4 different tow hitches compared, we give you the answers so you don't have to stress COMPARISON 

Thanks Wayne.

Thanks Yusuf, and we appreciated the beer 👍 Cheers from Oz, Karl & Katty

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Hi Amos & Banjo, Our shocker hitch did do a good job for 3.5years. It’s good value for the money 👍 Cheers

Hi Nicholas, I added a rubber bush to the bump stop to make it “longer” so that it started to act as soon as the hitch moved up. It was better. Cheers, karl

Thanks Wayde.

Gday Bill, That would work great. Sounds like you have got it all sorted. Cheers, karl.

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Man power ? 🤷‍♂️

Gday Dianne, We agree, it’s great. Cheers

Hi Dianne, is your air hitch the Air Safe brand?

You are welcome, and glad we can help. Cheers, Karl & katty

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Hi Henry, If you look carefully on the video, you can see that our Gen Y hitch also flexed down when the trailer weight was connected to it. The little stainless steel indicator on the hitch shows this, but it did not move at all while travelling along. Cheers, karl

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Hi Charlie, We’re glad we could help. Cheers, karl & katty

Hi Chip, I’m glad we could help you. We found the difference between the hitches greatly affected how our truck felt. We were very happy with the AirSafe. Cheers from Au 👍

Hi Shane, That is what we found as well. When we went back to a standard hitch, it was nasty. Cheers

Gday Brad, It’s good to hear the other two hitch set up worked great. We have the same thoughts as you, no hitch or bad hitch setup is a terrible ride in the truck. Cheers, karl

Hi Robert, We are glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.

Hi Guys, From our experience I think the shocker hitch will work great for you. Make sure you get the correct one to fit your tow bar ( the dimension underneath the bar is critical). Cheers, karl

@@nowhereboundtouring Thanks Karl!

Hi Tim, Hope you are well, and glad you liked the video 👍

Thanks Breno 👍

Hi Jeb, I have seen the oz glide in pictures, but never actually seen one in action. It may also be a good option. Cheers

We found the same, a good hitch does make lots of difference. Cheers

Gday Hans, I have not used an oz glide, so I can’t help you with any opinions. Cheers, karl

@@nowhereboundtouring thanks for the response Karl it looks similar to your only it connects onto the A frame ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xghzYNxZq70.htmlsi=f4HaHeuDdCHROyKu

Hi John, We were very surprised 😮. Cheers

Hi Jenni, I was also concerned with the extra weight, and that it hanks out further. I thought that this may have an excessive negative effect on it performance, but I was wrong. The overall performance is way better than anything else we have used. There is no maintenance on the hitch, but it does have moving parts. These will wear over time, but I assume that it would take mor than a few years before they require replacement. There is no lock, but if you pump the hair bag up a lot, it would stop any movement. Cheers, karl

Gday Brandon, Interesting to know about the Gen Y hitches. Ours did not work at all. I replaced the Shocker hitch bumper bush with longer tougher rubber one. This started to slow the hitch movement down sooner, helping prevent it from “ bottoming” out so much. It worked well for us 👍 Cheers

Thanks, and glad you liked it. I believe a class 6 hitch would suit ( the same hitch as we have 3.5 to 4.5t), but it is best to speak with AirSafe to confirm this. The hitch down from this size does not have the shock absorbers on it ( I think that they may be able to be fitted). I think that the shock absorbers are one of the most important features for us, to control the hitch movement. Cheers, karl

Gday boat buddy, The wheel carrier and rear winch is made by All Terrain Warriors. It is good, although it doesn’t make it all the way to the ground, so you still need to lift the wheels about 300mm. Cheers

@@nowhereboundtouring thanks alot.

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Hi Shane, Yes we were surprised about the Gen Y as well, but it didn’t work at all! Depending on you set up I’d suggest the Shocker or AirSafe hitch. Cheers

Hi Annette, We won’t be doing any more hitch test for some time 😀

Hi Jonno, The hitch made no noticeable difference, but out tyre alignment did. We did use to have even wearing tyres on the back. After we had a front end alignment and a rear axle adjustment, we now have uneven wear on the back. Cheers, karl

@@nowhereboundtouring Cheers mate, we seem to get uneven wear with the van on, were up to 110psi (rear truck tyres) which seems to help, i was thinking the jolt of the van may have contributed. PS were running Founders tyres.

