corneileous
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- 2018 Ram 1500 Limited 4X4
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Thinking about investing in an adjustable drop hitch for my 2018 1500. So far the only two hitches I’m interested in is the B&W TS10048C...
...the Weigh Safe 180° Hitch...
I’m also looking at the normal Weigh Safe Drop Hitch...
...that has the little built-in scale on it but, not necessarily for the scale but for the fact that it’s flat bottom and just has an interchangeable ball. I don’t really need an 1-7/8ths ball but it’s nice to have one just in case. That’s why I like the B&W because it gives you all three. The Weigh-Safe 180° doesn’t, I’d have to buy either or but at least the other Weigh-Safe hitch makes it to where if you need the 1-7/8ths ball, you can buy it extra.
I’m kinda interested in how both of these brands of hitches hold up to being stored in the receiver tube, or if it’s just better to pull them out when not in use.
Pros and cons of each? I probably don’t tow anything heavy enough to really warrant the cost of one of these high-prices things but, I do like the adjustability for whatever may come up. So far just my little 10-foot utility trailer is all I pull but there may be a time I may need to pull another car somewhere like I did when I had to pull a friend’s car to a shop. I really don’t like having to have a whole bunch of hitches lying around for different uses. I have a 2inch drop aluminum Smittybuilt hitch with a 2 inch ball on it and I have one of those Walmart-special heavy duty steel straight hitches that has the 1-7/8ths, 2” and 2-5/16ths. The aluminum hitch for my utility trailer is far too tall for that trailer, and even the other hitch is way too tall. That’s why I want an all-around hitch that will cover all, and I can set for whatever height. I realize I may never pull anything heavy enough to justify having a 10,000 pound capacity hitch but as I said, having one hitch that will do all and will set to whatever height, is what’s important.
Thanks y’all. I’m also open to other brands but those two(three) are what I’ve been eyeing.
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...the Weigh Safe 180° Hitch...
I’m also looking at the normal Weigh Safe Drop Hitch...
...that has the little built-in scale on it but, not necessarily for the scale but for the fact that it’s flat bottom and just has an interchangeable ball. I don’t really need an 1-7/8ths ball but it’s nice to have one just in case. That’s why I like the B&W because it gives you all three. The Weigh-Safe 180° doesn’t, I’d have to buy either or but at least the other Weigh-Safe hitch makes it to where if you need the 1-7/8ths ball, you can buy it extra.
I’m kinda interested in how both of these brands of hitches hold up to being stored in the receiver tube, or if it’s just better to pull them out when not in use.
Pros and cons of each? I probably don’t tow anything heavy enough to really warrant the cost of one of these high-prices things but, I do like the adjustability for whatever may come up. So far just my little 10-foot utility trailer is all I pull but there may be a time I may need to pull another car somewhere like I did when I had to pull a friend’s car to a shop. I really don’t like having to have a whole bunch of hitches lying around for different uses. I have a 2inch drop aluminum Smittybuilt hitch with a 2 inch ball on it and I have one of those Walmart-special heavy duty steel straight hitches that has the 1-7/8ths, 2” and 2-5/16ths. The aluminum hitch for my utility trailer is far too tall for that trailer, and even the other hitch is way too tall. That’s why I want an all-around hitch that will cover all, and I can set for whatever height. I realize I may never pull anything heavy enough to justify having a 10,000 pound capacity hitch but as I said, having one hitch that will do all and will set to whatever height, is what’s important.
Thanks y’all. I’m also open to other brands but those two(three) are what I’ve been eyeing.
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