2024 - Volume #48, Issue #6, Page #25
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Air-Controlled Hitches Are Ideal For RVs And Large Horse Trailers
The specially designed “air-controlled” hitches come in various configurations and can handle gross trailer ratings up to 40,000 lbs. Double parallel arm links on either side of the hitch control horizontal and vertical forces, absorbing movement and motion stress to nearly eliminate chucking. This means less wear and tear on the truck, trailer, livestock and passengers.
“Our hitches are perfect for RVs and larger living quarter horse trailers,” says Sales and Marketing Representative Brian Fairchild. “It makes a huge difference in fatigue levels when transporting show or performance horses. They’re not constantly bracing themselves for bumps and stops and starts.”
The hitches are plumbed into the truck’s air system, and one to four airbags are automatically inflated by accessing a factory-set, inline head-leveling valve. This valve allows the proper amount of air to enter depending on the trailer’s weight.
“The operator doesn’t need to do anything, just hook it up,” Fairchild says.
Young’s Welding builds the ET hitches using quality components, including case-hardened shafts, greaseless composite bearings and thick mounting plates.
Fairchild recommends interested customers contact them directly for costs and installation requirements, as truck frames may need to be extended and modified to accommodate the specially designed units.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, PopUp Towing Products & Young’s Welding Inc., LLC, 4330 S. Johnson Rd., Chanute, Kan. 66720 (ph 800-837-8578; info@popuphitch.com; www.popuphitch.com).
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