Hey Jonno, I assume the extra 400kg from your van will exaggerate any issues that are already there.

Gday guys, Hmmm, thanks for the feed back. Unfortunately we just had one new unit to try, and that was the result. Maybe it had an issue ? Gen Y retailer commented on our post, regarding a bed in period for the hitch, but I can not find any information on their web site reguards this, but I will follow it up. Cheers

Hi Lu En, The coupling is a Hitch EZY. It is made in Aus. We have a video going over the coupling. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EJjgUZV_s_g.html Cheers, karl

Hi Rodger & Val, I hope you are both well. The shocker hitch is a great product, and it worked well for us. From experience, I would highly recommend it for anyone towing. I have seen the airline guard ( although it looked a little light for our application). The hitch had very little wear evident after 3.5 years on the road 👍 Cheers, karl

Gday Ned, We have a 4.5t rated tow bar. Cheers

👍, I have never tried one. Cheers, karl

Gday Mark, I would assume a F350 would perform great, but it is way out of our price range. Spare parts are harder to Source in AUS ( and way higher cost) and their reliability is lower. Gen y, why would I recommend it, its performance was way lower than a standard hitch. Have a look at our video on the hitch. The un edited video says it all. I am happy to elaborate on our experiences to any one that would I like further information, on the four hitches we have used. Cheers, Karl

Hi Peter, Yes I agree, it did not look good at all.

We would recommend the shocker hitch, without a doubt if that is all you intend to tow. It is easily adjustable via the airbag pressure, to suit your tow ball weight. Cheers Karl and Katty

@@nowhereboundtouring Thanks for reply, much appreciated. Any recommendations where to purchase one . We looked on line and do wonder if there are Chinese copies , much cheaper but we do wonder if they may not be as good . Regards Liz

Hi Liz, I assume you like the Shocker Hitch. Phone Roger, 0457814997. He is easy to deal with and the direct Australian importer for Shocker Hitch based in lower QLD. He will be able to send it to you. Mention that we put you onto him and he may help you out with a good price… it’s worth a try. Cheers, karl

Thanks again Karl . We are about to receive our truck so the info we can get helps . Another question if you don’t mind , what system do you use for airing up your tyres after deflation? Maybe a review on your channel ? Cheers Liz

Hey Liz, Feel free to give me a call if you prefer 0419470650. We had lots of issues with our original compressors. We had an ARB twin unit. It was rebuilt twice and replaced under warranty once. We have done a video on our new compressor ( almost one year old now). We have a compressor from Jed Air in QLD. This was the only compressor I could find on the market that was good enough to handle the truck tyre pressures. It is actually industrial rated ( and is priced accordingly). It is so good that I still smile when I use it ( I only cringed when I first payed, for it after that it is all smiles). It takes less 7 min to pump up the truck tyres. Truck and van, 15 min. The ARB took longer than 45min for just the truck, and almost melted every time. Cheers, karl

Yes, and Gen Y actually left a few comments. They were not happy but the truth is the truth. Cheers👍

Thanks Mark, we like it like that 👍

Gday Brendon, With our shocker hitch it has two ratings, 3.5t and 4.5t. The rating is determined by what coupling it has fitted. A 25mm shaft ( on a 50mm tow ball is only rated to 3.5t in Aus) a 32mm shaft is rated to 4.5t. These are maximum ratings. The Airsafe hitch has maximum design load ratings. You can always operate a hitch at a lower load, but most people would not want to pay for a much larger, higher rated and heavier hitch when they don’t need it. Hence all the different sizes and ratings. The same with the Gen Y, except it has a minimum weight for it to perform correctly as it will be too stiff to operate. Cheers, karl

​@@nowhereboundtouring Yes with the Gen-Y torsion deals, they are not adjustable like an air hitch is. It could either be too stiff to flex at all, or not stiff enough and get smooshed all the way down to the bottom of the travel and not have any left underneath of it. I have one now and that seems to be the main problem because I move trailers that are light, medium, and heavy on the tongue weights and it does not work as well with all of them. Also it moves the ball mount too far back in my opinion which takes more weight off the steering axle. I'm going to try the HD Shocker and I bet I will be a little happier with it.

