Weight-Carrying Hitch


 

A weight-carrying hitch supports the trailer tongue weight, just as if it were luggage located at a hitch ball or some other connecting point of the truck. These kinds of hitches are the most popular on the market today and they are commonly used to tow small- and mediumsized trailers.

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    Trailer Tongue Weight (TW)
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