Curt Hitch Adapters - Vertical Adapter - C45013 Review- Video
Today we're going to review part number C45013. This is the Curt Vertical Receiver Adapter. This is a two inch to two inch adapter. This part is designed to fit on the Curt Stealth hitches. It is designed to fit a vertical hitch. A vertical hitch would be one where the receiver tube is actually up and down, in other words, some of theDodge vehicles use a hitch like that where the tube would come down, it's behind the rear of the car so you really can't see it.What this adapter does, this part would slide up into thatvertical hitch, and then extend out to give you the horizontal hitch receiver opening that you're needing. Now the rear of this as you see, the rear of this horizontal tube is open. more
6/29/2017 2:23:43 PM
Roadmaster High-Low Adapter for Tow Bars Review RM-048-2- Video
Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Roadmaster High-Low Adapter for tow bars, part number: RM-048-2. Now, our high-low adapter's not only for tow bars, and it's not only to be used in the lowered position. We can actually flip it around, put it in the rise position, and we can actually mount any kind of accessory -- such as a bike rack or cargo carrier -- and then now we have more adequate ground clearance. Now as you can see, this is gonna give us adequate clearance for our bike rack, and we're not gonna have to worry about bottoming out. There is one thing I would like to mention, when you are using the high-low adapter in conjunction with a bike rack or a cargo carrier, you need to keep in mind, the tongue weight is gonna be reduced by at least 50%. Our high-low adapter does feature a solid shank, so it's gonna be extra strong and durable. Our high-low adapter is designed to work with 2" hitches only, and the pin and clip is not included, but you can pick one up on our website using part number: PC3. more
6/8/2017 10:22:49 AM
MaxxTow Hitch Extender Review- Video
Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Maxxtow Hitch Extender for 2 inch hitches. Part number MT70024. This hitch extender comes in handy when you need to get accessories, such as your bike rack here, around your spare tire. It also works out great when you need clearance for the tailgate on your truck. It's also great for your trailer. It's going to come in especially handy around tight turns. more
12/16/2016 11:01:55 AM
Reese Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - RP11003 Review- Video
Today we're going to take a look at the Reese 14" Long Hitch Extender for 2" trailer hitches. Now this extender will extend a trailer hitch receiver opening from the rear of your vehicle to avoid any obstacles. It gives you extra clearance for your trailer. Helps you clear your slide out camper with the extended overhang, and it will allow you to mount your bike rack without having to remove your rear-mounted spare tire. It is constructed of a durable steel. The shank portion right back here is a solid rear shank. more
11/22/2016 3:48:18 PM
Roadmaster Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - RM-071-75 Review- Video
Today, we'll be reviewing part number RN-071-75. This is the Roadmaster Trailer Hitch Receiver Extension. It's going to extend our trailer hitch receiver to seven and three quarters of an inch. This is designed for a 2 inch by 2 inch trailer hitch. It's going to offer 6000 pound gross vehicle weight rating and a 100 pound maximum tongue weight. It's very important that you keep in mind that this extender is designed for tow bar use only. more
10/31/2016 3:03:21 PM
Fastway Hitch Adapters - Hitch Reducer - DTADP35 Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Fastway Adapter Sleeve with the included hitch lock. This designed to let your Fastway or Diversi-Tech DTLBM and DTALBM series mounts fit into a 2 1/2 inch receiver. It's going to include two sets of pinholes. One set lines up with the locking pins of the ball mount. The other set lines up with the hitch pin holes in the 2 1/2 inch receiver. The unit is made from a steel construction. more
10/24/2016 10:55:07 AM
Roadmaster Anti-Rattle Hitch Extender Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Road Master Hitch Extender for 2 inch hitch receivers, available in 2 sizes. The 11 inch long version, it's part number RM-071 or part number RM-071-1075 for the 7.5 inch version. Here you'll see we've got our tight angle turned here with our Falcon 2 tow bar. Plenty of space here. That's going to be until our customer puts his basket back on the back of his coach here. He's got a basket that's about as wide as the back of the coach and it sticks out a couple of feet. more
10/3/2016 2:40:39 PM
Fastway Hitch Adapters - Hitch Reducer - DTADP25-SS Review- Video
