Awesome new Towing Technology from CURT!
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First guy ever to talk more than you. Great information and minimal interruptions from you. My first thanks to you.
Th e "A" frame coupler should be on all trailers. How handy and nice is that.
That model will be a problem if trailer is parked on a slight hill and the trailer is pushing on the back of the ball.
@@drunkchicken8636 That situation is a problem with the other type as well. You have to chock the wheels and relieve the tension.
Curt makes some great products!
Bravo!
I have some shopping to do. I love the latchless coupler.
That wall mount would work great on a trailer to hold the hitch when not in use.
I put those latchless trailer tongues on my yard and 2 utility trailers for towing behind my ATV / SXS. The original was 1-7/8 and always getting mud / debris caught. I eliminated all my 1-7/8 balls and hitches and it great not having 3 hitch sizes and latches that get full of dirt.
I built a ball hitch with a pin like that about 3 years ago. Guess I should have patented it. :)
Boy the a frame coupler is genius and I also love the aluminum ball mount. Living in northern Pennsylvania is rust belt and if you dont keep your hitch parts sprayed with wd40 or a like product regularly they quickly become rusted together. Great work Curt Products!
Thank you sir. A lot of new stuff there and appreciate you being there and touring to bring out this information.
Be interesting to see what they can come up with next.
That fifth wheel hitch looked great
The QuickPin couplers @8:16 are just like many gooseneck ball couplers, using just a pin. It's too bad that the Curt rep didn't answer the perfectly reasonable question of why these haven't existed all along.
Great stuff. I have the 30k Curt unit. Absolutely love it. Wish they had some TT WDH examples and d add one new tech with it.
I love the secure latch setup. I might buy the adjustable setup now if I can find it for the 2 inch receiver
Almost 500K Subs JD! Another helpful video! Your DFW neighbor!
Love my Curt 5th wheel hitch!
A team of engineers with logic, good stuff...
Hey JD. thanks for taking time to do this video. This Curt product sells itself, along with Keith explaining all the variations by my favorite motto KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID. Was very understandable .🤟
Josh?
Sorry. Spell check SMH
Just a pet peeve of mine, things can't be very unique. Unique by itself means one of a kind and completely different than anything else, there are no degrees of uniqueness.
The aluminum ball mount differs from other brands in that the ball platform area is only 2" wide (in the ball mount for a 2" receiver), instead of flared out to provide more material around the ball hole for more strength. I don't think I would use that near its limit.
Shock and aye weight distribution hitches?
Booyah 👊 😁 👍 🇺🇲
The handleless coupler would be perfect for my log splitter as the wood falling off has messed up the standard coupler
The auto locking hitches and pintle hitch they show are exact copies from Saskatchewan Canada based Hit-n-Hitch that have been around for ever. They are amazing hitches.
Yeah, WTF is with that???
Exactly correct. I have the Hit n Hitch version by Power Pin from Canada and it's awesome. It seems that Curt bought the patents from them and renamed it. The only thing available on the Power Pin site now is the trailer side hitches that it seems Curt didn't buy.
@@speeddemon9902 I’m sure that’s what happened. Maybe it’s cause the Canadian market isn’t that large and Curt has such a huge network. I just hope Power Pin made out good with their choice. I have their designs on my truck and trailers. They really are the best, only thing I don’t like is they rust really fast. Maybe Curt can solve that issue.
@@speeddemon9902 makes sense. As long as it isn't a blatant rip off!
Very cool 5th wheel hitch
Curt makes good products. I switched to them several years ago.
Great job Curt, really great new products coming to market. Nice to see all the innovative ideas to solve problems and make it more seamless.
always used curt they are # 1 in my books
Hope the 5th Wheel can also be converted to bumper pull in the future.
Nice system!!!!
