bent 5th wheel rail

[mkisamore]

so i had to use my slider for the first time to get out of a campground a couple of weeks ago , was a terrible experience, alot of banging and noise alot of people staring due to the noise my 5th wheel didnt want to slide properly finally it moved long story short when i unloaded the 5 th wheel i noticed the front rail was bent up in the air abit has anyone else had this problem and is it a common problem

[SDcampowneroper]

I assume you are writing about in bed 5 th whl mounting rails , like Reese or B&W.
Never heard of anyone bending any rail. I cant imagine the stress that would bend the rail short of also destroying the hitch in a roll over wreck.
was your hitch an auto slider? Please tell us more.

[MFL]

While it is possible to bend a rail, especially on a side that may be just bolted through the bed, I would say it is NOT common. By banging, were you pounding on it to make it slide? All rails are not equal. I've seen some light duty, and some very heavy duty.

Jerry