Love my shocker hitch. Have had mine for about 15 years. Used it daily for about 10 years hauling large trailers. Mine was the 2 1/2" receiver hitch setup. Its great because when you air it up to the bumps every 10psi ='s 100 lbs tongue wieght. So I was always able to know how much tongue wieght I had. Great buy especially compared to other air hitches. I even had my green urethane bumps melt after about 10 years in Florida sun, and I emailed shocker to buy replacements and they apologized and sent me new ones free. Great customer service, great hitch.
When you said “I’ll take you back in the cab with me” I shed a small tear. Something about hearing that truck from the outside is so much sweeter than in the cab. Still sounds good either way!
I have air ride for my truck and I'm so glad I spent the extra to have the remote control for it. I'm always adjusting the air when changing between 5 different trailers.
I just added an airlift wireless one compressor with a remote onto my flatbed trailer just for my shocker hitch... now I can adjust the air in the hitch without stoping. Thanks for the idea in your video. I'm pulling a 36' Pj hydraulic dove tail behind a 14' 3500.
Stumbled on your channel this morning. Thanks for the demo of that shocker hitch. You did a great job of with video and audio. I have two goose necks similar to yours that I pull with F-350 diesel. We pull max load of 26,000 and I have lost all the fillings in my teeth. Can’t wait to get one of these. Looking forward to checking out your other videos.
I like that Camera angle for the microphone in the go pro. Lets us hear that wonderful Cummins sound :D I was on a bike ride the other day and listening all the 12v cummins trucks around here was great music to the ears.
I run a Cody hitch on my gooseneck, stays with truck as I have 3 gooseneck trailers. Love it, and I have a shocker hitch for my bumper pull trailers. Love them both and on board air is a must. Love the channel!
Damn Sam just the other day you were talking about one of these and now here you are. Crazy how you can actually SEE it absorb the shock in the GoPro footage.
Love the intro " WE NEED MORE OUTLAWS" So nice listening on the bed, good product review, I'm with Too Tall plum the line with quick disconnect kinda like a glad hand and button/controller in cab
Sam you should hook up in cab air gauge with adjustment switch so you can adjust the air pressure on it while you're driving to make it just where you want it.
They sell kits for it, a compressor and tank basically and i'd assume a sensor for the psi in the tank so the compressor isn't always on, shouldn't be too bad to install one of those kits.
I don’t know about the gen-y hitch , I just watched a video with two guy trying to wrestle one on a horse trailer “ it didn’t look very fun due to the weight “ maybe once it’s mounted, it’s fine, I would love to see a unbiased review
An unbiased opinion is also what I am after. If I see a clearly biased review I am turned away from a product. Install is not a problem for me its nice to undestand install will be difficult. I am looking for the long term benefits. My favorite reviews are the ones from 6 months to a year after install.
Ok , now let’s see a gen-y review, 100% unbiased review This shocker looks really good, and I agree a plumbing kit with a remote would be awesome I know how I would set that plumbing up , I bet shocker already has a patent on a system ( there is a compression compensating modulater on a TFL truck trailer review) I sure as hell wish I had a shocker hitch, when I was driving on rough corrugated ranch roads and even crappy state high way roads like New Mexico
Man -I do like the way your shift that truck. Smooooth and no over or under reving. Kinda like you mean to keep it. I always accelerate slow and easy, no rush, and have everybody around me act like it's a drag race. I want my 145k Dodge to go 1+ million also. Congrates! You got my vote Brother. That Squish hitch seems like to "top Banana!!"
I Love mine as well ..... I hauled a lot of containers and took a lot of the recoil out for me as well.....next air ride on the truck then my Gooseneck
you can get clip on tire fill ends for air lines. thread that onto a coiled hose to a quick disconnect on the bed deck some where on the back or on the back and you're good. hit me up if you need a walk through. have seen guys do that around here.
For the auto fill from the cab for your shocker hitch you could ziptie air hose to the 7 pin wiring to run up to the hitch and put a quick connect by the 7 pin connector at the bumper of the truck then just leave the hose with the trailer and connect the air to the bumper when you need it.
