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Best 2018 Ram 1500 Trailer Hitch Options- Video
Today we're going to take a look at the best hitch options for your 2018 Ram 1500.Here, we have your top four hitches for your Ram 1500.Here, we're going to have eTrailer's class III hitch.This one over here, we're going to have CURT's class III hitch.Here on our rack on the bottom, we're going to have Draw-Tite's class V.Here on the top, we're going to have CURT's class V.As far as ease of installation, I'm going to have to give that to the two class III hitches. As far as weight capacity, I'll have to give that to the CURT. As far as durability, I'm going to have to give that to eTrailer's class III hitch and the CURT, because it's going to have a triple-car ride black powder coat finish.As far as my personal opinion, I don't do a whole lot of heavy hauling, so I would go with the eTrailer class III because of the durability of the finish. If I did do heavy hauling, I would go with the CURT. It's going to have the same finish as the eTrailer hitch, and it's going to have the highest weight capacity.Let's go over some of the differences between these hitches.Our class III hitches are going to be more for your light-duty towing.Our class V hitches are going to be more for your heavy-duty towing. They're going to work on the 1500. more
1/22/2019 2:38:21 PM
etrailer.com Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Ram 1500- Video
Today on our 2018 Ram 1500 we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the etrailer.com class three trailer hitch receiver, part number E98852. This is what our hitch looks like when it's installed. What's nice about this hitch and what's going to set it apart from others is how compact it is. Everything's contained right here in the center of your bumper area unlike some of the other ones that are going to have a cross tube that's going to stretch across the underside of your bumper here and then hook to your frame rails. As far as the weight capacities that can go on this, you're going to have a 600-pound max tongue weight which is the downward pressure on the inside of the receiver tube, and you're going to have a gross towing weight of 6,000 pounds which is how much it's going to pull. Now that's trailer plus the load included.You can use weight distribution with this hitch. more
1/21/2019 3:17:12 PM
Draw-Tite Max-Frame Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Ram 1500- Video
Speaker 1: Today on this 2018 Ram 1500 we'll be having a look at and showing how to install the Draw-Tite hitch receiver, part number 75232. Here's what our hitch looks like installed. As you'll notice, the hitch is tucked up nice and tight against our back bumper here. This will help maintain the best looks and also give us the most ground clearance possible. On the side of our receiver you'll find our industry-standard 5/8" diameter hitch pin hole to secure your hitch-mounted accessories. You can pick up a pin and clip on our website as part number PC3. more
3/6/2018 11:14:19 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Ram 1500 - Curt- Video
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2018 Ram 1500, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Curt Class V Custom Fit Trailer Hitch Receiver. Part number, C15572. Here's what our hitch looks like once we have it installed. We are going to be able to see that cross tube, just right below the bumper, but it's going to hide nicely, because it has that flat, black, powder coat finish on it, so it's just going to blend in.Mainly what we're going to see is that receiver tube sticking out, and it is a Class V, which means it's going to give us that 2" X 2" receiver tube opening, and as you can see, it's got that nice, reinforced collar, giving it added strength, and just an overall finished look.The way we're going to attach all of our accessories is going to be through this pinhole, here, and that's going to accept a stand 5/8 pin and clip. They're not included, but you can pick one up on our website, using part number PC3.The safety chain connection points are going to be a plate style, welded directly to the bottom of our cross tube and receiver tube, here, and the loops are going to be rather large, so we're going to have plenty of room to get most sized hooks on or off. Just want to keep in mind, if you are using a locking device, may have a little bit of trouble, depending on the angle, because they are directly in front of that pin.As fat as the weight's concerned, this is a Class V, so it's going to give us a lot of weight capacity. more
10/5/2017 11:14:09 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Ram 1500 - Curt 14374- Video
Speaker 1: Today in our 2018 RAM 1500, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the curt class 4 custom fit trailer hitch receiver, part number 14374.So here's what our hitch looks like fully installed. Now the cross tube is going to be visible right below the bumper but mainly we're going to see that receiver tube sticking out. It is a class 4 hitch which means it's going to give us that two inch by two inch receiver tube opening and it's got that nice reinforced collar giving it added strength and just an overall finished look to it.Now the way we're going to mount all of our accessories is going to be through this hole here on the side and it's going to accept a standard 5/8 pin and clip. They're not included but you can pick some up on our website using part number PC3.As far as the safety chain connection points go, it's going to be a plate style welded to the bottom. As you can see, we're not going to have any trouble getting most sized hooks on or off. Just keep in mind that if you are using a locking device, that pin hole is pretty close to where the safety chains go so you want to make sure that it doesn't interfere with anything.Now as far as weight capacity goes, our hitch is going to have a 1,000 pound ton weight along with a 10,000 pound gross trailer weight rating. more
