Vehicle Fitment
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Product Details
Universal 16K 5th Wheel Hitch with Kwik-Slide™ (30051) by Reese®. Nylon lube plate protects 5th wheel plate from the wear of normal towing. Manufactured from industry-leading materials using up-to-date equipment, it ensures everlasting reliability and enduring value. This product is distinguished by total quality assurance, unsurpassed by anybody else.
Notes
- Rails & Installation Kit Sold Separately.
Specifications
| Gross Trailer Weight(GTW): 16000 lb |
| Tongue Weight(TW): 4000 lb |
| Pin-in Stance: 20-1/2" wide x 22" front to back |
| Finish: Black Powder Coat |
Features
- Two-jaw locking system
- Fore-and-aft and side-to-side 44-5 degree pivot
- Locking jaw handle
- Vertically adjusts from 14-3/4" to 17"
- Wide stance one-piece legs for improved stability
- Requires rails and installation kit (sold separately)
- Limited lifetime warranty
If you're going to be doing extensive towing with a large trailer, as opposed to taking it somewhere and leaving it for a while, there's no substitute for a 5th wheel. Sure, you can tune a conventional hitch up to tow pretty nicely, but those who tow for a living know that the sweetest-towing rigs, pound-for-pound and foot-for-foot are always 5th wheels. With the connection between the trailer and truck centered over the rear axle, the trailer has far less propensity to steer the truck over poor roads or on windy days, reducing driver fatigue. One of the major factors that influences trailer stability is the proportion of the trailer's weight that sits on the tongue. Conventional-hitch trailers should have 10-15% of their weight on the hitch ball, but 5th wheel hitches should be carrying 20-25% of the load, substantially more.
If you need to use your truck to carry cargo in the bed when you're not towing, consider a 5th wheel setup that is readily removable, permitting unrestricted use of the bed. If you're towing with a short-bed pickup, there's a problem: you can't turn any sharper without the trailer hitting the cab, especially when backing up to spot the trailer into a narrow lane. That's when you need a 5th wheel that sits on rollers on a rail in the bed, sliding back a foot or so to allow sharper angles between the truck and trailer. When you're on the road, just slide the hitch back forward over the axle for the best towing.
Reese Elite, R16, Select Series, Sidewinder, Titan, Revolution, Goosebox, and Strait Line and SC (active sway control) weight distribution systems are some of the best heavy duty towing and trailer control products available today. Since 1952 the Reese® brand has lead the trailer towing industry with proven designs that exceed the industry standards and is the "brand of choice" when performance is the expectation. Known for a tradition of "Pioneering Performance," Reese is the perfect selection for all of your heaviest towing needs.
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Questions and Answers
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Question:
Reese® 30051 - 16K 5th Wheel Hitch with Kwik-Slide™
Is this hitch an automatic slider that I don't have to move manually to make tight turns
Posted by Customer / November 16, 2022
CARiD Answer:
Hello, this product already comes with the Square Tube Slider unit for shortbed trucks to provide turning clearance and prevent damage to truck and trailer in tight spaces at low speeds.
Posted by CARiD Expert / November 29, 2022