Yes, you are correct. We found the Airsafe hitch to be far better than any of the others we had. It has more than double the movement of the shocker hitch, which was the issue we had to resolve.

Hi Shawn, Yep, it didn’t perform well 😬

4.5t rated Gen Y hitch with a 4.1t van attached. I’m sure that would be in their specified weight range for the hitch we used. Cheers, karl

​@nowhereboundtouring I'm interested to know what hitch tongue weight was? There is supposedly a guage on the side of the gen y that tells you when it is loaded with enough tongue weight. Did u use that guage when test this video? Or get weighed on scale to see how much actual tongue weight you have? Thanks!

@Tech4Ten Hi, Our tongue weight was 430kg. The Gen y hitch we had was suited to this weight and a max trailer weight of 4500kg. Cheers

Yes, totally correct 👍

Hi Gen Y, We just say it how it is. If your product happened to be the best performing for our application, then we would pass that information onto our viewers. I have checked your website but could not find any information regarding the “ loosening up period” . Can you please forward the information to us regarding this, so we can make reference to it. Cheers, Katty & karl.

@@nowhereboundtouring Cant say I saw any information on the box or inside regarding any " Loosening up" period either. Mine also seems a bit stiff and its had around 8 months work full time. Think I might chuck the go pro on the back and get some video of it like you did just to see where we are at.

Hi Alan, A bit stiff after 8 months of use does not sound great. I would be interested in what you find with your hitch. Cheers, karl

An interesting comment if this is indeed coming from an official representative of Gen-Y Hitches. Did you run this past your engineers and lawyers before posting it I wonder? Starting with your second point first, I would respectfully suggest that the education needed is by your engineers to your marketing staff. The 'freezing process' used to make it easier to install torsion rubbers has no residual effect on their torque resistance once their fitting temperature normalises. Shore is shore, and whilst durometer readings will decrease gradually over time with wear, the effect of the 'freezing process' is only during assembly. Further on that same point: If you are suggesting your product needs a 'running in period', do you actually provide written advice to customers to this effect and suggest their caravan/trailer may not be fully protected by your product during this time? No-one who has commented seems to have received or seen such advice. What happens if their caravan/trailer or tow vehicle is damaged due to shock loadings during the 'running in period'? Would they be able to make a warranty claim for damage resulting from the hitch not fully protecting the tow combination since this 'running in period' doesn't seem easy to find documented anywhere? On the first point of 'congratulating the dealer who took back the used product'. In Australia we have consumer protection laws and the dealer simply complied with those laws. Are you suggesting you need to congratulate a dealer for complying with Australian consumer laws? Complying with Australian consumer law is not optional, so it makes me wonder why the congratulations are needed - is it the exception rather than the rule for your onsellers? If so, perhaps you should be more choosy about who sells your product. Finally, I don't see anyone suggesting this is a video marketing one brand, rather they are just pointing out that their hitches work as they should. Those comments could easily be construed by a reasonable and prudent person to be further evidence the hitch the NBT crew were using was perhaps not functioning correctly just as the video evidence showed. Looking at how badly the drawbar was flexing where it joined the caravan frame rails, I doubt I would have any problem having the particular hitch they purchased declared 'not reasonably fit for purpose' in a hearing under Australian consumer law. Perhaps, rather than 'not defending your product', it might be better to reach out and get more information and try to determine why that particular hitch might not have been functioning correctly. Was it something unique to the NBT configuration? Given the comments of others who say their hitches can clearly be seen functioning, and the NBT hitch clearly isn't, it might be better to try to find out why. In my humble opinion, suggesting 'bias' is a lazy way out if you really do stand behind your product. If it were my product I would be doing all I could to find out why it wasn't working in this instance.

We agree completely…. It is a shame that Gen Y has not provided any more feed back. Cheers, Katty & karl

Unfortunately, The hitch was the correct one for the trailer and tongue weight it was operating at about 80% of its maximum capacity and well within the Gen Y recommend spec. It just did not work. Cheers