Value of a quality hitch

[Papa GLS]

Driving on Fla. turnpike Friday when RR tire on tow vehicle blew out. It self destructed immediately, destroying the right side of my truck from the rear of the cab back. It was a quality tire (BFG) & in excellent condition & went with no warning @ 61 mph. When it blew the TT & TV stayed arrow straight & I had no problem with sway & was able to stop safely. I contribute this to a good quality hitch, so those of you trying to save some $$$ be using a cheap hitch may want to give some earnest thought to this. I believe any of the good hitches available would have been by far safer than the less expensive ones offered; sure am glad I had mine. It was well worth every penny spent, & I am for sure now a believer in my hitch, as opposed to something less dependable.
Safe travels to all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Big Red and 30WR]

Glad that you made out better than your tire. I agree with a good quality hitch. So many people skip that part of towing .

[fonzie]

Great that all was under control....so the question is what wdh do you have?

[Papa GLS]

Originally Posted by fonzie

Great that all was under control....so the question is what wdh do you have?

Blue Ox Sway Pro with 1000# bars. Liked it before; really like it now.

[Papa GLS]

Originally Posted by Big Red and 30WR

Glad that you made out better than your tire. I agree with a good quality hitch. So many people skip that part of towing .

Thanks Big Red. You should see my truck; major damage.

[raspivey]

That's what I tell people. The right hardware (correctly adjusted ) makes all the difference. And, oh, the incorrectly adjusted stuff I've seen....

[m2kamp]

Glad no one was hurt!

I like buying good stuff cheap (aka online, craigslist etc.)

You don't have to pay top dollar/retail to get quality stuff being the point.

Funny thing is with RV's we pay big $ for sub-standard quality.