Detailed Breakdown of the Demco Recon 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch Video

If the opening for the gooseneck hitch ball on your 2009 GMC Sierra 2500 is round and not square then you do not have the B&W Turnoverball Underbed Gooseneck Trailer Hitch like part #BWGNRK1067. Therefore, you would not be able to use a B&W…

The shipping weight of the B&W Companion OEM 5th Wheel Hitch #BWRVK3305 is 152 lbs so it will be just under that after you remove the packaging. Although it is still pretty hefty, the head unit part #BWRVC3006 can easily be removed off of the…

The head alone for the B&W Companion hitch #BWRVK3500 weighs about 70 pounds. Everything else weighs about 130 pounds. So the total weight of the hitch is approximately 200 pounds.

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"…

Since fifth wheel rails attach and are supported by the frame rails and not the truck bed it is possible to install a fifth wheel rail kit in a truck with a Carbon Pro bed like your 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 that has a 5-3/4 foot bed. Since your truck bed…

The Demco #DM8550043 Recon Fifth Wheel Hitch is indeed compatible with the Rota-Flex cushioned pin box on your Montana Fifth Wheel. It's simplicity, ease of use and relatively light weight add up to make the Recon a great choice.

This is a good question! The Demco Recon #DM8550045 secures by attaching to the hitch ball directly and then pulling up on the hitch ball to keep it from spinning around during operation (see attached photo).

From your pictures, it looks like you have a plastic bed liner in your 2004 Ford F-350. The Demco Recon Gooseneck-to-5th Wheel Trailer Hitch Adapter #DM8550045 requires that the hitch have direct contact with the truck bed and cannot be installed on…

To check the pins on the vehicle side 7-Way, you can use a circuit tester or the volt meter. The circuit tester will show you if a signal is coming through on the pin you are testing while the volt meter will tell you that and how much voltage is…

The head of the Demco Recon 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch #DM8550043, which can be found as part #DM6169, weighs about 47 lbs. The base, which is part #DM6180, also weighs in at about 47 lbs. This puts the total weight of the Recon just under 100 lbs.

It sounds like you could have a set of standard fifth wheel rails that most manufacturers use for their fifth wheel hitches to install into. The different manufacturers all make their own brand of rail kit, but they all have basically the same…

For the swivel arm, the torque should be 150 ft-lbs for the wedge bolts and for the lockout bolts the torque should be 275 ft-lbs (lock out bolts are an optional item). Grade 8 bolts going through outer cap (be sure wear disc is properly lined up)…