Essential Towing Accessories for Every Trip
You'll need essential trailer hitch accessories to complete your towing equipment package. While there are some excellent trailer hitch accessories you can purchase to make your trailer hitch even more practical, like Bike racks, ski and snowboard racks, spare tire carriers, cargo racks, wheelchair racks, motorcycle racks, and even BBQ racks, the following trailer hitch accessories are considered essential, "must have" items.
Curt Manufacturing, one of our hitch vendors, has created an informative video about matching up the correct ball size to your trailer:
Hitch Balls
We offer a variety of external threaded balls with chrome or zinc finish.
When selecting a ball, consider the following:
- Size of trailer coupler socket.
- Gross trailer weight (GTW).
- Thickness of ball platform or hitch.
- Hole size.
Ball Mounts
- Utility ball mounts serve as a ball platform for weight-carrying receiver-style hitches.
- They can be removed when not in use.
- We have a selection that drops or raises the height of the ball to allow level towing of your trailer.
- Extended lengths provide more clearance for turns, and tow carry style bike racks.
- Many are available in chrome, zinc, or black finish.
Hitch Ball Mounts
QuickDraw Magnum™
- 5 separate drop and raise selections to keep your trailer tongue parallel to the ground.
- Easy double ball system.
- Stows underneath your vehicle.
- Chrome plated.
Rapid Hitch Ball Mount
- Double ball features reversible 1 - 7/8" and 2" balls or 2" and 2 - 5/16"
- Up to 10,000 lb. trailer GVWR and 1,500 lb. tongue weight. (1 - 7/8" steel ball rated at 7500lb.)
- Fully tested and verified by an independent lab.
- Light-weight aluminum construction only weighs 18 lbs. and is 30% stronger than steel.
- Fits a 2" standard receiver.
- There is a 12" full vertical adjustment and a 6" adjustment with the rack up or down.
Pintle Hooks
Pintle Hook
Choose a 2" or 2 5/16" ball
Pintle Hook Plate
Hitch Locks
Avoid theft by using a locking hitch pin.
Benefits
- Hardened and rated for towing.
- Dead bolt style.
- Great for plug-in accessories like bike racks and cargo racks.
Coupler And Fifth Wheel Locks Prevent Theft When You're Unhitched
Hitch-Vise™ Stabilizer Clamp
Hitch-Vise™ (patented)
Receiver Hitch Clamp
- Eliminates wobble and rattle in ball mounts.
- Stabilizes any plug-in accessory: bike racks, cargo carriers, motorcycle racks, etc.
- Unlike some others, we've tried, these work! Even for demanding uses, like stabilizing tow carry racks, cargo, and motorcycle carriers.
Sizes available for:
- 2" Class III Receiver
- 1 1/4" Class II Receiver
- 1 1/4" Class I Receiver
Hitch Covers
You may want a ball cover to protect the ball and your clothes from getting dirt and grease all over them. You knew you must grease the ball up before you tow, right? (Any grease is fine, including bearing grease, silicone lube, Vaseline, etc.) Hitch caps or plugs protect the hitch from dirt and grime when the ball mount is out, and they look good, too. They come in plain and fancy styles.
Standard, Novelty, Propeller and Logo Styles, Way Cool Hitch Covers, Football and Hockey Hitch Covers, too. Be sure to purchase a hitch lock so no one can steal your cool hitch cover!
Safety Chains
Safety chains are required by law when you tow anything.
The reason is that if the hitch fails or the trailer comes off the ball, the trailer will stay with your vehicle and not run off all over the road and kill somebody.
Your trailer comes equipped with safety chains, but you may want to upgrade them to heavier and/or additional chains with case-hardened quick-connect links. Always have the safety chains attached by crossing them under the tongue and connecting them to the chain brackets on your hitch every time you tow.
They should not restrict sharp turns of the vehicle/trailer but should be tight enough so they do not drag on the road.
Truck Tonneau Cover
We install a truck tonneau cover by
UnderCover™ truck bed covers. It's convenient to have a dry, secure place to store all your gear when towing a trailer. (Or anytime). We like the UnderCover&153; brand because it:
- Hinges up for easy access
- Is it paintable to match your truck
- The installation hardware is concealed
- It's easy to take off and put back on, and
- Each cover is custom-sized for your particular truck
Get what you need to secure your tow! Call 408-248-4454 or visit our shop for the best tow accessories.