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laknox
Nomad
Oct 15, 2013

New B&W Companion

Just got a press release saying that B&W has released a new Companion FW hitch with 20,000 lbs capacity. It's up on their site now. One thing that I noticed, is that it appears that they've added an adjustable-width "rail", for lack of a better term, underneath the frame, that sits in the bottom of the bed channel. There are slots on each end to allow adjustment for width. I would ASSume that the rail is just tall enough to sit on the bottom of the channel while allowing the rest of the frame to sit on the ridges. This would address the bed-denting issue some have reported on newer trucks.

Lyle

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  • Alley_Fox's avatar
    Alley_Fox
    Explorer
    Oct 15, 2013
    Looks like they've added some nice features. I'm a long way from 20K#, but I'm tempted to take a closer look, maybe retire my old Companion 'cause it looks like a nice upgrade.
  • laknox's avatar
    laknox
    Nomad
    Oct 15, 2013
    ricatic wrote:
    I had a very nice discussion with the B&W staff at the Hershey RV Show. It started with me telling them how much I liked the hitch but was concerned because I was looking at 20,000# GVW toy haulers.

    Like the carnival barker, they said "step right over here and see our latest offering"...and they showed me the new 20,000# GVW Companion. It has a redesigned base that no longer uses the U Bolts to attach to the TurnOver Ball socket. There are other changes that also lend to the new GVW.

    It sure looked like a very clean setup...if I get a bigger trailer...I will have one...

    Regards


    No more u-bolts? Pray, tell us how they dunnit! :-)

    Later: Found the new install video. Pretty cool development they've got.

    Lyle
  • ricatic's avatar
    ricatic
    Explorer
    Oct 15, 2013
    I had a very nice discussion with the B&W staff at the Hershey RV Show. It started with me telling them how much I liked the hitch but was concerned because I was looking at 20,000# GVW toy haulers.

    Like the carnival barker, they said "step right over here and see our latest offering"...and they showed me the new 20,000# GVW Companion. It has a redesigned base that no longer uses the U Bolts to attach to the TurnOver Ball socket. There are other changes that also lend to the new GVW.

    It sure looked like a very clean setup...if I get a bigger trailer...I will have one...

    Regards

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