Straight from B&W
OK, guys. Here's the straight scoop from a B&W engineer. As I contended in another thread, he said that the Turnover Ball base and Companion FW hitch =system=, carries the vast majority of the pin l...
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MFL wrote:
My neighbor across the street just put a turnover ball and Companion in his 12 GM. I don't know why, he has no use for a ball! He came over and asked me , and I said in his case, he'd be better off with rails and Patriot, but he spent twice as much and went with the ball. That set up has sold well over the years, for people that needed a ball, and FW hitch. I am thinking that the U-bolts are gone from the newer Companion?
The later model truck beds are getting thinner, making this less than ideal IMO. The plastic bed inserts will help, but they installed them wrong on my neighbors truck. The puck system will be the future, even GM finally got on board. It sure took them a while.
Jerry
The U-BOLTS are on the older companion.(RVK 3000) Which I have.
Its a Tab Plate . On the Newer Different model Companion(RVK3500)....does same thing as Draw down bolt.
The TURNOVER MOUNT..TRANSFERS the weight,touque.......thats why you dont need rails.
Much cleaner installation
