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It is important to load your trailer properly before hitting the road. This not only makes the towing experience easier and more enjoyable, but also much safer. We will go over a few things you should consider every time you need to tow a trailer. While some of these points may only be specific to adjustable hitches, that main points are universal for towing any trailer in any way. The first step in hitting the road with a trailer is to properly load your trailer. When loading your trailer, you goal should be to have the majority of the weight...

When towing any trailer, having a strong connection between your trailer and vehicle is very important. When towing trailers from a rear receiver, typically the trailer will fall into one of four categories for road use: a trailer with a 1-7/8" coupler, a trailer with a 2" coupler, a trailer with a 2-5/16" coupler and a pintle trailer. Each of these trailers has a specific use and are suitable for different towing weights, however with that said, each will provide the same basic function and you can apply the same exact principles to towing each of these trailers. For towing...

BulletProof Hitches offers Extreme Duty drop hitches with 2", 2.5" and 3" shanks with weight capacities of 30,000lbs for our 2" hitches and 36,000lbs for our 2.5" and 3" hitches. These hitches are as big and bad as the come and are constructed entirely of solid steel, making them a good match for conventional ball coupler trailers or even pintle/military-style trailers when used with our BulletProof Pintle attachment. With available options, the Extreme Duty hitch can be equipped with a 1-7/8" ball, a 2" ball and a 2-5/16" ball, meaning there isn't a trailer that you can't tow! The Extreme...

To complete a proper towing setup with a drop hitch, we offer our frame-mounted hitch stabilizer kit. The stabilizer bars are made for any BulletProof Hitch with 8" of drop or more, though may be used with 6" drops in some custom cases, such as seen in this photo. These bars will attach to a point on the hitch that will spread to two points that attach to each side of the vehicle's frame. Manufactured of steel, just like our other hitches and accessories means this system is just one more way to add the necessary strength your existing towing setup....

Sway control systems while not necessary, can be helpful in keeping your vehicle and trailer in-line instead of waving all over the road. BulletProof Hitches offers a simple solution to this by offering a dual ball mount with mounting tabs on each side so that anyone with an adjustable drop hitch from BulletProof Hitches can tow a trailer with a sway control system. While many trailers subject to trailer sway such as car haulers and travel trailers are made as fifth-wheel applications, towing these trailers with a rear receiver hitch can be a challenge at times when introduced to less...