I just bought a hydraulic tail trailer. Just about beat me to death on the way home from dealership. The tail would bounce when I hit a bump. With the safety stops in I power the tail down with the hydraulics and it made it a much better ride.
It's a 30' BWise trailer. Salesman said the new owners bought Bri Mar trailers and both or made in same facility in Pennsylvania. Didn't realize this post was a couple of years old.
You want your 5500 to ride nicer? Put a Kelderman 4 bag system on the rear axle. I have the self leveling system on my 5500. It ride almost a nice unloaded as it does loaded. Rides better than all my old trucks even the 3/4 ton. No issues with the system either. I did my 1st big trip by doing 500+ miles in Death Valley. More than 1/2 of that was off road.
Take and run air line down the electrical cord, plumb a port near the trailer plug and you could run one of those adjustable toggles like the diamond C dude was talkin bout
It really needs a constant air supply and leveling valve that big trucks have on the cab and axle bags and you won't have to keep screwing with it. The leveling bar once adjusted right will keep it adjusted accordingly.
In cab control is easy, single way in cab control for airbags run the line to the hitch well in the bed put a air chuck on it .use a class8 fifthwheel airslide release hose from the airbag. Also put your 7way in the hole that's provided in the well and get that ugly line off the deck
So you have air bags on the suspension of the truck? I have it on my dodge 3500. 35-50psi is the sweet spot loaded! You will spill your sweet tea empty! Love the channel!
I use a low pressure high flow regulator in my cab for my on the fly onboard air adjustment of my airbags. You could do the same with the Shocker. A quick disconnect near the hitch area on the flatbed. Or put a sticker in the cab of each piece of equipment with the proper Shocker pressure. That way when you load it you have the number right there. Load and pressurize.
@@deerepower337 I use the adjustment for varying road conditions on the fly. Height is very problematic when unloaded or loaded with a weight distributing hitch. The rear must sag to make the bars transfer weight to the front of the truck.
@@asaprotrans3889 I agree with Sam. Depends on your setup. With Sam's big gooseneck the gen-y works perfect. My setup with diff loads during the year the shocker works for me 👍
Great idea with an in cab air management for your fifth wheel and couldn’t find anything online with that idea? So after little bit more homework just go to eBay and search for 2 sensor digital air pressure gauges. I found several of them just under $50 with the sensors and the next thing you would need is a couple electronic dump valves for air. Again searching on eBay is many different options for under $20 unless you want to spend a little bit more of something you know about. Where the air fitting is on top of the bag I would put a 90° elbow to a small ball valve so you can disconnect the trailer with the bag still inflated. From that valve some kind of flexible tubing that can hold up to the weather conditions and wear and tear? Into the first T fitting for a dump valve for the purpose of deflating the bag and then into another T fitting for the pressure sensor. The final T fitting would be for your refill valve from your air supply . The second pressure sensor could be for your main air source tank? I think with all the fittings and everything you should build the do it for about $100 or so? With the digital air pressure gauge it would save you on running an airline all away to the cab. One toggle switch to turn that system on and a second toggle switch for inflating and deflating the bag. I’ve seen many air rights systems on vehicles and this is not much different than that good luck and this is only an idea which I think is a good one and thanks for another great video.
Just curious, do you use your clutch while shifting through the gears on any of your trucks? Wouldn't it be worth while for you to install in cab air pressure gage, to make it easier to adjust on the fly. I have air ride rear suspension as well!
I laughed when I saw the level of deflection on that hitch "Yah, its not going to last long at 15 PSI." How did it do with and empty trailer and the hitch at 50 PSI? The airbag looks like what would be on the cab of a tractor trailer too.
Man your 5500 🤩 is awesome, that air bag too. Would it be a bad idea if you put like a cover on the air bag, as dust, rain, cold and heat won’t damage it
Do you still manual fill/purge the bag every time you haul something different, or did you end up just putting a quick coupler on it and leaving it hooked up?
