Hitch Failure UPDATE
A month or so ago we were towing our travel trailer and the weight distributions hitch failed. When that happened the entire weight of the trailer was on the hitch. When I looked at the situation the ...
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drsteve wrote:GeoBoy wrote:
If you remember the older GM hitches that came on GM HD trucks up to 2007, they were very poor hitches. When I decided to tow with my 05 I immediately changed the OEM hitch out to a Torklift hitch.
Good move. The OEM receiver on my '06 developed breaks in some of the welds, and was replaced with an aftermarket model by the dealer.
It was the same design on the 1500's also. While I haven't heard of any issues on the '07-'13 GM 1500 hitches, they were still the same basic design as the previous hitch , and would/ will allow "wind up" (twist) when used with higher tw's. Had this with our '10-1500. Replaced it with a very stout Curt square tube.
The new '14- current 1500's have a square tube hitch. The '11-'14 HD's have a square tube style hitch, though still not as stout as a Curt or Reese. BUT... the new '15 HD's have a round tube design AGAIN! WHY???
