Curt vs B&W

I have a B&W. American made in Kansas!

Yeah, great choice. I would have done the same.

Good choice, it's an excellent hitch.

laknox wrote:

nscaler2 wrote:

tinner12002 wrote:

Showme 5vr wrote:
No experience with Curt but I do have a B&W, would not trade it!

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I'm very happy with my B&W hitch, and have been for the past 11 years. I like the fact that they are totally American made. Needed new U bolts (my fault) they sent me new ones no charge. Actually talked to a real human English speaking person on the phone. Customer service A+++.

You're going to need new u-bolts about every 7-8 times you remove your hitch. Those d@mn nylock nuts eventually bind up and you have to just twist them off. (Be sure you have a breaker bar handy!) I've got 2 sets of new bolts on the shelf, but I keep any old ones I feel I could get 1 or 2 more uses out of. Frankly, I should just toss the old nylock nuts and buy new ones and that would give me another 2 sets of u-bolts. :-)

Lyle

Wait What? You should almost never "need" new u-bolts. Nylocks on the other hand are a one time use item that people reuse with good results all the time.

Got it folks. Ordered the B&W right after Harvey. Should be in any day now.

Bigg Al wrote:
I think RCMANS explanation makes more sense than yours does, FJ. Why was the trailer rolling over if it was still hitched to the truck which wasn't rolling over? An extreme evasive maneuver makes more sense for why the hitch broke and the trailer ended up on its side.
It's amazing how much product loyalty is used to skew the opinion of others even though there is no reward for that loyalty. Curt or B&W, to each his own.

Have you actually gone and read the account of what happened? The driver performed two severe swerves to avoid traffic and he lost control of the truck/trailer and it started to roll over, both truck and trailer.

Read the account and maybe you'll have a better understanding of what happened.

fj12ryder wrote:
That seems to be at odds from what I read. Which was the trailer started to roll over taking the truck with it. The hitch released which kept the truck from going on over.

But perhaps you were there and saw the whole thing?

I think RCMANS explanation makes more sense than yours does, FJ. Why was the trailer rolling over if it was still hitched to the truck which wasn't rolling over? An extreme evasive maneuver makes more sense for why the hitch broke and the trailer ended up on its side.
It's amazing how much product loyalty is used to skew the opinion of others even though there is no reward for that loyalty. Curt or B&W, to each his own.

As President of the "B&W HeavyWeight FanBoy Club" I can attest NOTHING in this world is perfect but the B&W is about as close to PERFECTION as it gets! :B

RCMAN46 wrote:


There was no rollover.

It was a simple case of an evasive maneuver and the head of the B&W disconnected and was snagged on the truck bed which caused the trailer to land on it's side.

That seems to be at odds from what I read. Which was the trailer started to roll over taking the truck with it. The hitch released which kept the truck from going on over.

But perhaps you were there and saw the whole thing?

laknox wrote:

RCMAN46 wrote:
I do not believe I have seen a Curt do this.

In a rollover, all bets are off.

Lyle

There was no rollover.

It was a simple case of an evasive maneuver and the head of the B&W disconnected and was snagged on the truck bed which caused the trailer to land on it's side.