Here's Your Complete Expert Guide To Picking The Perfect Hitch To Tow Anything and Everything!

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Here's Your Complete Expert Guide To Picking The Perfect Hitch To Tow Anything and Everything!

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( www.genyhitch.com ) Check out the full line of adjustable torsion-flex hitches available from Gen-Y Hitch. Here's Your Complete Expert Guide To Picking The Perfect Hitch To Tow Anything and Everything!
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@jakubstrumillo 4 жыл бұрын

Again, great guide for beginners and even experienced drivers. That is why, while living in Poland, I have been watching your films for years.

@davefjeldsted3518 4 жыл бұрын

Great, informative video. Another video idea would be how to tow safely. So many people out there don't have a clue what they can tow and how to tow it. One particular example is if you are towing a vehicle on an equipment/car hauler and how to properly distribute the weight on the trailer. It would also be beneficial to know what to do in an emergency situations and how to use a trailer brake controller to get a trailer under control. Call it towing for beginners. I have learned much of this over the years by watching TFL, but it would be nice to have it in one video. Keep up the great content.

@brandedmcgowan9414 4 жыл бұрын

I have tow a car about two years ago from Joplin Missouri to Pine Bluff Arkansas for the first time with a 2008 expedition, the trailer i used is from Uhaul the car was a 1994 BMW 325 and i don't know if the Uhaul trailer can be controlled by trailer brake control but the expy didn't come equipped with it and i pull it just fine through the Ozarks on i49 and i40 but never exceed 65-70 mph because i might afraid that i fried the brakes or cooked the transmission but didn't and made it home safe and i practiced slowing down on near exits before actually using the brakes and never shifted so i learned on the fly abd gained experience and confidence. The only thing that i burned quickly was fuel and didn't check what mpg i was getting while pulling that load. Lol

@mikeytoporchak3608 4 жыл бұрын

@@brandedmcgowan9414 Uhauls come with a hydraulic pulse brake system controlled by a master cylinder in the tounge

@gjhoddy 4 жыл бұрын

This is why I come to TFL Truck. Good info.

@Ryhno411 4 жыл бұрын

I thought you were about to throw a pair of the truck nuts on at the end when you were going to show the accessory you forgot :P. Great video and information as always!!

@ThePete2432 4 жыл бұрын

I needed this information, there’s so many options out there. It’s good to get the info I needed from a trusted source like you guys

@cooverbennett4383 4 жыл бұрын

Good informative video. Now the 3 major downsides of the gen-y 1. They are built like a Brick outhouse and reduce payload by approximately 100lbs. 2. On a HD truck with a 2.5-3" shank receiver draw bar you're then reducing it back to a 2" shank again for ball draw bar. 3. Almost triple the price of comparable weighsafe, or B&W.

@Todd_S 4 жыл бұрын

I own two hitches. A Weigh Safe drop hitch and an Equal-i-zer weight distribution hitch. I love them both.

@lukebrwntube 4 жыл бұрын

So speaking of leverage, that Gen-Y Boss sure looks like it adds a ton of leverage, ESPECIALLY with that weight distribution attachment on there. When I was looking into new hitches that reason exactly is why I went with a B&W Tow and Stow. Keeps the load nice and close to the vehicle with hardly any slop.

@F450FTW 4 жыл бұрын

Luke Brown -Agreed, Gen-Y is way overrated and stupid expensive.

@philip600rr 4 жыл бұрын

I love my B&W Hitch. 1/3-1/2 the price of the Gen Y shown.

@trhenryvlogs9638 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video, I got a 3 ball set up with a tow hook welded onto it. Perfect for anything I need.