Man I wish they would make that powerride in a 20k-25k and for pucks
Everything is so unique
That 5th wheel hitch shows they've been examining B&W Companion mechanism. ;)
30,000 pound capacity shouldn't be surprise for fifth-wheel hitch capacity. The SAE standard for fifth-wheel and bed-mounted ball hitches (J2638) covers up to 30,000 pounds of trailer weight (and pin weight up to 1/4 of the trailer weight) just as the similar standard for conventional hitches (J684) covers up to 10,000 pounds. Most manufacturers of recreational fifth-wheel hitches have models up to 30,000 pounds rating, although the cheapest models start as low as 15,000 pounds.
I really like Curt products but I was hoping they would have displayed a torsion flex type hitch to calm down the bouncing of my spring-less livestock trailer. My trailer bounces when I hit a bump and a torsion-flex hitch would help eliminate the severeness of the abrupt shock between the trailer and the bumper hitch. You've done a really nice job making viewers aware of the neat products. I don't pull a RV but more focus on tandem axel heavy and even light weight utility trailers would be nice. Thanks again for the video and have a fine week. 👍🏽🤠 11/30/22
Its basically a bulldog hitch. Been using it for years
I want that A frame coupler!!!!
Curt has a design flaw on most of of their 5th wheel hitches. Look at where the safety pin is located. The only way to remove that safety pin is to have your truck straight with the trailer. That is not always the options you have while disconnecting your trailer.
I use CURT products exclusively on my Z71 Tahoe. I pull a 7x16 enclosed, a 3/4tn military cargo trailer (camping), a 6x12 flat (lumber and misc) and a 3700lb boat. The "slop" at the 6:12ish time mark on that lunette and pintle causes me some concern. That seems to be A LOT of freeplay where the lunette rests below the ball. I can picture a bunch of slamming going on while on un-improved roads. When I saw the "it goes here", I thought it was going to be some sort of bushing.
Such a great video, I’m still trying to convince my husband on a fifth wheel RV next but he’s still hesitant. We currently have an F-250 diesel and towing a Jayco Eagle HT 280RSOK travel trailer. I wish you could speak with my husband about going to a 5th wheel. Thanks for all the great videos and information.
I get his hesitation. Its a pain to have the 5th wheel hitch taking up most of the bed, and if you want to remove it it weighs a good bit and requires 2 or 3 guys
Receiver hitch / bumper pull is considerably more dangerous and feels unsteady compared to gooseneck / 5th wheel. I don't understand his hesitation. Receiver hitch towing allows for side-to-side sway, front-to-back rocking and bucking and often requires additional pricy items like weight distribution hitches and sway control systems. From a cost, actual safety, and "feel" standpoint... gooseneck / 5th wheel towing is vastly superior.
I traveled cross country with a 30 foot enclosed car trailer and it was downright dangerous feeling being a traditional receiver hitch setup. It would have been so much better the other way. Far more confidence inspiring.
@@davidwilems8915 Thanks for your input
@@CR500R oh yeah, saftey wise its way better with a 5th/gooseneck. I'm a truck driver for a living, i understand 5th wheels really well. I'm personally not going the 5th/goose route on my first trailer since I'm living in it and don't really plan on moving it much.
Good video! My only complaint is it will wind up costing me money ......
You should tell us how many lifetimes 900,000 cycles are! I don't know how many to guess.
My guess is even hot shots that run over 100,k miles a year don't reach that very quickly!
Sorry friend the combination hitch has been in use for years. We used them at work for at least 10 years, I have one in my garage now.
I have a Bronco Raptor ordered and I’m curious to see what solution Curt might have to hooking a trailer to it. The 37 inch spare on the back doesn’t leave a lot of room to the receiver.
I only buy Curt products. I tow a lot of farm equipment and toys. I have peace of mind that their products will hold up.
Reducers are silly. Just buy the correct shank size hitch for your application. I used one on my Ram 2500. A 2 1/2" to 2" reducer. The reducer that came with my truck, ended up getting bent out of shape, due to wear and tear.
