Hydraulic Hitch Saves Time

Hydraulic Hitch Saves Time HITCHES Unhooking a 5th-wheel trailer is simple and quick with HydraBall Just raise the ball hydraulically drop the jack lower the ball and drive away HydraBall makes hooking up trailers just as easy “It can take 50 strokes on a 5th wheel jack to raise the hitch up off the ball ” says Terry Schieber HydraBall “At $1 500 to $2 000 putting a hydraulic jack under each trailer gets expensive Installing HydraBall on your truck costs only $1 200 and will handle any trailer you need to pull ” Schieber owns multiple 5th-wheel trailers for his business He and a friend came up with the concept for HydraBall after hooking up and unhooking 5th-wheel trailers HydraBall is a 5 1/2-in stroke cylinder topped with a standard 5th-wheel ball Installation is relatively simple The kit uses the existing 5th-wheel ball mounting plate The installer enlarges the ball mounting hole to make room for the cylinder kit Instructions and a template for drilling mounting holes are included with the kit “If you have any mechanical ability at all and a MagDrill it’s very simple to install ” says Schieber “Everything is done topside on your truck in about an hour and a half If you prefer we have a growing list of dealers and installers who can do the job for you ” Once installed the cylinder can be activated by existing hydraulics such as on a bale bed or any flatbed with an electric over hydraulic pump The HydraBall isn’t designed to be in the raised position during transit with the trailer It also isn’t designed to level the trailer Schieber notes that what HydraBall is designed for is catching on quickly “We’re shipping nationally with dealers in seven states and are looking for more ” says Schieber Contact: FARM SHOW Followup HydraBall 621 East Chicago St Stanberry Mo 64489 ph 660-853-1691; terryschieber@sbcglobal net; www hydraball net

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