Also I’m getting ready to purchase a diamond c after researching them but u haul a lot of equipment as I’m going to ,, what length do you recommend with hydronic dove tail?????
hope to put on my Gen- y tomorrow.....might need some help... awkward and heavy ( 150 lbs ) to put on myself..Im getting a bit older to prove it to myself,lol....hope to do a review......👍🤙
Looks great. I don't like being to public about $ details but I would like to know how much you paid for your Diamond C? I want one but I think shipping it might make it out of reach. We don't have very many options out here in Hawaii and shipping can be crippling. We got a PJ dealership out here but shipping can possibly be as far out as 6 month can also get big tex and I think they might have more stock on island but we got lots of limits with everthing big getting here on the slow boat.
they sell onboard air kits, Basically you would just need a compressor and tank then i'd assume they give you some sort of psi sensor so they compressor isn't always on.
I have 97 power stroke tgat i jst recently got and im wanting to put on board air wat u suggest for a conpressor wanna get in to hauling gor my own mini exscvating company
@@VBELTandSON before you mentioned it i was thinkingabout being able to adjust it on the move. Get yourself a semi trks airline and you should be all set to hook up the onboard air on your hitch
Love my shocker hitch. Have had mine for about 15 years. Used it daily for about 10 years hauling large trailers. Mine was the 2 1/2" receiver hitch setup. Its great because when you air it up to the bumps every 10psi ='s 100 lbs tongue wieght. So I was always able to know how much tongue wieght I had. Great buy especially compared to other air hitches. I even had my green urethane bumps melt after about 10 years in Florida sun, and I emailed shocker to buy replacements and they apologized and sent me new ones free. Great customer service, great hitch.
When you said “I’ll take you back in the cab with me” I shed a small tear. Something about hearing that truck from the outside is so much sweeter than in the cab. Still sounds good either way!
I have air ride for my truck and I'm so glad I spent the extra to have the remote control for it. I'm always adjusting the air when changing between 5 different trailers.
Charles Wolcott height control valve is what I use no guessing anymore
I just added an airlift wireless one compressor
with a remote onto my flatbed trailer just for my shocker hitch... now I can adjust the air in the hitch without stoping. Thanks for the idea in your video. I'm pulling a 36' Pj hydraulic dove tail behind a 14' 3500.
Stumbled on your channel this morning. Thanks for the demo of that shocker hitch. You did a great job of with video and audio. I have two goose necks similar to yours that I pull with F-350 diesel. We pull max load of 26,000 and I have lost all the fillings in my teeth. Can’t wait to get one of these. Looking forward to checking out your other videos.
I've have been running the shocker for years love the ride going forward but braking hard and backing up take a little getting used to
Hav e you ever tried the gen y version
I love the idea of the on-board air with a switch, but I really love the fast motion leveling job at 20 minutes in. Makes it look easy!
Sam don't forget to grease that pivot bolt. Will help even more with the ride and stop wear on the bolt. God bless
Thanks for mounting the camera by the hitch to really show the movement.
I like that Camera angle for the microphone in the go pro. Lets us hear that wonderful Cummins sound :D
I was on a bike ride the other day and listening all the 12v cummins trucks around here was great music to the ears.
You’re like a kid playing with all his new toys!!
I run a Cody hitch on my gooseneck, stays with truck as I have 3 gooseneck trailers. Love it, and I have a shocker hitch for my bumper pull trailers. Love them both and on board air is a must. Love the channel!
Damn Sam just the other day you were talking about one of these and now here you are. Crazy how you can actually SEE it absorb the shock in the GoPro footage.
I just picked up a shocker hitch (standard 2" receiver style) for my 1500, and towing little 8,000lb cargo trailers is super nice.
Thank you for the demonstration, exactly what I wanted to see before purchasing one. Your truck sounds great by the way!
Love the intro " WE NEED MORE OUTLAWS" So nice listening on the bed, good product review, I'm with Too Tall plum the line with quick disconnect kinda like a glad hand and button/controller in cab
I like the idea that your not bouncing harder.lets Boone sleep more. Beautiful border collie
Sam you should hook up in cab air gauge with adjustment switch so you can adjust the air pressure on it while you're driving to make it just where you want it.
put on board air on the trailer plum it to the neck cordless remote to adjust it
They sell kits for it, a compressor and tank basically and i'd assume a sensor for the psi in the tank so the compressor isn't always on, shouldn't be too bad to install one of those kits.
