Curt fifth Wheel Hitches

KKELLER14K wrote:
This is still really not all the answers I was looking for...A hitch WAR is not one I was looking for. I get it. I would prefer that if anyone has one of these hitches tell me what you like and dislike about it. I really don't care what you paid for it or where it comes from... I'm not down with the side by side comparison...who has this option to decide?....so what? You have had both of them to compare? ...not likely. I want the real world to tell me what they think. SO throw me a bone and tell me why yours works for you. I am back to the question of.." Why wouldn't you buy the biggest rated you could get"? Regardless....trolling the issue is a waste of our time ..who has these hitches and what can you tell us?

I certainly DID answer your questions. I have used the Curt, in comparison to the B&W both rated at 25K I sure am NOT impressed with ONLY 4 bolts of questionable grade holding the head to the base on the Curt. The B&W has 8 grade 8 bolts doing the same job.

As far as latching the Curt handle has to be in the correct position for the flimsy pc to flip over so it can be pinned. The B&W has a single motion of the arm that when closed causes the 1" thick machined jaws to fully capture the kingpin.

Hooking up the Curt you need to be VERY close with the height of the kingpin plate and hitch plate or the head tents to tilt and not want to latch. With the B&W the plates can be offset and have the kingpin base ramp up on the hitch head or have them close to level it does not matter.

B&W simple solid NO question of being hitched or not. Curt color coding and a flimsy pin retainer.

YES B&W USA Made. YES Curt China Made, I know it does not matter to you but it does to me and many others.

Go to Etrailer they have videos of their hitches for sale.

KKELLER14K wrote:
I guess I should just start a new thread...so as no dis respect to the original OP

A waste of time starting a new thread. I would suspect that over the years there have been dozens of threads here asking the same question. And the usual fan boys always show up within hours and the thread ends up just like this one. Very few actually answer the question but pontificate endlessly on the hitch they have.

I guess I should just start a new thread...so as no dis respect to the original OP

This is still really not all the answers I was looking for...A hitch WAR is not one I was looking for. I get it. I would prefer that if anyone has one of these hitches tell me what you like and dislike about it. I really don't care what you paid for it or where it comes from... I'm not down with the side by side comparison...who has this option to decide?....so what? You have had both of them to compare? ...not likely. I want the real world to tell me what they think. SO throw me a bone and tell me why yours works for you. I am back to the question of.." Why wouldn't you buy the biggest rated you could get"? Regardless....trolling the issue is a waste of our time ..who has these hitches and what can you tell us?

How something looks or how much it weighs isn't a reliable indicator of strength or toughness.

If it was, we'd still be building stone or concrete arches to bridge rivers and gorges. After all, a concrete arch is bigger and weighs orders of magnitude more than a suspension bridge so it has to be better. Same goes for rope, cable, chain, hitches, etc. If you don't know what it's made of and how it's put together you can't simply weigh or measure them to determine strength.

This argument isn't unique to the RV industry. For instance, blacksmiths will quickly point out that "anvil shaped objects" aren't really anvils even though they do everything you or I may need them to.

The biggest issue I had to get used to with my Curt (Ram) hitch was lifting the trailer higher than I was used to when hitching up. Other than that it is very easy to hook and unhook the trailer. I also wouldn't consider it at all flimsy and it is certainly heavier than he!! to lift in and out of the truck.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

KKELLER14K wrote:
Umm..ok what hitch would I want?...can I ask what anyone thinks about the Curt Q24?..My concern is what matters about the rating? SO...regardless, why not buy the biggest you can get...or at least 2xs the rating of what you plan to pull..and then who cares if you have a load lighter than rated...does this really matter or is there just a hitch that works better than another...I'm clueless but really...between makers who has the better hitch and why?

Does it matter if a hitch is Made in China or USA? Does it matter if the hitch is rock solid with no silly color codes or flimsy lock mechanism and hard or easy to hookup?

Curt is Made in China, Curt is not easy to hookup. B&W is Made in USA, B&W is simple to hookup and latch and there is NO question if you are latched or not.

YES, I have hooked up a Q24 it is NOT simple to hookup and latch. Just compare the two side by side.

Of course I will be flamed by my statements.

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OP - My Curt is very easy to hook up. There is NO question whether you are latched or not. It's big, heavy and solid as a rock.

Yes my truck is "ASSEMBLED" in Mexico with mostly US Made parts. I do wish it were Made in USA. I could buy a Ford like yours that is Made in USA with a "MEXICAN MADE" PowerStroke engine. But based on the plusses and minuses of the two trucks I bought the best and the least of the two evils.

Look at the Curt and B&W side by side, then decide.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

KKELLER14K wrote:
Umm..ok what hitch would I want?...can I ask what anyone thinks about the Curt Q24?..My concern is what matters about the rating? SO...regardless, why not buy the biggest you can get...or at least 2xs the rating of what you plan to pull..and then who cares if you have a load lighter than rated...does this really matter or is there just a hitch that works better than another...I'm clueless but really...between makers who has the better hitch and why?

Does it matter if a hitch is Made in China or USA? Does it matter if the hitch is rock solid with no silly color codes or flimsy lock mechanism and hard or easy to hookup?

Curt is Made in China, Curt is not easy to hookup. B&W is Made in USA, B&W is simple to hookup and latch and there is NO question if you are latched or not.

YES, I have hooked up a Q24 it is NOT simple to hookup and latch. Just compare the two side by side.

Of course I will be flamed by my statements.

Cummins... I'm not so sure your qualified to make all the above arguments.

I suppose your "Made in Mexico" truck was not an issue when choosing a "Made in the USA" hitch. :S


But if it makes you feel better, I would pick the "Made in the USA" B&W too. :B

KKELLER14K wrote:
Umm..ok what hitch would I want?...can I ask what anyone thinks about the Curt Q24?..My concern is what matters about the rating? SO...regardless, why not buy the biggest you can get...or at least 2xs the rating of what you plan to pull..and then who cares if you have a load lighter than rated...does this really matter or is there just a hitch that works better than another...I'm clueless but really...between makers who has the better hitch and why?

Does it matter if a hitch is Made in China or USA? Does it matter if the hitch is rock solid with no silly color codes or flimsy lock mechanism and hard or easy to hookup?

Curt is Made in China, Curt is not easy to hookup. B&W is Made in USA, B&W is simple to hookup and latch and there is NO question if you are latched or not.

YES, I have hooked up a Q24 it is NOT simple to hookup and latch. Just compare the two side by side.

Of course I will be flamed by my statements.