came with my Sidewinder.
I will need to return it.

Etrailer Expert

Jenny N.

5/15/2024

We will get those return instructions to you. Please keep an eye out on your email.



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The staff was very helpful and friendly. They made sure that I was ordering the right parts.

Daniel

6/9/2024

This is working great There is no need to get in and out of truck to slide the hitch back and forth. Makes trip so much lees stressful.



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Parts where on back order per information given by my 2 other vendors etrailer had it in stock and arrived on time before original ETA
As a owner of a small business etrailer is great to work with and always helpful.



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Looks good will install tomorrow



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I needed this due to the model of hitch I have. Works great! Installation instructions were spot on.



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This wedge kit works in conjunction with the Reese Sidewinder pin box. The fit was perfect and a very simple install. As always, etrailer had exactly what I was needing and was quick with shipping.



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The wedge kit needed to use the Sidewinder has been amazing. I can't say enough about the whole Sidewinder hitch system. Makes towing, parking, even showing the hitch a breeze



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This wedge kit is essential to the Reese Sidewinder pin box. It works great and, as always, etrailer has great service getting me this item in a crunch.



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Sidewinder worked great for my short bed Ram. Be sure to get the matching wedge for your hitch.

Thanks etrailer. I will be using you for all my trailer components



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Part looks good. I have not used it yet though



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Nice hitch and good people to deal with



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She assisted me promptly and accurately thank you for being so fast and helpful



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Didn't fit my hitch. Doesn't have track.



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Had to take a metal file to remove some of the welded spots and paint for a proper fit. Manufacturer should take time for Quality control and proper fitment.



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The Reese Sidewinder (20k) setup I use with my 2022 Ram 2500 with a 6.5ft bed has been fantastic! I paired it with the Curt A25 and the OEM puck bracket to pull my 43' 15500 GVW 5th wheel, and it does not disappoint. No need to slide my hitch or worry about cab contact for sharp turns. I can turn 90deg with no issues if needed and have experienced very little line up issues getting it hitched up (mainly a result of the factory air ride releveling before the king pin fully seated in the hitch head). Great engineering by Reese all the way around! For those who will ask, no additional trailer sway and no turning limitations.



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I am giving it 3 stars because I was told, by etrailer, I needed it for my Sidewinder pinbox. You do NOT if you are using the pinbox with a Reese hitch. The Sidewinder comes with the Wedge kit bolted to it.


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