@ronsmith7880 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Andre..some pretty solid hitches.. Nice products for guys who tow full time with their trucks

@raypabs5374 4 жыл бұрын

Andre is the best TFL host! Another excellent and informative video. Thank you

@INMATEEARTHmusic69 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah , like your Channel ! Love Trucks ! Had once a 79' Dodge Ram swb , this Truck goes throu everthing , even Colt Severs like jumps on the Motocross track....😍😎 you all got my Dream Job , playing with Big Boys Toys Greets from Bavaria / Germany

@malifestro7596 4 жыл бұрын

Andre this was very helpful. Thank you for putting in the time. It wasn't too long.

@ClassicCarsbyLloydCharlesCity 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Most people towing unsafe!

@Nightsider-xr5lx 4 жыл бұрын

I just shake and think just because you can doesn't mean you should lol. Pass and get passed by a lot of people towing things I wouldn't with a van or even an SUV. I'm a truck driver so I pay more attention to stuff like that.

@Scrambler85 4 жыл бұрын

Always interesting, informative and entertaining. Always a thumbs up video 👍

@justtryn12 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks . I just Bought a 2018 three-quarter ton gmc . And I bought an aluminum tow hitch , because it was light . But I think I will upgrade now to a better one ... thanks Andre for the information!!!

@schobr 4 жыл бұрын

Great info. I would like to see you guys test the Pro Pride 3P hitch. I purchased one a few months ago. 30 years of towing and it's the smoothest tow I have ever felt. Wind, large trucks, uneven load, etc is no issue. Tow vehicle is a 2019 F250 6.7.

@billdennis2993 4 жыл бұрын

Thx TFLT for the informative video but I must have missed Roman or Andre tell US to always follow our vehicle manufacturer's vehicle specific recommendations for towing. Can't wait for the Big Boys tow guide. Stay safe and healthy.

@SVT-gj8tp 4 жыл бұрын

Andre, you should ask the manufacturers what their thought is on flipping the hitch into the rise position.

@ALMX5DP 4 жыл бұрын

SVT 2801 most advertise them as such, so I presume they’d simply state that’s the design.

@gwattsjr 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I’d love to see something on sway control, especially with regard to Gen Y products.

@juanlucasargueso301 4 жыл бұрын

Not long at all- time we got these days... thanks!

@edwardberger5052 4 жыл бұрын

Great simple towing video and as an owner of a Gladiator Rubicon and using a Gen-Y hitch, I can attest it does smooth out the ride.

@RickysHP 4 жыл бұрын

Holy wow... How in the world did that one gooseneck ball get bent/cracked near the beginning of the video?!

@dupre7416 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Andrea! Don't worry about going too long. I could listen to you go on and on about hitches for hours. Stay safe and keep up the excellent work. 👍

@davidcatuna2965 5 ай бұрын

You forgot about the B&W Trailer Hitches Tow & Stow Adjustable Trailer Hitch Ball Mount - Fits 2" Receiver, Dual Ball, or Try Ball.

@M-.-Jones 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andre, exactly what I was looking for.

@digdeep9898 4 жыл бұрын

The hitch video was very well done.....Atta Boy !!!

@DJ_Underwood 4 жыл бұрын

Love the video, very informative. Please do a part 2, going over 5th wheel and gooseneck. I would love to know some of those differences too.

@davewoodmancy4596 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and very informative

@lauranyc4966 4 жыл бұрын

I dunno if I’ll ever tow anything but my shopping bags lol still good to know .🤷🏻‍♀️😁 great video thank you 🙏🏻

@jeremyjackson5284 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely not too long of a vid, in fact it seemed to be over quickly and I still wanted to know more! An eye opener for me when using a collar adapter from 2”x2” shank to 2.5”x2.5” on my HD truck and derating due to shearing on the pin. I can definitely hear the collar shift when I start or stop and that’s stressing the system for sure. Time for me to consider that mega hitch instead of half-assing my old parts with an adapter. Thanks for this !!