10/5/2017 11:13:53 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Ram 1500 - Curt 13374- Video
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2018 Ram 1500, we're gonna be taking a look at the Curt Class III custom-fit trailer hitch receiver, part number 13374. Here's what our hitch looks like fully installed. Now, we are gonna be able to see the cross tube just right below the bumper, but the main thing we're gonna see is that receiver tube sticking out. Now, it's got a nice reinforced collar on our receiver tube, giving it added strength, and it's an overall finished look. It is a class 3, which means it's gonna give us that 2 inch x 2 inch receiver tube opening, and it's gonna be able to accept a wide variety of accessories.Now, the way we're gonna mount those accessories is gonna be through this hole here, and it's gonna accept a standard 5/8 pin and clip. Now, those aren't included, but you can pick one up on our website using part number PC3. more
10/5/2017 11:13:35 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Ram 1500 - Draw-Tite- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Ram 1500 we're gonna be taking a look at the Draw-Tite Class V Custom Fit Trailer Hitch Receiver part number 41948.Here's what our hitch looks like fully installed. The cross tube is gonna sit right below the bumper, but it is gonna blend in nicely underneath since there is that black power coated finish. It's a Class V hitch. It's gonna give us a 2" x 2" receiver tube opening that's got that reinforced collar, giving it more strength and just an overall finished look.The way we're gonna mount all of our accessories is gonna be this hole towards the front of our truck, and it's gonna use a standard 5/8 pin and clip. They're not included, but you can pick one up on our website using part number PC3. The secondary hole back here towards the rear of our truck is gonna be for the J-Pin stabilization device, which is gonna be nice for any of those accessories that you have that don't have a built-in anti-rattle, keeping them nice and secure inside the receiver tube.Here's what the J-Pin looks like. more
10/4/2017 11:50:49 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Ram 1500 - Draw-Tite 75662- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Ram 1500 we're gonna be taking a look the Draw-Tite class three, custom fit trailer hitch receiver, part number 75662.So here's what our hitch looks like once we have it fully installed. It is gonna sit just right below the bumped and all we're really gonna see is that receiver tube sticking out. Now it is a class three hitch which means it's gonna give us that two inch by two inch receiver tube opening and as you can see it's got a nice reinforced collar, not only giving it added strength but just a nice, clean finished look.Now where we're gonna mount all of our accessories is gonna be this forward hole towards the front of our truck and that's gonna accept a standard five-eighths pin and clip. Now they're not included, but you can pick some up on our website using part number PC3. This secondary hole's gonna be for the J Pin stabilization device and that's gonna be great for any of your accessories that don't have a built in anti-rattle, keeping everything nice and snug inside your receiver tube. The way the J Pin's gonna work is it's gonna work like a normal hitch pin, going in one side and as you can see it's gonna hook around applying pressure right here to your accessory. more
10/4/2017 11:50:20 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Ram 1500 - Curt 13333- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Ram 1500, we're going to be taking a look at, and showing you how to install, the Curt Class III Custom Fit Trailer Hitch Receiver, part number 13333.Here's what our hitch looks like once we have it installed. Now, it's not going to stick down too far from the bumper. All we're really going to see is that receiver tube sticking out. It is a Class III hitch, which means it's going to give us a 2" by 2" receiver tube opening, and as you can see it has a nice reinforced collar, giving it added strength and just an overall nice look. Now the hole here on the side is where we're going to be mounting all of our accessories, and it's going to use a standard 5/8" pin and clip, not included, but you can pick one up on our website using part number PC3.Now the safety and chain connection points are going to be a plate style, and they're going to be welded on either side of our receiver tube, and as you can see, we're going to have plenty of room to get the hooks on and off. Since they're on the side, behind our attachment point, then we're not going to have to worry about any locking devices or a pin and clip interfering with our hooks.Our hitch is going to feature a 600 pound tongue weight, along with a 6,000 pound gross trailer weight rating. more
10/4/2017 11:49:58 AM