I have been towing my horse trailer with a shocker for over a year now and its the best hitch ever.
Hit enter too fast, I have a 30k triple axle that is about 7k on the pin and I have ~65psi in my bag.
Do you keep having to fill or purge the bag?
You should review the gen-y hitch with a video comparison to the "shocker"
genyhitch.com/product/spartan-torsion-flex-gooseneck-couplers/
Just watched the end of the video.... lol
I don’t know about the gen-y hitch , I just watched a video with two guy trying to wrestle one on a horse trailer “ it didn’t look very fun due to the weight “ maybe once it’s mounted, it’s fine, I would love to see a unbiased review
An unbiased opinion is also what I am after. If I see a clearly biased review I am turned away from a product. Install is not a problem for me its nice to undestand install will be difficult. I am looking for the long term benefits. My favorite reviews are the ones from 6 months to a year after install.
Ok , now let’s see a gen-y review, 100% unbiased review
This shocker looks really good, and I agree a plumbing kit with a remote would be awesome
I know how I would set that plumbing up , I bet shocker already has a patent on a system
( there is a compression compensating modulater on a TFL truck trailer review)
I sure as hell wish I had a shocker hitch, when I was driving on rough corrugated ranch roads and even crappy state high way roads like New Mexico
I have both, I think the Gen Y has a better ride. Both are nice and well worth the $$$ though
Man -I do like the way your shift that truck. Smooooth and no over or under reving. Kinda like you mean to keep it. I always accelerate slow and easy, no rush, and have everybody around me act like it's a drag race. I want my 145k Dodge to go 1+ million also. Congrates! You got my vote Brother. That Squish hitch seems like to "top Banana!!"
Pretty nice hitch ! I always like first for Boone 👍🏻😊🙌🏻
Another great review, still sounds that cold is hanging around. Hope you are feeling better and thanks for sharing👍👍👍🇺🇸
I Love mine as well ..... I hauled a lot of containers and took a lot of the recoil out for me as well.....next air ride on the truck then my Gooseneck
you can get clip on tire fill ends for air lines. thread that onto a coiled hose to a quick disconnect on the bed deck some where on the back or on the back and you're good. hit me up if you need a walk through. have seen guys do that around here.
If you have time some day do an equipment/yard tour. Show the old retired gear and all things still working
For the auto fill from the cab for your shocker hitch you could ziptie air hose to the 7 pin wiring to run up to the hitch and put a quick connect by the 7 pin connector at the bumper of the truck then just leave the hose with the trailer and connect the air to the bumper when you need it.
V-Belt and SON - If I remember correctly you can go up to 100psi MAX. Once you learn your psi
Can't believe that bed cracked 😮
BRADFORD BUILT for me.
I'm about to order another one for a G56 cab chassis 3500
Great demonstration bro, it definitely sparked my interest 👍🏻🤔
So how about a review since you've owned it for over a year now. Hoping it might make towing my Rayco C-200 a little smoother.
I just bought a hydraulic tail trailer. Just about beat me to death on the way home from dealership. The tail would bounce when I hit a bump. With the safety stops in I power the tail down with the hydraulics and it made it a much better ride.
What brand?
It's a 30' BWise trailer. Salesman said the new owners bought Bri Mar trailers and both or made in same facility in Pennsylvania. Didn't realize this post was a couple of years old.
You want your 5500 to ride nicer? Put a Kelderman 4 bag system on the rear axle. I have the self leveling system on my 5500. It ride almost a nice unloaded as it does loaded. Rides better than all my old trucks even the 3/4 ton. No issues with the system either. I did my 1st big trip by doing 500+ miles in Death Valley. More than 1/2 of that was off road.
Dan Gilson if I used the truck every day full time I would do that
Take and run air line down the electrical cord, plumb a port near the trailer plug and you could run one of those adjustable toggles like the diamond C dude was talkin bout
I must say, the rig sounds nice!
