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Do Anti-Rattle Hitch Devices Actually Work?
This is one of those questions people ask after they’ve heard the hitch clunk one too many times and finally hit a point somewhere between curiosity and annoyance. The question is fair. Because the towing world is full of products that promise to: stop rattle eliminate movement tighten the connection make everything feel secure, silent, and somehow vaguely heroic Some of them work. Some sort of work.Some work just enough to make you think you solved the problem until the next
Kurt Lohse
Jun 65 min read


2" vs 2.5" Receiver Hitch: What’s the Difference, and Why It Matters
A lot of towing confusion starts the same way: you know you have a truck, you know you have a hitch, and you generally know you need the thing that fits the hitch. And then the trouble begins. Because once you move beyond “yeah, it’s a receiver hitch,” the next question matters a lot more than people expect: Is it a 2-inch receiver or a 2.5-inch receiver? That sounds like a small detail, but it isn’t. In towing, small differences become big differences fast. Especially when
Kurt Lohse
Jun 64 min read


How to Measure Your Hitch Receiver Size: 2", 2.5", or 3"?
There is a special kind of frustration reserved for the moment you realize you bought the right idea for the wrong hitch. Not because the product was bad, and not because the website lied, but because somewhere between “I know my truck” and “I should probably double-check that,” optimism won. Receiver size is one of those details people feel like they know until it’s time to order something that actually has to fit. Then suddenly the question gets real: Do I have a 2-inch rec
Kurt Lohse
Jun 54 min read


Why Does My Trailer Hitch Clunk?
There are few sounds in towing more irritating than the infamous hitch clunk. Not because it is loud - though sometimes it is, and not because it means disaster is imminent because usually it isn't. It's because your hitch sounds like something's loose. Well, we have news for you, something IS loose. Every time you hear it, your brain says the same thing: That shouldn't be happening. And that instinct is right. A lot of people normalize hitch clunk the same way people normali
Kurt Lohse
Jun 34 min read


How NoPlayWedge Compares to Hitch Receiver Clamps & Pins
Comparing Tow Hitch Anti-Rattle Solutions The trailer hitch world is full of products that promise to stop rattle. Some clamp, some pin, some squeeze, some wedge, and some look like they were invented in a hurry at the back of a welding shop - yet somehow made it to e-commerce. Which is fine. Not every product has to win a design award. But if you are trying to fix hitch play for real, the important question is not what the product is called. It is this: How is it actually tr
Kurt Lohse
Jun 34 min read
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