@06colkurtz 4 жыл бұрын

Andre! Happy Tuesday. I’m looking for a shock mounted gooseneck solution. Please include that in your next video 😍

@brandedmcgowan9414 4 жыл бұрын

I like the video Andre and it was very informative and some accessories i never seen before might come in handy but i think that its too much equipment to use the setup from the next to last segment from this video. And no the video is NOT long enough about hitches.😁

@rooster3019 4 жыл бұрын

Bumper hitch has the ball mounted in a hole in the center of the bumper; very light duty. You initially showed "receiver hitch". Mr. Truck may deduct a point from your score ;-) I select ball and hitch with specs at least one catagory avove my need and use. I use weight distribution even though my current need is only 3500# because my vehicle has off road suspension with reduced capacity (2018 SuperCab Raptor). Works great that way! Nice video.

@danatkinson6698 4 жыл бұрын

I can see my shin banging into that step

@dupre7416 4 жыл бұрын

That was my first thought as well. Imagine the bruises and cuts that gagged step will provide. 🏥

@guloguloguy 3 жыл бұрын

THANKS, ANDRE', FOR ALL OF YOUR GREAT, INFORMATIVE VIDEOS!!! PLEASE CONSIDER DEMONSTRATING INSTALLING THE GEN-Y "gLYDER" HITCH, WITH THE "SWAY CONTROL BAR, AND LOAD DISTRIBUTION, ON A MID-SIZED, (CLASS 3..?), (...NOT A MONSTEROUS, (>CLASS 5 ...+) TRAILER, AS MOST AVERAGE DRIVERS WOULD NEED.

@kingranch5032 4 жыл бұрын

You should do a segment about the correct tow vehicle tires to use with trailering. Many trucks are coming with weak side walls for comfort or tires for increased mpg that are not safe for heavy loaded trailers.

@jamesstein5952 4 жыл бұрын

Tks timing for me perfect adding trailer. Tks TFL Tks Andre.

@PawPaws_Place 2 жыл бұрын

I think if you want a all around hitch and don’t want to buy another, get a bulletproof. It’s the strongest hitch you can buy. Never have to buy another again. Bulletproof is the way to go.

@Blakehx 4 жыл бұрын

Great info as always, thanks! Now I just need a fifth wheel hitch version of this video!

@gregmeyer2897 2 жыл бұрын

Got my Gen Y today.

@Backwoodsrider 4 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@fenceman53 4 жыл бұрын

You know it’s heavy duty when just sliding in the hitch causes the truck to squat .

@Mr562stan 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t really tow I usually fill the bed with wood and whatever big heavy items my family needs me to take. Ive been interested in going for dirt biking and getting a trailer, this just made me feel more certain about my choosing of the perfect hitch.

@vid1fl 3 жыл бұрын

I have the curt drop down hitch 2 1/2 in shank. I love it

@dobermanracing 4 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see the goose neck and fifth wheel hitch video. Wish you went into more detail about weight distribution hitches.

@seagullsbtn 4 жыл бұрын

TIme for Andre to get his CDL!!!!

@dupre7416 4 жыл бұрын

It sounds like he's well on his way to getting it. Apparently it's a lengthy and involved process. But I think Andrea is the kind of person that will make it happen.

@timbowhite3159 4 жыл бұрын

Good Morning My Good Friends Of The Fast Lane Trucks & God Bless You & All Of You're Whole Families Today From You're Good Friend Timbo White

@guloguloguy 3 жыл бұрын

ALSO,... PLEASE CONSIDER DOING A VIDEO ABOUT THE VARIOUS CONSIDERATIONS, IN CHOOSING A GREAT RECEIVER FRAME, FOR A TRUCK, WHERE A "LOAD DISTRIBUTION HITCH" WILL BE USED....AGAIN, FOR A "MID-SIZED" ("AVERAGE") TRAILER, (CLASS 3...?)

@cliftonharper8444 7 ай бұрын

What would I use to adapt my Equalizer Stabilizer hitch for a 10,000 plus RV? BTW, this video was not long enough for us that are serious about our Towing! AWESOME VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!😊

@alexandermojarro6362 Ай бұрын

Great content my brother in Christ

@WW-wf8tu 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent content for anyone that has no clue.