Today we're going to take a look at the adapter sleeve for the Fast Way and the Diversitech 00:00:03 2 inch locking ball mounts to 2 1/2 inch receivers. This part is designed to let you take the two inch Fast Way or Diversitech 00:00:10 DTLBM 00:00:12 and DTALBM 00:00:14 ball mounts and allow them to fit into a 2 1/2 inch hitch receiver. It includes two sets of hitch pin holes right here. One set will line up with the locking pins of the Fast Way or the Diversitech 00:00:24 ball mount, and the other set will line up with hitch pin holding your 2 1/2 inch hitch receiver. This is a steel construction. It has a nice black powder coat finish on it. more
8/30/2016 8:35:48 AM
TorkLift SuperTruss Hitch Extenstion Review- Video
Today we'll be having a look at the TorkLift SuperTruss Hitch Extension for SuperHitch trailer hitch receivers, part number TLE1532. Now you may wonder why you want a SuperTruss extension. Well they're perfect for when you have a camper that sits in your truck bed, so when you're tailgates down and your camper is in your truck bed, you can still hook up to a trailer. Here's what the SuperTruss extension looks like installed on the back of our truck here today. Just want to go ahead and point out this is meant to be used with SuperHitch hitches, as we already have one installed here on our truck. It's a real simple installation. We have a two five eighths inch hitch pin holes that we put hitch pins through to secure it into the SuperHitch receiver on our truck. more
8/24/2016 11:01:09 AM
Brophy Hitch Extender with Step Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Brophy Hitch Extender with step for 2-inch hitches. It's available at 19-inches-long, part number ST12 and 23-inches-long, part number ST18. Extend your trailer hitch receiver opening to give you more clearance during turns. This 19-inch Brophy Hitch extender will work with ball mount, bike rack, cargo carrier or any other hitch mounted accessory. As you can see we've got it set up here with our ball mount and the step is going to come in handy for anything you might need to get out of the back of your truck. The extension's also going to help with any clearance issues that we may have with our jack. If your vehicle has a spare tire at the rear you can use the extender to bright 00:01:00 enough clearance for your bike rack or cargo carrier. The 19-inch-long one gives us a 14-inch extension and the 23-inch-long one gives us an 18-inch extension. Our step measures 17 inches wide by 6 and a half inches deep. It features a diamond shred pattern for good grip and has a 300 pound weight capacity. more
7/15/2016 11:55:27 AM
Brophy Hitch Extender with Step Review ST12- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Brophy hitch extender with step for 2 inch hitches, part #ST12. Extend your trailer hitch receiver opening to give you more clearance during turns. This 19 inch extension will work with your ball mount, bike rack, cargo carrier, or any other hitch mounted accessory. As you can see, we've got it set up here with our ball mount and the step is going to come in handy, for anything you might need to get out of the back of your truck. The extension's also going to help with any clearance issues that we may have with our jack. If your vehicle has a spare tire at the rear, you could use the extender to provide enough clearance for your bike rack or cargo carrier. From the sight of the hitch pin hole to the end of the receiver tube is 16 1/2 inches. more
6/10/2016 10:21:06 AM
Reese Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - RP11004 Review- Video
Today we're going to take a look at the Reese 18-inch long hitch extender for 2 inch trailer hitches. This hitch extender will extend your trailer hitch receiver opening from the rear of your vehicle to avoid any obstacles. It'll give you extra clearance for your trailer. It can allow you to clear your slide-out camper that might have an extended overhang, and also allow you to mount your bike rack on a vehicle without having to remove a rear-mounted spare tire. This is constructed of a durable steel. This helps resist corrosion with the black powder coat finish. You can see on the very end portion back here, this section is actually a solid piece, and this is what goes in the 2 inch-2 inch opening. more
5/31/2016 2:05:48 PM
Brophy Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - ST12 Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Brophy Hitch Extender with the included step. The step is actually welded directly on top of the receiver tube. The unit's designed to fit into a two inch by two inch trailer hitch receiver. It's going to extend your trailer hitch receiver opening out from the rear of the vehicle to avoid obstacles. It's really going to help get that extra clearance for your trailer or when it comes to mounting your bike rack or other hitch mount accessories without having to remove your spare tire and it's going to provide a nice step at the rear of the vehicle, which makes it easier to get into and out your truck bed or cargo area. You can easily access your boat or equipment without having to climb all over your trailer frame or you could even use this as a pet step to help your pets get into or out of your vehicle much easier. This step is a nice large design. more
2/25/2016 12:35:52 PM
