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The SuperGlide is an automatically sliding Fifth wheel hitch based on a mechanical, cam action. Other sliding hitches
on the market today require you to get in and out of the vehicle multiple times before and after a turn, throwing levers to
allow it to move back and forth. The cam action of the SuperGlide hitch is truly automatic. When installed in your short
bed truck and used in conjunction with our Capture Plate, the SuperGlide “glides” along the Way Tubes with ease, making
turns automatically, without you having to ever get out of your vehicle. Here’s how it works:
Equipping your trailer’s king pin box with one of our
Capture Plates (required for the hitch to function properly
and sold separately), restricts the king pin on your trailer
from turning in the Fifth wheel plate on the SuperGlide
(
#3601 pictured with a #3317 Capture Plate
). Once the truck
begins to make a turn, the “captured” Fifth wheel plate
forces the large roller of the turntable cam arm assembly
to rotate and roll along the path of the cam slot to
begin the turn. This action pulls the plate and turntable
assembly, with trailer in tow, away from the cab of your
truck. The more you turn, the more it moves back.
It is important to note that the width of the trailer and
the location of the king pin in relation to the “nose”, or
leading edge of the trailer, is
critical
in determining if
your truck and trailer are compatible to be used with a
SuperGlide. Short bed trucks have only so much room
from cab-to-axle; if your king pin is located too far under the nose of the trailer, the cam action of the SuperGlide may not
move the trailer back fast enough to allow the necessary clearance.
Another important point in the use and maintenance of your SuperGlide is the need to lubricate the moving parts.
SuperGlide hitches manufactured after November 2009 are equipped with Plastic Wear Plates and require a light oil
application to enhance the movement of the Turntable Cam Arm Assembly on the Way Tubes.
The #2700, #2900 and #2300 SuperGlides are equipped with Plastic Wear Plates on the Turntable/Cam Arm Assembly
to eliminate the need for constant lubrication between the metals of the Turntable and the Way Tubes. It is important
to protect the Plastic Wear Plates from possible
damage by keeping the Way Tubes free from rust
and corrosion by applying a coating of light oil on the
Tubes and the Turntable Shaft.
BEFORE OPERATING YOUR SUPERGLIDE
HITCH, YOU MUST READ THE “LUBRICATION”
SECTION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
REGARDING LUBRICATION OR HOW THE
SUPERGLIDE FUNCTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT
OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT
AT (800) 443-2307
BEFORE
USING YOUR
SUPERGLIDE.
HOW DOES THE SUPERGLIDE WORK?
CUTAWAY VIEW
(#2700 shown above)
cam arm
turntable
way tubes
wedge
Universal
Capture Plate
roller
fifth wheel plate
