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Curt Carryovers

Written by hitchweb Team Thursday, October 20, 2011

Check out our latest Curt trailer hitch carryover information. View our selectrion of trailer hitches and find a hitch for your vehicle. If you have any questions or concerns please call 800-300-4067 and speak to one of our representatives.

Curt Product Carryovers

Posted in Product Updates

How To Choose The Right 5th Wheel

Written by hitchweb Team Wednesday, October 19, 2011

With all the 5th wheel hitches out there, it's difficult to know how to choose the right 5th wheel hitch. Much of it has to do with the design, brand, and cost. Lets look at the main features that distinguish one 5th wheel hitch from another.

CAPACITY is the most important feature. You need to know how much your loaded 5th wheel trailer weighs in order to get you looking at the right selection of hitches.

MOUNTING STYLE > All 5th wheel hitches use a rail system but some of them mount under the bed of the box. Some hitches can be application sensitive using custom brackets to the make the installation cleaner, but the most common mounting style is the universal style.

SINGLE PIVOT VS. DOUBLE PIVOT > The 5th wheel head takes much of the impact of bumps & road irregulations when you're not driving your 5th wheel trailer down the road. To absorb the imact of this movement, all 5th wheel hitches have a degree of front to back pivot movement, some also have side to side movement.

SLIDER VS CROSSBED > A slider is a rail designed to...

Posted in Towing 101

Where To Buy Hitch Covers

Written by hitchweb Team Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Trailer Hitch Covers are a great way to dress up your hitch with your personality. Good hitch covers are made of durable automotive grade ABS plastic with a polyurethane face. They are UV Safe, rust proof, salt corrosion proof and they typically come with a clip.

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What Is A Brake Control

Written by hitchweb Team Friday, October 14, 2011
What is a brake control

What Is A Brake Control?

An electric brake controller is a device that supplies power from the tow vehicle to the trailers electric brake. It is a small device which is mounted underneath the dashboard on the drivers side of the tow vehicle. A typical brake control looks like the image on the left:

 

How does a brake control Work?

This unit taps into the same electric circuit the tow vehicle's brakes use. When the driver applies the brakes on the tow vehicle, an electric current signal's the brake control which send an electric current to the appropriate brake wire in the 7...

Posted in Towing 101

How to Buy a Trailer Hitch

Written by hitchweb Team Thursday, October 13, 2011

If you're one of those who's a little skeptic about buying something online, well it's as simple as 1-2-3, and we assure you we take all necessary precautions to ensure that the ordering process is secure.

Here are the steps for buying trailer hitches, front receivers, brake controls, t-connectors and hardware kits. If you're looking for anything else, rather than step one, simply navigate our categories or use our keyword search found at the top of every page. 


Step 1

First you need to find a hitch compatible for your car, pickup truck, van or SUV. You can click this link for our trailer Hitch search which can also be found by any of the following methods:

  • Click on the "SEARCH BY VEHICLE" link found at the top (header) of every page.
  • On the home page, at the bottom left we have our vehicle search available to you.
  • The home page opening slide contains a link to our vehicle search.

CLICK ON THE LINK TO LEARN WHAT CLASS TRAILER...