We are pretty proud of our selection of trailer hitch covers – 300 and counting. But every time I search for hitch covers on the internet, I find more styles, types, and designs than I ever thought possible. Just today, I found websites that sell hitch covers for numerous college and NFL teams, a PG hitch cover for country singer Pat Green, a Superman hitch cover, and even one hitch cover that looks like a real train coupler! And then there are always the sites that offer custom hitch covers that you can totally personalize. What’s the moral of this story?? You have no excuses for a naked trailer hitch receiver, no matter what you are in to!
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Tuesday, February 27th, 2007Locking Hitch Pin Testimonial
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007I was talking to a friend of mine on the phone today, and near the end of the conversation, he said, “Hey, you need to put your locking hitch pins on a more prominent place on your website.” When I asked him why, he said his University of Colorado hitch cover that he bought last fall got stolen a couple days ago. He said when he bought it he figured “who is going to steal a trailer hitch cover???”. Well, people will steal anything that isn’t bolted down or locked, and he found that out the hard way. That’s the real reason why we decided to offer the discount on the locking hitch pins when you buy any one of our trailer hitch covers — there is nothing worse that having your brand new hitch cover stolen when your truck is parked and you aren’t around. I guess all we can suggest is that you think seriously about a locking hitch pin with your new trailer hitch cover. For our part, we will continue offering the discount for the foreseeable future…
Remove you trailer hitch ballmount when you are not towing!
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007I was walking through a parking lot today, and had to squeeze through between the back of a pickup and the car behind it. I wasn’t really paying attention, and I managed to hit the trailer hitch ballmount with my shin! When I regained consciousness (not really, but WOW! did it hurt) I got a closer look at what I had kicked–it was class 3 trailer hitch with an extra-long ballmount! Now, I agree that it can seem like a hassle to take the ballmount out of your hitch when you aren’t towing, but exposed ballmounts can be a real hazard.
If you are concerned about dirt and grime getting in your hitch receiver, look into a trailer hitch cover. They come in every style imaginable. But please, I implore you, take your ballmount out when you are not towing…the shin you save may be your own!
Squirley Trailers and Trailer Hitches
Thursday, January 25th, 2007A good friend of mine just moved to town today, and I had the privilege of helping him unload his trailer. He had pulled one of the larger U-Haul trailers behind his F-150, and he had that thing stuffed to the gills. I asked him how the ride was, and he said that the truck didn’t have any problems towing up the hills, but that the trailer was very squirley and jerked his truck around the whole way. Then, when the trailer was empty, we took it back to the shop, and i was amazed at how jerky the ride was–even empty.
That jerky trip with an empty trailer really got me thinking about trailer hitch products that are out there that could have made his ride a lot more smoother. Mark’s post the other day about air ride trailer hitch systems and their air-bag designs came immediately to mind, as did anti-sway bars and friction devices. His truck would have probably handled better when the trailer was fully loaded if he had a weight distributing trailer hitch, but that wouldn’t have helped our ride much with the empty trailer. My friend doesn’t tow a lot, so he can probably get by with just his standard Class III trailer hitch on his truck, but for those of us that have a trailer attached to our hitch more often than not, these trailer hitch accessories can really be life savers.
Trailer Hitch Universe.com Site Updates
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007As you may have noticed, we have been doing some construction on the Trailer Hitch Universe.com site over the past week or so. Over the course of the past several months, we have found little things that weren’t working as well as they should, so we went ahead and gave the site a little tune-up.
Probably the most obvious upgrade that we made was to re-name all of our individual category pages (NFL Trailer Hitch Covers, Misc. Hitch Covers, etc.) and product pages (Denver Broncos Trailer Hitch Cover, Chrome Propeller Trailer Hitch Cover, etc.) so that they are more user friendly. We changed them from a number based system to a more user-friendly text based system. Now, all of our pages that contain trailer hitch covers have the words “hitch cover� in them, and each individual category page has the category name in it, such as “/hitch_covers/nfl/� .
We think that these upgrades will make the site easier for you to find and easier to move around in once you are here. This is just another example of what we are doing in order to be your first choice for trailer hitch covers and other trailer hitch accessories! Let us know what you think of the new site!
