Equilizer hitch thoughts please

[Greg L.]

I was wondering what all your thoughts are on this Pro Series RB2 12,000 lb hitch? It's for my 10,000 lb trailer and I was told it was a Reese when I bought it.

No where on it does it say Reese but it does say made in China so I started doing some research and it is made or imported by these guys. http://www.towingproducts.com/Default.aspx It looks like they have bought out many of the reputable hitch manufacturing companies(including Reese) but also import hitches from over seas.

Now I also found out that there is Reese,

http://www.reeseprod.com/index.htm

and Reese-Hitches(not owned by Cequent Towing Products)

http://www.reese-hitches.com/

So at this point I'm not sure if I have a good Reese quality hitch or some cheap piece of junk.

For what it's worth this kit was $300 CDN and a real Reese hitch just up the road is $400 CDN.

What do you guys think, should I keep it or spring for the more expensive one?

[Dick W.]

Re: Equilizer hitch thoughts please

The sites are somewhat confusing, but I believe that Reece Hitches is just a retail outlet for several manufacturers. Reece lists a Pro Series in their product listing, and it looks like Cequent owns Reece, Drawtite, and several other companies.

I am going to stick my neck out, after looking at all the catalogs, and say that what you have is a Reece Pro Series

[Greg L.]

Re: Equilizer hitch thoughts please

Thanks Dick.

That's what I was hoping to hear but the product number of my hitch 49570 isn't found on the Reese web site and with those web sites being as confusing as they are I really have no idea if what I have is worth keeping...

I didn't realize that there were so many smoke and mirrors to look past when choosing a simple hitch.

[Dick W.]

Re: Equilizer hitch thoughts please

Here is a link to your hitch http://bit.ly/bAJG2M