B&W Trailer Hitches Blog

3 days 1 hour ago
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America’s number-one-selling gooseneck hitch manufacturer puts popular Turnoverball solution in distribution, while OEM struggles with product delays.

HUMBOLDT, Kan., May 21, 2013—B&W Trailer Hitches, a leading U.S.-based manufacturer of heavy-duty, engineeredtrailer hitches and aftermarket truck/trailer accessories, announced that it has begun shipping its new GNRK 1314 aftermarket gooseneck trailer hitch to its nationwide distribution network. The new hitch features B&W’s popular...

2 weeks 3 days ago
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The Companion Slider™ is the 5th Wheel RVer’s solution to turning-clearance problems encountered with short bed trucks.

HUMBOLDT, Kansas, May1st, 2013 – B&W Trailer Hitches, a leading U.S.-based manufacturer of heavy duty trailer hitches and aftermarket truck and trailer accessories announced that its new Companion Slider fifth wheel hitch is available for purchase in May 2013.

The Companion Slider...

28 weeks 1 day ago
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It is said to be “the world’s premier automotive aftermarket trade event”. The SEMA Show is the largest convention that B&W attends all year. We prepare to show the world our newest, innovative designs for the hitch industry. This particular year, however, we launched the first product to be asked for by name for over five years. Our customers have been subtly mentioning it at shows then flat out asking for it by email and finally hounding us with phone calls. We got the message. You wanted a slider.

Now we have to...

38 weeks 2 days ago
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The other day we were asked by a magazine to rank the top five considerations when buying a receiver hitch. Would you like to know what we said? Here you go.

  1. Class - Weight rating is important. The hitch class depends on the vehicles tow rating, the weight of your trailer and the weight of what you intend to haul.
  2. Ball size – Make sure the ball size on your hitch matches the ball size on your trailer.
  3. The Amount of Drop or Rise – The trailer should always be level....
40 weeks 1 day ago
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We made our debut with The Biker Bar at Sturgis last week, and by all accounts, it was a hit.  We sold all the inventory of one model (for Harley Davidson touring bikes) and our maintenance-guy-turned-sales-guy, Joe Jefferis, did free installations in some pretty crazy conditions on trailers ranging from homemade utility trailers to tricked-out toyhaulers.  There’s no doubt we made some new friends.   “We passed out so many brochures, business cards, and beer koozies, and demonstrated how it works many, many times,” according to Charl Hill...

41 weeks 20 hours ago
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This week marks the launch of a new product. The Biker Bar. No, despite what the name might suggest, we did not open a drinking establishment.

Twenty-four years ago B&W Trailer Hitches changed the way farmers, contractors, and horse enthusiasts pull a gooseneck trailer. And just over 10 years ago B&W created a way for RVers to use their truck bed for more than RVing. Thinking about trailer hitches, fifth wheel hitches and gooseneck hitches isn’t all we do. We make a point to think about...