It really needs a constant air supply and leveling valve that big trucks have on the cab and axle bags and you won't have to keep screwing with it. The leveling bar once adjusted right will keep it adjusted accordingly.
I am a fan of the bumper version. I would like to get this one and one for the camper. Made in North Dakota!
My harbor freight weight distributing hitch came in the mail. Like yours, that box looked like it had been through world war 2
Hitch is incredible! Love mine!
My dad and I have a shocker hitch for bumper pull trailers and they are the cats ass! Love them
I have a reese goose box on my 5th wheel. Its makes a world of difference
In cab control is easy, single way in cab control for airbags run the line to the hitch well in the bed put a air chuck on it .use a class8 fifthwheel airslide release hose from the airbag.
Also put your 7way in the hole that's provided in the well and get that ugly line off the deck
So you have air bags on the suspension of the truck? I have it on my dodge 3500. 35-50psi is the sweet spot loaded! You will spill your sweet tea empty! Love the channel!
Midnight Chevy no air bags. Compressor is for the exhaust brake
And thank you!
That right there sold me on hydraulic jacks lol
You can park any direction in your driveway you want 😁, was that a wavy to the gal on side of the road 😁👍. Shocker works.
I don't know..... Looks like it was flexing alot to me but I don't tow with gooseneck trailers...
PacBrake Makes a wireless airbag controller. Mount that somewhere on the gooseneck With a pump and control it from your phone.
Boy nothing beats the sound of a cummins
You got purdy Wife....purdy dawgs.....purdy trailer. I'm gonnna get me me one of those SHOCKERS !!
air on the trailer like the guys running air ride hotshots
Nice Job Sam! Good review!!
I use a low pressure high flow regulator in my cab for my on the fly onboard air adjustment of my airbags. You could do the same with the Shocker. A quick disconnect near the hitch area on the flatbed. Or put a sticker in the cab of each piece of equipment with the proper Shocker pressure. That way when you load it you have the number right there. Load and pressurize.
Gerald Koth why not a height control valve best thing I have ever done no more guessing
@@deerepower337 I use the adjustment for varying road conditions on the fly. Height is very problematic when unloaded or loaded with a weight distributing hitch. The rear must sag to make the bars transfer weight to the front of the truck.
Love it,God Bless
I knew you'd love the shocker hitch. I've heard good things bout gen y but I'd stick with shocker.
Shocker is better than genY?
@@asaprotrans3889 I agree with Sam. Depends on your setup. With Sam's big gooseneck the gen-y works perfect. My setup with diff loads during the year the shocker works for me 👍
Depends on your situation. My loads would be diff so shocker would be better. Gen y is a good product 😎👌
Great idea with an in cab air management for your fifth wheel and couldn’t find anything online with that idea? So after little bit more homework just go to eBay and search for 2 sensor digital air pressure gauges. I found several of them just under $50 with the sensors and the next thing you would need is a couple electronic dump valves for air. Again searching on eBay is many different options for under $20 unless you want to spend a little bit more of something you know about. Where the air fitting is on top of the bag I would put a 90° elbow to a small ball valve so you can disconnect the trailer with the bag still inflated. From that valve some kind of flexible tubing that can hold up to the weather conditions and wear and tear? Into the first T fitting for a dump valve for the purpose of deflating the bag and then into another T fitting for the pressure sensor. The final T fitting would be for your refill valve from your air supply . The second pressure sensor could be for your main air source tank? I think with all the fittings and everything you should build the do it for about $100 or so? With the digital air pressure gauge it would save you on running an airline all away to the cab. One toggle switch to turn that system on and a second toggle switch for inflating and deflating the bag. I’ve seen many air rights systems on vehicles and this is not much different than that good luck and this is only an idea which I think is a good one and thanks for another great video.
I got 50 psi in the Cody with 16,000 lbs. Works fine with 20 ft trailer.
Where did you get it from , i like the way it works , want to get one.
What’s your favorite the gen-y or the shocker ?