@FordTruckGuyKyle 4 жыл бұрын

I really love my B&W gooseneck hitch in my truck bed Rated for 30,000 pounds with the compatible B&W 5th wheel hitch Rated for 18,000 pounds With the bumper pull B&W hideaway bumper hitch rated for 10,000 pounds

@s.centralkeystone558 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting Andre - thanks!

@Blakehx 4 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to the fifth wheel hitch video

@dehydratedwater9734 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful job on the video!

@loganrench5680 4 жыл бұрын

I use shocker hitches they're the smoothest towing hitches I've ever used

@atvrepairsandmore2482 4 жыл бұрын

I have a geny torsion hitch. It’s overrated. I’m trying to switch to a rhino hitch

@stevencruz4937 4 жыл бұрын

can we get a glider hitch for a bike carrier, 2". haha. that thing bounces around so much the bolts go lose

@Blakehx 4 жыл бұрын

What about anti-rattle hitch attachments?

@MySparkle888 4 жыл бұрын

Like a Boss!

@nickcastello8837 4 жыл бұрын

My dad welded his own heavy duty trailer hitch with a step to step up and over the tail gate.

@clu51 2 жыл бұрын

this was an excellent video, awesome

@utahncornelius5763 2 жыл бұрын

You should review a rhino hitch, I LOVE mine!

@RobertKohut 4 жыл бұрын

Nice!! You pulled it off without a 'hitch'....:-) Stay safe... :-)

@davidstinson1458 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

@golfbravowhiskey8669 4 жыл бұрын

Ok Andre. Those are fine and dandy but i had one about a year ago and at the time they didnt make one for a big boys truck so i had to use the sleeve on both my 2500 cummins and on the f250. And when there is no trailer on it they rattle so bad going down the dirt road and in the pasture you have to take them off. So i just went back with a standard 1000/10k 8” drop hitch and have never been more satisfied with the 45 bucks it cost compaired to the 200 plus bucks those others cost.

@rickviviani8339 4 жыл бұрын

Some serious hardware here... the ball/pintle combo I have on my Silverado 2500HD will probably suffice for anything I’ll ever tow (mostly arrow boards).

@gerlandkent6377 Жыл бұрын

I'm using a pintel hook hitch

@dbkonkle 4 жыл бұрын

So you tease us with a broken b&w turnover goose ball and don’t tell how it broke? Accident? Overload?

@brandedmcgowan9414 4 жыл бұрын

That's what i definitely wanted to know.

@brandonbrayboy6948 4 жыл бұрын

Cool video, just what I needed to see. Also 1st

@0WhyNot3 4 жыл бұрын

Also no one cares if you are first or not

@Deuceblank 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome intro!!!

@cliftonharper8444 7 ай бұрын

What do you recommend for a 2024 GMC SIERRA 2500HD AT4 DURAMAX to be able to tow from 2000 to 16000 lbs?

@jshapiro34 4 жыл бұрын

Hardest thing I ever did with a hitch was ordering one for a 6 inch lifted ram 1500......the squat was real.

@brandedmcgowan9414 4 жыл бұрын

Did you ordered one that has a 8 inch drop? i thinked its made by b&w or gen y and was featured on a aluminum body f250.

@blipsmann1985 4 жыл бұрын

Never mind how much compensation you guys get for cramming this hitch and auto stop start bypass cable down out throats. I’ll use the one that’s been used for 100 years.

@nothingtoseaheardammit 4 жыл бұрын

Can you use those fancy Gen-Y hitches for trailers that have surge brakes?

@dannymorgan6053 2 жыл бұрын

Would like to know the other side in hitches, something i haven't found info on. Tolerances on the receiver to hitch. When is it not good and how do you determine it?

