New product- Real quick hitch

Wait till the manufacturer sees that a rear view camera system is now available for $50-75. Much cheaper, faster, safer (don't have to worry about getting three pins in place), weighs only ounces, and no cranking. The Real Quick Hitch was a great idea that came 10 years too late.

My rear view camera shows the ball and allows me to get the hitch in position quicker and more accurately than using a helper and much quicker than the complex Real Quick Hitch system.

Mark
 
Even cheaper yet. Have your wife stand back there and use basic hand signals. Use money saved towards your next set of tires.
In Pa there was talk of fining folks who did not remove trailer tongues from the receivers if you where not towing anything. I would not want to have to deal with that monstrosity when done towing something.
I can't imagine what that piece of engineering must weigh.
D.D.
 
Will-C":3dlcg2b8 said:
Even cheaper yet. Have your wife stand back there and use basic hand signals.
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You're telling me that a wife costs less than $50-75 total? I should have got married again years ago!
 
Well if you have not thought of a good reason to marry; a hitch spotter is not a good reason on it's own. Buy the rear view camera. But if you already are in the situation, putting them to useful purposes serves to enhance the over all investment.
D.D.
 
Good points, all. But even cheaper than a wife - wait a year and buy a new tow rig. Rear view cameras will be required on all 2018 vehicles.
 
I thought the same thing about the rear-view camera - and I've backed up a friends' car quite a few times with a rear view camera to hitch up small trailers - so easy as it shows the ball perfectly. Almost like cheating!

But, on that car the camera is pretty low on the rear hatch. Works fine since it's a small car. On my RV (which I tow with), if I have a rear view camera, I'd have it mounted up high, and facing rearward to see the boat behind me when towing. So it wouldn't show the hitch/ball unless I re-aimed it or had two cameras.

Not saying I'm going to run out and buy one of these, but I could see possible uses (I'll keep doing the kangaroo; keeps me in shape, anyway :D)
 
I use a portable back up view camera, wired for power, inside the cabin door on the boat as a rear view camera when towing. It also has a magnetic base that will stick on the pickup tailgate for backing to the hitch for hook up. but I usually use the little magnetized radio antennas with the yellow balls on top. Works great for backing alignment and stopping at the perfect spot.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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hardee":342so5iq said:
... but I usually use the little magnetized radio antennas with the yellow balls on top. Works great for backing alignment and stopping at the perfect spot.
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But then how do you get your exercise? :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

(Yep, I'm still doing the kangaroo, although having hitched up trailers a few dozen times with a friend's car that has a backup camera that completely shows the hitch ball, I'm kinda spoiled by it.)
 
Dave,
Eileen has a multitude of 'useful purposes' but guiding hitchup has never been one of them despite 30 years of trying. No depth perception. So 5 years ago got a hardwired backup camera mounted 2 inches higher than the hitch ball to a 9 inch color screen with new AV system. Works great. Also 2 blind-spot cameras mounted under the extending rear view mirrors that are activated by the turn signals. They also work great.
Whatever floats your boat!
Happy Boating!
John
 
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