Brophy Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - ST18 Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Brophy Hitch Extender with the included step. The step is welded to the top of the receiver. This is designed to go into a 2" by 2" trailer hitch receiver. It's going to extend the trailer hitch receiver opening out from the rear of the vehicle to avoid obstacles. It's really going to help get that extra clearance for your trailer, or when it comes to mounting your bike rake or other hitch mounted accessory without having to remove your rear mounted spare tire. Again, it just gives you that extra clearance that you may need for your application, and it's going to provide a sturdy step at the rear of the vehicle. This has a nice tread design on it, steel construction. more
2/17/2016 3:35:49 PM
Reese Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - RP45292 Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Reese hitch extension and reducer for a 2 1/2 inch trailer hitch receiver. This adapter is designed for use with Titan trailer hitch receivers. The adapter bars let you modify your hitch to accommodate your application. Simply extends the length of your hitch receiver to clear obstacles like a truck bed mounted camper. This is going to reduce the size of your hitch receiver opening from a 2 1/2 inch opening to a 2 inch opening. I want you to notice down here that when I pulled it out of the box, one thing that I noticed is that it comes with a chrome plastic trim piece. Gives that a nice look. more
2/16/2016 2:05:55 PM
Curt Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - C45048 Review- Video
Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Curt Hitch Extension and Reducer for a 2 1/2 inch trailer hitch. This adapter bar is going to let you modify your hitch receiver to accommodate your application. What this does is it basically extends the length of your hitch receiver to clear obstacles like truck bed-mounted campers. This does reduce the size of your hitch receiver opening from a 2 1/2 inch receiver down to a 2 inch receiver. It's got the electrical bracket right here that's going to let you mount a connector like a 7-way wiring extension. That item is sold separately. If you're in need of something like that, you can find them right here at etrailer.com. more
2/16/2016 9:35:50 AM
MaxxTow Trailer Hitch Receiver Adapter Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Max Tow Trailer Hitch Receiver Adapter, two inch to inch and a quarter hitch, eleven inches long, part number MT70033. The Max Tow Adapter is going to allow you turn your two inch receiver into an inch and a quarter receiver, allowing you to use your inch and a quarter accessories. Now, we've got a cargo carrier using our adapter here today, but this would work great for your bike racks or any other inch and a quarter accessories. Please note, it's not to be used for towing, so no ball mounts. It's a more economical solution to having two bike racks and two cargo carriers when you have two different vehicles, and it is certainly less expensive than buying another hitch. Now, please keep in mind, when using this hitch adapter, it reduces your ton weight by fifty percent. The distance between the hitch pin holes is seven inches, so you're going to get a bit of an extender here as well. more
11/6/2015 11:12:11 AM
Tow Ready 2 Inch to 1-1/4 Inch Hitch Adapter Full Demonstration- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Hitch Adapter 2" to 1-1/4" trailer hitch receiver, Part Number 80300. As you can see, my hitch adapter is going to turn my 2" receiver into an 1-1/4" receiver, allowing me to use 1-1/4" accessories. We're using a cargo carrier with our adapter here, but this is also going to work great with your bike racks or ball mounts, or any other 1-1/4" accessories. It's a more economical solution to having 2 bike racks and 2 cargo carriers when you have 2 different vehicles and it is certainly less expensive than buying another hitch. It gives us 7" from the center of one hitch pin hole to the other, giving us an extension as well. Keep in mind that with a hitch adapter your towing capacity will be limited to either 50% of the towing capacity of your trailer hitch, your vehicle's towing capacity per your owner's manual, or 3,500 pounds, whichever is lowest. Your tongue weight is limited to the lower of the following: 50% of the tongue weight of your trailer hitch or 300 pounds, whatever's lowest. Keep in mind the pin and clips are not included. You'll need a PC2, which is going to be your 1/2" pin and clip for your adapter side and for your hitch side you'll need a PC3, which is going to be your 5/8" pin and clip. That's going to complete our look at the Hitch Adapter 2" to 1-1/4" trailer hitch receiver, Part Number 80300. more
11/6/2015 11:12:03 AM
Curt Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - C45795 Review- Video