@meltdownblitz 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I want to get the gen y glide but I tow a boat regularly in fresh water and I'm not sure if the torsion or "rubber bands" will start to degrade and crack from the fresh water.

@mjc250 4 жыл бұрын

ReisTV hopefully you aren’t backing that deep into the water that you need to worry about that

@ALMX5DP 4 жыл бұрын

I’m less worried about the rubber in the water, as I would for UV damage over time. As long as it’s greased (and stored away when not in use) I don’t think you’ll have any issues.

@mik98911 Жыл бұрын

So with my Chevy Silverado I’m pulling my 4300lb boat with a 3 in drop steel tow hitch. Every time I take off or brake it almost feels like the the trailer is pushing or pulling. Which hitch would remedy this situation?

@samhanna9409 5 ай бұрын

great video!! thanks!

@rrlandservice9017 2 жыл бұрын

Gen y is for if your towing a oil tanker

@DoctorPrepperMD 3 жыл бұрын

What about the 2021 F-250 that states the receiver is already set up factory as weight distributing?

@phtevenmolz5030 4 жыл бұрын

I have no idea how you'd even snap that B&W Turnover ball. Mine has been abused with zero deformation.

@brandedmcgowan9414 4 жыл бұрын

I got a curt conventional 7,500/750 lb trailer capacity/tongue weight ball mount hallowed shank with 7,500 lb ball mounted not welded on a 4 in drop or 3 1/4 rise purchased at Wal-Mart, made in 🇺🇸 but yet to use it and it's much stronger than the Reese model (made in 🇨🇳) with 6000/600 ratings 2 in drop 1 1/2 rise and i use that one to pull a heavy Uhaul car trailer with a 1994 BMW 325 loaded on it pulled by a 2008 expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4l 3v from Joplin Missouri to Pine Bluff Arkansas driving through the Ozarks hills on i49 and I'm suprised the cheap Reese held up and didn't break.

@TFLtruck 4 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@brandedmcgowan9414 4 жыл бұрын

@@TFLtruck thanks

@Bunkysworkshop 4 жыл бұрын

What item do you recommend for testing tongue weight? I would love to be able keep checking and making sure I’m staying in line. Thanks 😊

@ALMX5DP 4 жыл бұрын

Bunky’s Workshop just going to your local scale is what I’ve done in the past. Once you get a basic idea loaded and unloaded you can make educated guesses as you change or shift loads around.

@jamesbeaman6337 4 жыл бұрын

Check out the surprisingly accurate Haul Gauge that works with a smartphone app and a module that plugs into your truck’s OBD2 port, for about $100.

@Dragnet2 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@davidschlarp1606 Жыл бұрын

I thought he was going to put one of those toilet seats in the receiver 🤣

@kevinburroughs6583 4 жыл бұрын

That boss hitch is nice, but with weight distribution that is a lot behind the truck

@whitebike42 4 жыл бұрын

All good information, but quick question not the Boss. A hitch mount bike rack has too much of a shank to fit these adjustable hitches and thus won't fit.

@regsparkes6507 4 жыл бұрын

Good video Andre,..well done.

@esh87 3 жыл бұрын

how did that gooseneck ball break

@cliftonharper8444 7 ай бұрын

With a2024 GMC 2500HD AT4 DURAMAX that has 2.5" hitch with a 2" adapter?

@lbjailer 4 жыл бұрын

Did you consult with Mr. Truck? I thought he was the towing expert.:)

@TFLtruck 4 жыл бұрын

Andre has been learning from Mr.Truck for many years.

@e_thegod5303 2 жыл бұрын

I need help search for a hitch for my 2005 Chevy Uplander LS .. I don't know where to look. I'm trying to haul a small camper on it. Small cube like camper for one person.

@mattdavies3023 4 жыл бұрын

We used to have NATO hitches on our Landies back in the Uk which were great for using off road for throwing a strap through but I don’t see them over here. Can you get them in the states - be great to have one just in case