Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Ford Explorer - Draw-Tite Video

The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

The trailer hitch I recommend for your 2006 Explorer is the Draw-Tite Max-Frame Trailer Hitch, part #75437. This is a Class lll hitch and it has a 2-inch receiver opening. This will install beneath your factory hitch as it is not a replacement…

While I can sympathize with your issue, it is not safe to tow a trailer if you only have a 2" hitch ball and your trailer coupler is designed for a 2-5/16" hitch ball, even for a short distance; the insecure connection between hitch ball…

For your 2006 Ford Explorer the hitches we offer for your vehicle all require the factory hitch to be left on. The reason is that your factory hitch is part of the rear bumper so it has to remain installed. The Draw Tite hitch part #75437 would fit…

Actually, both of the hitches we offer for a 2006 Ford Explorer are designed to mount below a factory hitch with a Class II 1-1/4 inch opening. I recommend the Draw-Tite Class III Round Tube Trailer Hitch, item #75437, because it will do exactly as…

A 4-Way trailer connector has the basic lighting functions only; running lights, left turn signal and brake lights, right turn signal and brake lights, and ground. A 7-Way has these functions and a 12 volt circuit, a circuit for electric trailer…

The hitches we offer for your Explorer, the Curt Class III, part #C13386 and the Draw-Tite #76034 both have the receiver tube sitting below the rear bumper fascia as shown in the photos I provided for you. We don't offer an OEM style hitch for…

Yes, it is my experience that they dual-cam sway control works much better than the Blue Ox systems. I recently have been riding in trucks towing trailers, one with the Blue Ox and one with a Reese system with the dual-cam sway control. The Blue Ox…

The Reese and Draw-Tite products are manufactured by the same parent company, this means that the #26102 and #26002, Dual Cam Sway Control systems are the same, but there is a difference in the generations of the systems. The older systems had Hanger…

You can use that factory port for the brake controller, however, there is no 7-Way kit available for the 2007 Ford Explorer with factory 4-Way. You will have to find were the blue wire for brakes terminates. From our experience it terminates in a…

There is minor fascia trimming required to install Curt trailer hitch #C12057 on your 2013 Jeep Compass. I have included a picture that comes from the instructions showing the area that needs to be trimmed. I have also linked the instructions for you…

Weight distribution systems are designed to help distribute the tongue weight of the trailer to the front axle of the tow vehicle, in doing so they also can increase the towing capacity of a vehicle. That's the case with the Draw Tite hitch part…