Car Hitch - For Easy Towing

A car hitch allows you the option of using a hitch mounted bike rack, a snowboard carrier or a utility trailer. The car hitch allows you to tow bikes and other objects with ease and keeps them away from your vehicle. This makes your roof rack free to be used for luggage or other bulky items. It is no wonder that automotive trailer hitches are a necessary item.

The best way to find out which car hitch you need is to consult your vehicle-owner's manual and estimate the towing capacity of your car. You must add the total weight of the trailer and the object that will be loaded onto it to determine the appropriate car hitch you require. Automotive trailer hitches are graded into five classes depending on the tonnage they help to tow.

Most truck and trailer dealers have charts that specify the parameters of each hitch class. In short, hitch classes range from 1 to 5. For example, a compact car towing a personal watercraft on a small trailer with a total weight less than 2,000 pounds would require a Class 1 hitch. At the other extreme, a class 5 hitch would be needed for a full size truck or SUV, towing, construction equipment weighing up to 14,000 pounds including the trailer.

Some of the big names into car hitch manufacturing are Hidden Hitch, Draw Tite, Reese, Da'Lan, Valley and a few others.