Today, we're going to be taking a look at part number C45795, this is the Curt Hitch Extender for two inch trailer hitches. It's going to extend your trailer hitch receiver opening out from the rear of your vehicle to help avoid obstacles so that way you can get some extra clearance for your trailer if you have some mounted accessories that you need to clear. You could use this to mount your bike rack or your cargo carrier without having to remove your rear mounted spare tire. This unit is going to be constructed of durable steel. It's got the solid shank here on the back side, it's not hollow. It's also going to have a black powder coat finish so it's going to do a really good job at resisting rust and corrosion. more
10/6/2015 10:35:48 AM
Brophy Hitch Adapter Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Brophy Hitch Adapter, 1 1/4 to 2 inch trailer hitch receiver, part number HTAD. The Brophy Hitch Adapter is going to easily convert your class II, 1 1/4 inch receiver to a 2 inch receiver, allowing you to use 2 inch accessories. Now we're using our cargo carrier with our hitch adapter here today, but this would also be great for bike racks or any other 2 inch accessory. Keep in mind, this is going to cut your tongue weight capacity in half and it's not recommended for use with towing. This is a much more economical solution that having to have two bike racks or two cargo carriers for multiple vehicles. It measures 7 1/4 inches from pin hole to pin hole, giving us a little bit of an extension as well. It's made out of sturdy steel construction with a corrosive resistant black powder coat finish, so it's going to stand up to the elements. more
9/21/2015 8:47:09 AM
Brophy Hitch Adapter Review HT5R- Video
Today we'll be taking a look at the Brophy Hitch Adapter, 1 1/4 to 2 inch trailer hitch receiver with a 5 inch rise, part number HT5R. The Brophy Hitch Adapter is going to allow you to convert your Class I and II 1 1/4 inch receiver to your 2 inch receiver, allowing you to use any 2 inch accessory. It offers a 5 inch rise, giving us more ground clearance here at the rear of the vehicle for our accessories. We're using a cargo carrier with our adapter here today, but it's also going to work great for your bike racks or any other 2 inch accessories. Now please keep in mind when using this adapter, it does cut your tongue weight capacity in half. It is not recommended for towing use, so no ball mounts. This is a much more economical solution than having two bike racks or two cargo carriers for multiple vehicles and it's definitely cheaper than purchasing a different hitch. more
9/21/2015 8:47:03 AM
MaxxTow Hitch Extender with Step Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the MaxxTow Hitch Extender with Seth, part number MT70069. The MaxxTow Hitch Extender provides a sturdy step to access our cargo, or as an extension for our bike rake to get around our spare tire or any other obstacles. Or in this instance, more clearance when towing a trailer. The extension keeps the jack from interfering with our tailgate. It provides an extension of 13 1/2 inches from one hitch man hold to the other. The step itself measures 14 inches long by 7 1/4 inches wide. more
9/18/2015 12:21:58 PM
Tow Ready Hitch Adapter Review 80304- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the hitch adapter, 1 1/4" to 2". Part Number 80304. This hitch adapter is going to easily convert your 1 1/4" receiver to a 2" receiver, allowing you to use your 2" accessories. We're using our cargo carrier with our adapter here, but this would also be great for bike racks or any other 2" accessories. This is much more economical than having two bike racks or two cargo carriers for multiple vehicles and it's a lot less expensive than having to buy a different hitch. Please keep in mind this is going to cut you ton weight capacity in half, and it's not to be used for towing so no ball mounts. The distance between our two pin holes in ten inches, so you're going to get a good extension out of this adapter as well, especially if you have any spare tires or any other obstructions. more
9/18/2015 12:01:07 PM
MaxxTow Trailer Hitch Receiver Adapter Review MT70355- Video
Today we'll be taking a look at the MaxxTow Trailer Hitch Receiver Adapter, Part Number MT70355. The MaxxTow Hitch Adapter is going to let you easily convert your Class 2 1-1/4 receiver to a 2-inch receiver allowing you to use your 2-inch accessories. The 4-1/2 inch rise is going to give us more ground clearance here at the rear of our vehicle for our accessories. Now, we're using our cardinal carrier with our hitch adapter here today, but it'd also work great for your bike racks or any other 2-inch accessories. Now, please note it does cut your ton weight capacity in half and it is not recommended for towing, so no ball mounts. This is a much more economical solution than having two bike racks or two car carriers with multiple vehicles, and it's definitely cheaper than having to purchase a different hitch. Now, in addition to the rise we have a 6-1/2 inch extension. That's from pen hole to pen hole. It's also made of a sturdy steel construction with a nice black powder coat finish, so it's going to resist rust and corrosion. more
