Sliding hitch

Are you talking about the sliding 5th wheel or some other hitch?

On a sliding 5th wheel general rule of thumb is about 500 Lbs per notch
Alot depends on the type of slider.

Then where the plate is stationed on the trk. frame to begin with.

 

Actually most truck's are only rated at 250 lbs per hole on the 5th wheel but some case's like company truck's have stop block's welded infront of the slider so it can't go to far forward. Never heard or seen one that has a 500lbs difference but I suppose there's a first time for everything. As for a toter truck(mobile homes) it's normally a 6 way ball hitch that move's side/side in/out up/down to help manuver the home's around in tight places, through mud, around tree's, etc. Pintle hitches well, never seen one that moved, just stationary.

 

sounds like they got it mixed up with teh trailer sliders.
i thought it was 100# on the 5th wheel sliders, and depending on the trailer it could be either 500 or 250# per hole, depending on the manufacture.

 

On the tractors that allow you to slide the 5th wheel it will transfer up to 500 pounds to/from the front / back axles. If you slide it toward the front of the truck it will move the weight onto steer. Toward the rear it will transfer to the drives.

Trailers also generally have the ability to slide the 'tandems". Each hole is approximatley 250 pounds. If you slide the 'tandems" toward the front of the trailer more weight will be added to the drives, less on the 'tandems".

 

I dont think sooooo!

 

Ooops i stand corrected

If you slide the trailer tandems forward it takes weight of the drives and puts them on the tandems.