2017 - Volume #41, Issue #4, Page #16
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Automatic Trailer Hitch
Flips Back Out Of The Way
The Flip ’n Hitch mounts on your vehicle’s hitch and comes with an 11-in. wide guide plate that folds up out of the way underneath your pickup once the trailer is hooked up. Side rails guide the trailer up toward a spring-loaded trigger on the unit as the vehicle is slowly backed up. Once the trailer engages the trigger, the guide plate automatically folds back out of the way and locks into storage position, allowing the trailer to drop down onto the ball.
The system is installed by removing the nut from the ball on your existing receiver hitch. Then position the Flip ’n Hitch flat against the bottom of the receiver bar and retighten the nut.
“There are other guide systems on the market but they don’t fold out of the way, and they don’t have a guide plate as wide as the Flip n Hitch,” says co-inventor Mike Morehead. “As long as you’re within the 11-in. guide area the Flip’n Hitch will drop the trailer hitch right on the ball and make a positive connection every time. It’s made from heavy metal so it’ll stand up to heavy use without bending.”
Two models are available. One for pickups equipped with a standard 6,000-lb. tow bar and a 1-in. ball, and the other for pickups with a 12,000-lb. tow bar and a 1 1/4-in. ball. Both models sell for $98.50 plus S&H.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Greg Morehead, 16348 River Road, Plattsmouth, Neb. 68056 (ph 402 660-0124; www.flipnhitch.com; mgmorhead@msn.com).
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