9/18/2015 10:46:07 AM
MaxxTow Trailer Hitch Receiver Adapter Review MT70032- Video
Today we are going to be taking a look at the Max Tow Trailer Hitch Receiver Adapter. Inch and a quarter to two inch, 11 inches long. Part number MT70032. This is a much more economical solution than having to buy two bike racks or two cargo carriers, for multiple vehicles. The Max Tow Hitch Adapter easily converts your Class 2 inch and a quarter receiver to a two inch receiver, allowing you to use two inch accessories. Now we are using a cargo carrier with our adapter here today, but it also would be great for bike racks or any other two inch accessories. Now, please keep in mind, it does cut your tongue weight capacity in half and it is not to be used for towing, so no ball mounts. more
9/18/2015 10:41:07 AM
Tow Ready Trailer Hitch Adapter Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the hitch adapter inch and quarter to two inch trailer hitch receiver. Part number 80303. This hidden hitch adapter is going to take any class two inch and a quarter receiver and convert it to a two inch receiver, allowing you to use any two inch accessories. Now we're using our cargo carrier with our adapter here today, but it would be great for bike racks or any other two inch accessories. Please note, however, it does cut your tongue weight in half, and is not recommended to be used for towing. From pin hole to pin hole you've got six inches, so you're getting a bit of an extension as well. more
9/18/2015 10:36:07 AM
Tow Ready Hitch Adapters - Hitch Reducer - 80301 Review- Video
Today we're going to be reviewing part number 80301. This is the Hidden Hitch hitch adapter. It's going to convert your two inch hitch to 1-1/4. Keep in mind that this adapter will reduce your vehicle's hitch capacity by 50%. Now your hitch pins and clips are going to be sold separately. This pin hole back here is going to measure 5/8 of an inch in diameter so that's going to require a 5/8" pin. If you don't already have one you can go ahead and pick one up on our website. more
2/19/2015 9:09:06 AM
TorkLift Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - TLE1532 Review- Video
Today we're going to review part number TLE1532. This is the torque lift hitch extension for super hitch trailer hitch receivers. This is 32" in length. Now this video will be describing the extension only, but for demonstration purposes I've installed it into a super hitch magnum just to show you how it looks installed and how it operates. Now this extension piece right here will extend your super hitch receiver openings to clear obstacles such as a bednomic 00:00:27 camper so you can tow. It's a very heavy duty design. This will let you maintain a high towing capacity and allows you to use a standard weight distribution system. more
2/18/2015 10:57:13 AM
Roadmaster Tow Bars RM-048-2 Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at part number RM-048-2, and this is the Road Master High Low Hitch Adapter. Now one of the leading causes of tow system failure is an out of level tow bar. That's simply when a tow bar is at an upward or downward slope. An accessory like this will allow you to connect your tow bar at a safe level height. It's going to allow for proper positioning of your tow bar system. It can be used in either the drop or rise position. Right here it's in the rise position and we can simply flip it over, that way it can be used in the drop position as well. more
11/10/2014 9:27:15 AM
Roadmaster Tow Bars RM-077-2 Review- Video
Today we'll be reviewing part number RM-077-2. This is the Roadmaster Dual Hitch Receiver Adapter, providing a 2" drop or 2" rise measuring from the center of the shank to the center of the pin holes here on the receiver tube. It's actually going to give us 2-1/4" going up and 2-1/4" going down. That's going to be our drop or rise. It is designed for a 2" x 2" trailer hitch receiver. It's a really simple installation. I'm going to go ahead and show you how it installs inside of our hitch. more
10/31/2014 9:48:14 AM
Diversi-Tech Adapter Sleeve Installation - 2013 Ford F-250- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford F250 Super Duty, we'll be test fitting the stainless steel adapter sleeve with hitch lock for Diversi-Tech 2 inch locking ball mounts, part number DTADP35. This adapter sleeve allows you to use your Diversi-Tech locking ball mount with a 2 inch and a 2 1/2 inch receiver. If you have multiple work vehicles, this will allow you to easily transfer one ball mount from one vehicle to the next vehicle. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the sleeve into the 2 1/2 inch opening of our vehicle. We'll then take the included hitch lock, which we'll slide into the hole closest to the vehicle through the hitch. We'll then lock it on the other side. We'll now use one of Diversi-Tech's 2 inch locking aluminum ball mount, which we will slide into the sleeve and line up the holes of the ball mount into the holes furthest away from the vehicle's sleeve. more
8/21/2014 4:00:27 PM
