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The SuperGlide is an automatically sliding fth 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 fth wheel
plate on the SuperGlide. Once the truck
begins to make a turn, the “captured” fth
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. Hitches manufactured
prior to November 2009 require a heavier application of a lubricant to operate the hitch properly because of the metal-to-
metal interaction of the Turntable Cam Arm Assembly and the Way Tubes. If proper lubrication is not present, the forces
involved cause the metal surfaces to bond. This condition
is known as galling.
Galling is a condition whereby excessive friction occurs due
to insufcient lubrication, resulting in localized, cold welding
of metals together. Most often, galling occurs when the
Turntable bonds to the Way Tubes, causing the cam action
to halt. The power of the truck and leverage of the trailer
continuing to move in the turn, will cause the deformation of
the hitch parts.
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
cam arm
turntable
way tubes
wedge
Universal
Capture Plate
roller
h wheel plate
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