What about going from a fifth wheel ball to a rear hitch ball they have a system for all that
Good brand
The Crosswing hitch is pretty cool! However, nothing special to get me to replace my Andersen Ultimate.
Is there a way to lock the king pin part of the cross wing to the trailer?
Like the shick drop tech. But would never use it, just because the more moving part lead to more failure.
How do you lock the easy attach couplers?! There is only a pin with clip? Easily stolen
Great products and good detailed information. If you want a bit of constructive commentary please consider the following. The location background is not the positive representation given the quality of what you have. Trash, leaves hand written signs etc. Consider the complete picture for the best results.
speaking of towing, wonder if there's a replacement for the big & heavy fifth wheel especially in semi trucks . . . one solution is a series of counter rotating pulleys (as in sailing ships) that runs through a electric motor installed (behind the driver's cab) on the truck chassis instead of the horse shoe shaped fifth wheel coupling . . . the steel wire threaded pulley system is connected to a conventional towing hitch (opposite J) as in normal cars & light pickup trucks . . . the pulley system is bolted to one or two raised lateral cross member on the rear chassis frame of the truck . . . inertial forces generated when on the move is offset by a tiny gyroscopic balance in the pulley . . . note the raised lateral cross member (like handle bar on front dashboard found in SUVs) is an extra & not part of the chassis frame . . .
The only problem with a lot of these products is they are going to rattle like crazy. Get rid of all the play that would be nice.
I have a Curt 17K receiver hitch on my Ford that I paid a fair amount of money for. The quality is in the hitch apparently as the rating sticker fell off on the first trip leaving me with no way to show or prove what the rating of the hitch is or what the tongue weigh rating is. NOT GOOD.
Very informative. I have a question though. Why is it that on the triple ball receivers you never see the fourth side of the receiver utilized? One would think that fourth side would have a flat steal with the hole 🕳️ in it for farm wagons welded to it. This 4-way would cover everything on the market. Is there a receiver like this on the market? Thanks.
I believe most often its designed that way to have the flat surface available to be utilized as a step. But I have seen hitches with all 4 sides used.
How did he get the car in neutral? that vehicle sustained some damage
You did a much better presentation of their products than Keith did.
8:32 That’s an invitation for bad things to happen. Not enough redundancy or fail safe.
Very nice products. Simple, not simplistic.
Gee, Rocker Ball. You think you would take a second to explain what that is and how it works. Stupid me.
Yeah, I don't get it either. They come up with a new and seemingly sound product - and yet do not enthusiastically tell us about it?!
I want how much??!!
Who bought out curt?
Lippert components I believe
Lippert
Hey JD. I have a hitch issue that I don't think is super unique, but never see anyone address. Is there an email I can reach you at to flesh it out and maybe get your take? I would love to see you challenge manufactures with this challenge for people with this need.
Go to his channel and click on the about button. Find it there.
I have a really bad back, any hitch designed for a physically challenged individual with a helpful wife?
Fifth wheel Hitch? LOOK at a Reese Goosebox. Conventional Hitch, look at Weighsafe.
@@BigTruckBigRV Thank you, Happy Thanksgiving
Show the weight on a scale so there is no guessing.
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THATS WHAT SHE SAID....
Put it in the little one.
I love that Curt is an American company but HATE that they make majority of their stuff in China 😢That’s why I went with Gen-Y. Sorry Curt
gen-y is the stuff . have both the light and heavy weight for different aplications/trailers
Unfortunately to be competitive in the market company's have to have some products manufactured off shore, you would be surprised how many CURT products are MFG in the US.
Curt is doing excellent, took a page out of Elons book.
I DONT KNOW,,,,,,,? I LIKE THE OLD WAY, CAUSE I HAVE TO FIGHT IT AND KUSS AT IT AND IN THE END, I GET IT AND THEN MY WIFE IS ALL IMPRESSED,,,,SOO,,,,,,
Curts powdercoat is trash