Curt Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - C45796 Review- Video
Today we'll be reviewing part number C45796. This is the Curt Extender for 2 inch receivers providing 18 inch extension. Has its own capacity of 3,500 pounds with a towing weight capacity of 350 pounds. Has a nice black powder coat finish which is going to help us stand up against rusting corrosion and it's going to fit your 2 inch by 2 inch hitch receiver, has a nice solid shank here on the back, it's not hollow, so this extender is very durable. Just keep in mind that when using the hitch extender, it will reduce your hitch's overall capacity by 50%. This extender is going to extend your trailer hitch receiver opening out from the rear view vehicle to avoid any of those obstacles that you need to clear. You're also going to be able to gain some extra clearance for your trailer and you're going to be able to mount your hitch route accessories without having to remove your rear mount and spare tire. Now to go over a few basic measurements, we have an overall length of about 32 3/4 of an inch. The distance from the center of 1 pin hole to the other is 18 inches, so that's where we get our 18 inch extension from. more
4/15/2014 3:31:54 PM
Reese Hitch Adapters - Hitch Reducer - 38735 Review- Video
Today we'll be reviewing part number 38735. This is the Reese Super Titan Receiver Adapter, a 3" to 2" Reducer Sleeve. This reduced the 3" opening on the Super Titan hitch down to a standard 2" opening, making this an ideal adapter to haul those 2" by 2" accessories that you have, whether it's a bike rack or a hitch mounted cargo carrier. This is going to measure 9-5/8" in overall length. It's going measure 3-1/4" tall by 3-1/4" in width. Due to the shorter extension, it does retain tongue weight capacity. This gives us a gross towing weight of 12,000 pounds, with a maximum tongue weight of 1,200 pounds. more
4/15/2014 3:36:09 AM
Reese Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - RP11006 Review- Video
Today we'll be taking a look at part #RP11006 this the Reese Hitch Extender for 2inch by 2inch trailer hitch receiver. It's going to provide is with an 18 inches of extension, so this is going to help you clear any of those obstacles when making a sharp turns when towing. We're going to get our extension measurement, by measuring from one pin hole to the other, and we're measuring from the center of our rear to the center of our front pinhole. That's going to give us a measurement right at 18 inches. This also features a step that's going to provide easy access to those hard to reach places, it's going to be ideal for owners with a truck helping you still gain access to that truck bed. So you just place your step on to the mounting brackets, and then you'd install your mounting hardware. In here what you have is you have 4 screws, so you would place a screw inside each bolt, and then you'd install the lock nut, and then at that time, you'd also take the appropriate sized wrench or socket wrench and tighten each one down to increase the amount of stability, and to increase the safety. This is going to provide is with a gross towing weight of 4000 pounds, and a maximum tongue weight of 400 pounds, and also when using a weight distribution system, the gross towing weight is going to increase to 6500 pounds, and the tongue weight will increase to 650 pounds. Just keep in mind that there is a limiting factor, and it's going to be the capacity of your hitch. more
2/19/2014 1:58:53 PM
Brophy Hitch Reducer Trailer Hitch Receiver Review- Video
Today I will be taking a quick look at the Brophy Hitch Reducer from a two inch to an inch and a quarter. This is part number HT02. We'll go ahead and show you how it performs. Here at the back of our ATV, our ATV does have a two inch hitch, which is installed on the back of our chassis. The adapter sleeve is going to work really well, because it allows us to install and inch and a quarter accessory onto our ATV. You can see that it has two pinholes here in the sleeve and that's going to allow us to actually slide it into the shank of our two inch hitch. Our hitch reducer does come with a half inch hitch pin, which is going to be used to install the sleeve to our two inch hitch. This is a great way to install an inch and a quarter accessory. more
2/7/2014 3:33:28 PM
Brophy Hitch Adapters - Hitch Expander - HT5R Review- Video
Today we'll be taking a look at part number HT5R. This is the Brophy Hitch Adapter, converting an 1-1/4" hitch to a 2" trailer hitch receiver. It does provide a 5" rise. Our rise is measured from the top of the 1-1/4" shank to the inside top edge of the 2" by 2" receiver opening. This is going to help convert our 1-1/4" hitch or class 1 and 2 receiver to a 2" receiver. Just keep in mind it's not to be used for towing or with snow plows. more
1/9/2014 2:21:13 PM
Reese Hitch Accessories - Hitch Adapter - RP11005 Review- Video