2008 Ford F-450 tows 24,000 pounds!
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007First off, I want to say that this blog is not paid advertising space, and is not meant to sell anything. We just want to share what we find on the web that you might find interesting, and let you make up your mind on whether to look further at it or not. After posting about the new Chevy Silverado last week, I thought I would make it fair by talking about Ford today. A quick search came up with more than I had been expecting–the new 2008 Ford F-450 just unveiled at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) blew my mind with it’s 12-ton (24,000 lb) towing capacity. It has three engine choices (5.4L Triton V8, 6.8L Triton V10, and 6.4L Powerstroke Diesel), and all are available with electronic shift-on-the-fly and Torqshift (TM) Transmissions. When properly equipped, the F-450 has a payload of 6000 lbs and, as mentioned before, can tow 24,000 lbs.
The F-450 has several great features for towing the heaviest of loads, be it on a rear-mounted trailer hitch or on a gooseneck trailer hitch. It has an enlarged radiator to keep things cool when towing uphill, and is equipped with a factory-installed Trailer Brake Controller (TBC). the TBC is “…integrated with the anti-lock brake system and synchronizes the vehicle and trailer brakes for seamless braking while towing even the heaviest loads.â€? This optional feature also includes telescoping trailer tow mirrors.
So, whether you want to see what your Class V trailer hitch can really do, or you need to tow the biggest of trailers around with your gooseneck trailer hitch, this beast might be right down your alley!
I found this great pic at blogs.cars.com:
A trailer hitch for your bicycle??
Thursday, January 11th, 2007When you think of trailer hitches, trucks, SUV’s, and even vans come to mind. Bicycles would be way down the list, if they made it at all. Well, I found something on the internet today that could change your thinking: a bicycle trailer hitch. The TrailerOn bicycle trailer hitch attaches to the seat post of your bicycle, and can be used to tow wagons, golf carts, or any other wheeled cart that you have. It looks pretty handy, and is recommended for loads up to 35 pounds. So, the next time you need to run a quick errand, hook up your bike trailer hitch and head out for a ride!
Chevrolet Silverado wins NATOY, tows 10,500 pounds
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007The newly redesigned 2007 Chevrolet Silverado was named the North American Truck of the Year on Sunday at the opening of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Silverado, which has also been named the Motor Trend 2007 Truck of the Year, is priced starting at $17,860, and is a stout rig for towing. Several engines are available, from the base 195-horsepower V6 to the Duramax turbodiesel V8. All engines come equipped with four-speed automatic transmissions with tow/haul mode. According to the Silverado website, the “ Tow/Haul mode enhances performance while pulling a trailer or hauling heavy loads. When activated, this feature reprograms the automatic transmission shift schedule and helps reduce throttle pedal activity by the driver while traveling over rolling terrain. A lighted icon on the instrument panel indicates when Tow/Haul mode has been activated.� Towing capacity of the Silverado maxes out at 10,500 pounds with the optional Max trailering package.
For more info on the NAIAS, click here.
The 2007 Chevy Silverado
Light-Up Rudolph Trailer Hitch Cover
Friday, January 5th, 2007You can find a trailer hitch cover with just about anything you want on it, and just when I think I have seen every hitch cover that exists, another one comes along amazes me again. The most recent one that I saw was over the holidays, and it was a light-up Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer hitch cover! It had Rudolph’s head and face in metal, and right in the middle was a red light bulb that was connected to the trailer light assembly. It was at night, and the bulb was lit up nice and red. Then, when he stepped on the brakes, the nose got even brighter–an extra tail light! Seeing that hitch cover really made my day and helped me really get in the Christmas spirit!
New Category – Trailer Hitch Articles
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006In addition to our blog, we write several articles each month on trailer hitch, trailer hitch accessories, and towing related topics that we publish on a number of websites. Up until now, we haven’t had a place to post them all in one site on our website. We may have put abbreviated versions or parts of articles here on the blog, but we haven’t made a habit of posting the entire article. Well, that’s about to change. We have created a new Blog Category for our full-length articles, and will be posting all future (and some of the previous) articles there. Feel free to take a look at what is there; if you would like to use any of our articles–trailer hitch, towing, trailer hitch accessories, etc. for your site, we are more than happy to accommodate you! Just contact us and we will get the details worked out pronto. Enjoy!