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Keep control of your cargo with this heavy-duty steel stabilizer bar. Large rubber feet securely grip the sides of your truck bed, and the ratcheting handle ensures that the bar remains extended and in place with no chance of accidental release.
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Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the HitchMate line of cargo stabilizer bars. If you have pickup truck, a common problem that we run into is that a lot of our cargo seems to slide around whenever we're driving around, especially with the drop in bed liners, it makes it a lot easier for all that cargo to slide around. So let's take a quick ride and see how our cargo does.So we got our HitchMate in place to make sure our cargo isn't going to slide around. One of the first things you might notice is it is rather a beefy, big bar. Now it is going to stay in place pretty well, and even keep some of those heavier objects from sliding around.Our HitchMate cargo bar has a full steel construction, so even if we do have a little bit of moving in our cargo we're not going to have to worry about any kind of cracking or any damage to our bar or our cargo. Now one thing you're really going to appreciate is that there's not any way to accidentally release this.
You can even pull up on the lever and it's not going to release. We're going to have to come to this release knob here, push it in, and then lift the lever to release it. If we have it properly secured down, it's going to stay locked in position and hold everything securely.The feet on our hitch bar are going to be steel, it's going to have a rubber coating around it. We're not going to have to worry about scratching our bed side, and it is going to grip nicely, even on those plastic bed liners like we have here.The teeth along the top of the bar here are going to allow us to make different adjustments to accommodate different sized truck beds. The one we have here is going to be for full sized truck beds.
It's going to collapse all the way down to 59" and extend all the way out to 73". There's also one available for compact trucks that's going to collapse down to 50" and extend all the way to 65".To install out HitchMate cargo bar, the first thing we're going to want to do is unlatch it. We come to this silver tab, we're going to push down and that'll release the locking mechanism. We're going to lift up that handle so that it's all the way released. We're going to loosely put our bar in place, now you don't want to get it too tight to start with.
You want to have a little bit of give because when we rotate that handle down it is going to provide a little bit of tension to keep everything in place. Then that latch is going to keep it nice and secure and make sure our cargo doesn't slide forward or backward making sure it doesn't move around in our bed. With our cargo bar in place we'll take our truck for another drive.HitchMate also offers a support bar that is going to work with our cargo bar to keep our cargo from shifting side to side. Now you can either pick this up separately or as a kit with your cargo bar. Now the way it's going to work is we're just going to push all of our cargo to one side, making sure it's nice and secure.
And then on our support bar, we're going to have these wing nuts that will loosen up and then we're simply just going to put it over the bar and tighten it up by hand. You just want to make sure that it's nice and snug up against your cargo so it can't shift over any more.And we'll be able to put this anywhere along the bar so long as we're not coming into contact with the teeth. A lot of times we're not able to put our cargo in a way that our support bar wouldn't be in this area. So a quick tip is you can actually just turn it upside down that way the teeth are still free and our bar can still be attached to our cargo bar, keeping everything nice and secure.Our support bar is going to be from the end to the end where it attaches to our cargo bar, is going to be 14" long and the opening on our support bar is going to be 1 3/4" long by about 4" wide. So with our cargo secure, let's go ahead and take another drive and see it how it handles.Another way we can use our cargo bar is put it towards the back of our tailgate. That way it will keep our cargo secure but a lot easier to access. Like if we're going to the grocery store we can keep all of our groceries back here, nice and secure, but very easy to unload.That will finish up your look at the HitchMate line of cargo stabilizer bars.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (55 Customer Reviews)
Keep control of your cargo with this heavy-duty steel stabilizer bar. Large rubber feet securely grip the sides of your truck bed, and the ratcheting handle ensures that the bar remains extended and in place with no chance of accidental release.My main use is to keep items from sliding from the end of the bed toward the cab. I have a tonneau cover which makes it more difficult to reach items when they slide up by the cab. It is adjustable, so I had many options to locate it to serve the primary purpose. It will also be quick & easy to move to another location or remove when it isn't needed. It feels very sturdy.
One caution which I read in another review and will repeat. . .be careful when applying pressure to lock it into place. It can exert a lot of force and I could see it pushing/distorting the inner wall of the truck bed. If you feel too much pressure, just adjust it a bit shorter and try again.
Quality construction. Very heavy duty unlike others I have bought. Also got the HitchMate StabiLoad Support which attaches to the Stabilizer Bar giving more options for locking things in place. Both are great products.
Heininger "he4015" is heavy duty steel stabilizer bar. Large rubber feet and ratchet handle. "He4015" stabilizer bar keep my bowling bag in place. Great service and product.
Thus is a real sturdy top quality built load brace. Easy to use and hold your cargo where you put them. I would totally recommend this if you are looking to hold anything in your truck bed. You will never question if your cargo will stay put when you use this brace
Excellent service and fast shipping. This product is perfect for securing cargo in my truck bed.
The product was just what I had hoped it would be, well crafted as it was represented.
This is a heavy duty product and may be more than you need but it works fine.
You should do better on Nuts and bolts by hiding them or weld
Very solid product, received the item in an express fashion and I am very satisfied with the quality of the product. Fits and functions as advertised.
Great service and product. The bar is easy to use and ratchet keeps it in place.
Very fast delivery and arrived in excellent condition
fast delivery. works very well
This Hitchmate cargo stabilizer works great because the ratchet makes it functional and easy to use.
I will only use etrailer because of their customer service.
Great product! More sturdy than the average Cargo Bar! Simple to operate!
Can't thank you enough for your followup from the time I hit "send" on the order until receiving the product. I sincerely appreciate that. It took literally seconds to put the bar in place. I still have to drive around with it but I don't see how there can be any issues. I like it because it's easier than using the cargo strap as I use the bar to keep a small tool box in place (I use a bed cover so can't have a truck bed tool box). This is just so much easier to adjust for different cargo configurations. Thanks again!!
I use this cargo stabilizer everyday. Keeps items near the back of my log bed truck where I can reach them without opening the bed cover.
This HitchMate cargo stabilizer is well built. One word of caution, don't adjust it too tight before locking the ratchet. These new pick-up trucks are not built as strong as the old ones. I could see the sides of the truck flex outward with my first attempt to lock the bar.
As a first time truck owner, how do you get by without this cargo stabilizer !!
Very heavy duty-well built-no slip and slide with this stabilizer !
I think I need to buy the bar separator for keeping things divided and in one section
I have owned a different brand truck bed support bar and while it usually worked, it flexed easily when simply clamping it into place. I wanted something that would securely hold propane tanks in place. This HitchMate bar is MUCH beefier than any other bar I've seen. Larger diameter, heavier, and a substantial locking mechanism. Only had it a few days, but definitely impressed.
etrailer had an excellent price and is able to get items to me is 1-2 days! Great customer service.
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Brian M.
8/20/2015
wonderful, I love this product