Just curious, do you use your clutch while shifting through the gears on any of your trucks? Wouldn't it be worth while for you to install in cab air pressure gage, to make it easier to adjust on the fly. I have air ride rear suspension as well!
Great video and awesome hitch!
I laughed when I saw the level of deflection on that hitch "Yah, its not going to last long at 15 PSI."
How did it do with and empty trailer and the hitch at 50 PSI? The airbag looks like what would be on the cab of a tractor trailer too.
Nick K felt pretty nice at 50psi empty.
On my hdt bumper pull i run my shocker hitch 24 psi empty and 28 psi loaded. Can't hardly feel the trailer back there.
You should try the gen y hitch for the gooseneck. Heard they were the best
Just send it ,120 psi!! Whoooo!
Awesome. I thought it’d help a ton 👍🏽
How do you like the skid steer wood Prosser?
Cool video at first it look like the shocker hitch was going to be a snapper hitch
As you have air on board surley you could run 9 or 10 pounds unloaded and just fill her up as you add weight ? Truck ans trailer look sweeet
i got 3 border collies they love to ride anywhere anytime.
What’s the cost buddy? Like to see what ya think when you tow the 080
workplaytv Sunday we will have that answer and prime tech as well
V-BELT and SON 10-4
i think the lowest pressure u can run without having the bag bottom out will provide the best ride possible.
Great video like always. Was curious if u had any input on torsion axles???
Man your 5500 🤩 is awesome, that air bag too.
Would it be a bad idea if you put like a cover on the air bag, as dust, rain, cold and heat won’t damage it
Every air bag on any truck any where is not protected in any way.
Do you still manual fill/purge the bag every time you haul something different, or did you end up just putting a quick coupler on it and leaving it hooked up?
Do u prefer the shocker or the gen y
What if u dont have that air compressor hose on your truck...what else could u use?
How do get the on board air and also how do you install it what does it takes to get that setup
Also I’m getting ready to purchase a diamond c after researching them but u haul a lot of equipment as I’m going to ,, what length do you recommend with hydronic dove tail?????
Did your trailer come with automatic up an down landing gear option or you had it added
You should compare to the gen y hitch!
3 of 3 and maybe first the next day....😅
hope to put on my Gen- y tomorrow.....might need some help... awkward and heavy ( 150 lbs ) to put on myself..Im getting a bit older to prove it to myself,lol....hope to do a review......👍🤙
TipTop LandSolutions sick let me know how you like it!
@@VBELTandSON will do.....Have a great weekend.....
ps.always a great review,comprehensive.. 🤙
So shocker or gen y?
Looks fun to me
On my hdt bumper pull hdt my air pressure empty
Nice ,, how do you have your on board air set up?
Saludos donde estan ubicados
Looks great. I don't like being to public about $ details but I would like to know how much you paid for your Diamond C? I want one but I think shipping it might make it out of reach. We don't have very many options out here in Hawaii and shipping can be crippling. We got a PJ dealership out here but shipping can possibly be as far out as 6 month can also get big tex and I think they might have more stock on island but we got lots of limits with everthing big getting here on the slow boat.
Isle Landworks Msrp was 28k I paid little less after tax. That included some shipping charges
Thanks
Thank you guys for the innovation! Keep it up!
Can you tell me how you installed onboard air? I'd like that for my air air bags.
they sell onboard air kits, Basically you would just need a compressor and tank then i'd assume they give you some sort of psi sensor so they compressor isn't always on.
what is the cost of the shocker
what kind of on board air.
I have 97 power stroke tgat i jst recently got and im wanting to put on board air wat u suggest for a conpressor wanna get in to hauling gor my own mini exscvating company
What kinda pump yuh have to raise your legs down on your trailer
I got a better idea. Semi trks have a leveling valve. What if you can hook one up on the hitch so it adjusts automatically based on whats on the trl
tractorboy31 ohh now you just getting fancy lol I like that idea aswell
@@VBELTandSON before you mentioned it i was thinkingabout being able to adjust it on the move. Get yourself a semi trks airline and you should be all set to hook up the onboard air on your hitch
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What is the grapple on the mini ex?
4 yrs ago 🤯