Today we'll be taking a look at part number RP11005. This is the Reese Hitch Extender for a two inch by two inch trailer hitch. It also comes with a nice step and it's going to provide fourteen inches of extension. This is going to help you clear any obstacles when making those sharp turns when towing and again, it's going to extend your hitch by fourteen inches, and we get that extension by measuring from the center of one pin hole to the center of the other, and on our ruler, it shows fourteen inches. This does feature a nice step that's going to provide easy access to our truck bed. I'll go ahead and show you how that installs real quickly. Our grip pad has a nice adhesive backing that we would just fit in place to the desired location. We fit our step over top of our bracket, and then we would take our included bolts and fit them through the appropriate holes. more
1/7/2014 12:48:11 PM
Brophy Hitch Adapters - Hitch Expander - HT58 Review- Video
Today well be reviewing part number HT58. This is the Brophy hitch adapter, thats going to convert your inch and five-eighths hitch to a two-inch hitch. It has a really nice black powder coated finish thats going to help stand up against rust and corrosion.Keep in mind that this extender or this adapter is for use with bike carriers and cargo carriers. Probably need to stay away from some larger, heavier items, so its not to be used for your regular towing or with snowplows. When using this adapter, your weight capacity of the hitch will be reduced by fifty percent. You also need to use a hitch pin and clip, that is sold separately. more
1/7/2014 12:15:29 PM
Brophy Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - HES6 Review- Video
Today we'll be reviewing part number HES6. This is the Brophy Hitch Extender for 1 1/4 trailer hitch receivers. From the center of one pinhole to the center of the other, we have a measurement of 6 inches. That's going to be the amount of extension that this extender provides. It's really going to help when it comes to staying away from hitting our trailer or propane tanks going around those sharp curves. This extender is really going to help assist in that. We have a measurement of about 3 inches from the end of our receiver tube to the center of our pinhole. more
1/7/2014 11:16:07 AM
Heininger Holdings Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - HE6000 Review- Video
Today well be reviewing part number HE6000. This is the Advantage SportsRack hitch extender for two-inch trailer hitches. This hitch adapter will extend your trailer hitch receiver by up to eleven inches. Its going to help provide some clearance for your hitch-grounded accessories to extend out past your vehicles tailgate, spare tire, or even your bumper. You can see the different mounting holes that we havetwo in the rear that slide into the receiver tube of our hitch, and two up front for different locations on our accessory. It has this nice anti-rattle bolt that threads into the blue nut retainer. The blue nut retainer can be moved to accommodate either hole. more
1/7/2014 11:15:42 AM
Blue Ox Hitch Adapters - Hitch Reducer - BX88187 Review- Video
Today we'll be reviewing part number BX88187. This is the Blue Ox Hitch Reducer Sleeve 2-1/2" to 2" Trailer Hitch. This is going to let you use your 2" hitch mount accessories inside of your 2-1/2" trailer hitch. This part will slide into the trailer hitch receiver to reduce the size from a 2-1/2" by 2-1/2" to a 2" by 2" receiver. It's constructed of a nice sturdy steel, and it's going to help stand up against corrosion with a nice black powder coat finish. It does require a pin and clip, and that product is sold separately, and you can refer to this reducer sleeve's product page underneath "Related Items" to view that product. To go over some basic measurements for you, we have an overall length of about 5-3/4". From the center of the pinhole to the front of the reducer sleeve, we have about 4". more
1/7/2014 11:14:56 AM
TorkLift Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - TLE1560 Review- Video
Today, were going to review part number TLE 1560. This is the Torklift Super Truss Hitch Extension for the SuperHitch Trailer Hitch Receivers. This part number is 60 inches in length. Now, for demonstration purposes, I do have it installed in the receiver hitch but this part number does not come with the hitch. Were just, were using this for the demonstration. We do sell the Torklift SuperHitches separately on our website. more
11/11/2013 11:49:12 AM
TorkLift Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - TLE1548 Review- Video
Today we're going to review part number TLE1548. This is the TorkLift SuperTruss Hitch Extension for the SuperHitch Trailer Hitch Receivers. This part number is 48 inches in length. Now, this extension will allow you to extend the top receiver on your TorkLift SuperHitch dual receiver trailer hitch to clear any obstacles, such as maybe a bed-mounted camper. This is a heavy duty design system, which will let you maintain the high towing capacity that allows you to use a standard weight distribution system. On most cases where you need to use an extension on the hitch that might be underneath your truck bed, in other words, if you put a camper on, extends out over your truck bed, you need to reach the hitch underneath. Most extensions would be just like a single, a tube that would slide into receiver and then hang out this far. more
11/11/2013 10:45:46 AM
TorkLift Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - TLE1542 Review- Video
Today were going to review part number TLE1542. This is the TorkLift SuperTruss hitch extension for the SuperHitch trailer hitch receivers. This is the 42 inch long version. Now for demonstration purposes we are going to be reviewing the extension part itself. I do have it set up into the SuperHitch Magnum trailer hitch. We do sell those separately. more
11/11/2013 8:41:23 AM
TorkLift Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - TLE1536 Review- Video
Speaker: Today were going to review Part No. TLE1536. This is the Tork Life Super Truss Hitch Extension for the Super Hitch Trailer Hitch Receivers This part number is the 36 inch long version. This video review is going to be on the extension and its hardware. This part does not include the Super Hitch Receiver shown here. We just use that to attach the extension to it. more
11/8/2013 8:37:47 AM
TorkLift Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - TLE1528 Review- Video
Today we're going to review part #TLE1528. This is the Torque Lift Super Truss Hitch Extension for your Super HitchTrailer Hitch Receivers. This part is 28" long. The review on this is just for the extensionand the support chains on the side. I do have it set up already in a Torque Lift Super Hitch Magnum Receiver for demonstration purposes. This part number would just include the extension part of it and the hardware. more
11/7/2013 12:52:11 PM
TorkLift Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - TLE1524 Review- Video
Today we're going to review part number TLE1524. This is the TorkLift SuperTruss Hitch Extension for your SuperHitch trailer hitch receivers. For the demo of this I just want to let you know that I am showing it already installed on a SuperHitch receiver. This receiver is not included with this part number. This review is just for the extension part of it. We do sell the receiver separately. This extension piece will extend your SuperHitch receiver opening to clear any obstacles such as your bed-mounted camper so you can tow. more
11/1/2013 12:48:22 PM
TorkLift Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - TLE1521 Review- Video
Today we are going to review part number TLE1521, this is the Torklift SuperTruss hitch extension for the Super Hitch Trailer hitch receivers. This review is on the extension part, which is just the part that would insert into the trailer hitch. For demonstration purposes, I do have it installed into the Super Hitch receiver which is sold separately. This part number would just pertain to the extension and it's parts. This extension piece will extend you SuperHitch receiver opening and clear any obstacles, such as your bed mounted camper so that you can tow. The heavy duty design will let you maintain a high towing capacity and allows you to use a standard weight distribution system. This extension will slide into both receivers, it uses the top part and then it has a compression tube that it would be bolted to that slides into the bottom receiver and if you notice it has these turnbuckles and chains on the side for added support. This extension can only be used, it is designed specifically for the Torklift SuperHitch Original or Magnum Dual receiver trailer hitches. more
11/1/2013 11:27:25 AM
MaxxTow Hitch Adapters - Hitch Extender - MT70070 Review- Video
Today we're gonna review part number MT70070. This is the MaxxTow Dual Hitch Extension for a 2-inch receiver with a 4,000-pound weight capacity. This dual hitch extension will have a lower receiver for towbar or trailer use and it has a 4,000-pound gross towing weight capacity. The top receiver is for use of hitch accessories only. It's not to be used for any type of towing, and it has a 400-pound tongue weight capacity. This extension is built of a sturdy steel construction. more
9/17/2013 8:18:13 AM
Reese Titan Hitch Reducer Sleeve Review - 2008 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today, on our 2008 Chevy Silverado, we'll be doing a test fit of the Reese Titan reducer sleeve from two and a half inch to two inch part number 58102. As you will see here, this vehicle has a hitch that has a two and a half inch opening in it. The Reese Titan reducer sleeve from two and a half inch to two inch lightly use your two inch Ball Mount. As you can see here, there is a single hole in a reducer sleeve, you will line this up with hole in your Ball Mount and slide your pin through. Let's take a test that we're using a Ball Mount that has three different size balls on it. You can also see that the Titan reducer sleeve will fit either direction, either the hole towards the front or towards the rear, depending on your Ball Mount or which way you need to put it in. more
8/12/2013 4:50:15 AM
