Even if you’ve got the most capable pickup truck on the market, there will be times when its trailer hitch just isn’t isa ga kaya you want to pull. Sure, you can keep piling junk into the trailer or the bed and hope for the best, but we both know you’re only kidding yourself. Rather than hurt yourself, kill your truck, or worse, kill someone else, you need a different hitch.

That’s where dabaran ta biyar hitches come into play. These don’t hang out under your rear bumper but instead are installed in the bed, which gives much more safety and stability when towing heavy loads. They also open up a better turning radius for easier maneuvering na tirela.

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The Drive’s editors have been there and done that with trailer towing, and can tell you first hand that it’s a bad idea to rely on a traditional hitch for the heaviest loads. So let’s get rolling and find out what fifth wheels are all about.

We’re not talking about your awkward habit of tagging along on your friends’ double dates here, though you might want to talk to someone about it—just not us. We’re talking about a type of trailer hitch that allows for the connection of a cargo attachment. If you’ve ever looked at the back of a semi-truck, you’ll know what we’re on about. It’s the U-shaped hitch where the large trailers are anchored. In pickup trucks, a fifth wheel is installed in the bed.

If you’ve spent as much time laughing at car videos on the internet, as we have, you’re bound to have seen some poor sap pulling a tirela mai nauyi da yawa. Kamar yadda suke da ban dariya, waɗannan bidiyon suna aiki da manufar nuna mana dalilin da yasa ƙafa ta biyar ke da mahimmanci. Tare da nauyi mai nauyi, bugun baya yana danna ƙasa, wanda zai iya haifar da nauyi akan ƙafafun gaba don motsawa kuma ya rage kwanciyar hankali na abin hawa yayin ja. Ana shigar da fitilun ƙafa na biyar tsakanin gatari na baya da taksi na babbar motar, wanda ke inganta kwanciyar hankali da kuzarin abin hawan.

Wani babban fa'ida na tireloli masu taya na biyar shine wurin juyawa tsakanin babbar mota da tirela yana buɗe ikon juyawa da cire kaya daga manyan kusurwoyi mafi girma. Ba tare da haɗarin jackknifing ba, ana iya jujjuya abin hawa a mafi girman kusurwa, yana ba da damar yin motsi cikin sauƙi.

No. You’ll need at least a half-ton truck like a Ram 1500 or Ford F-150, but it’s an even better idea to tow with a fifth wheel using a heavy-duty truck. The Ford F-250 and Chevy Silverado 2500 are both fine examples. This is because you need to have a truck with a babban abin hawan abin hawa that exceeds the weight of the truck and trailer tongue weight, which is quite a bit easier with today’s heavy-duty trucks.

Wani abin da ya kamata a lura da shi shine tsayin gado. Daya daga cikin fa'idodin dabaran na biyar shine cewa yana buɗe babbar kewayon jujjuyawar motar da tirela. Yawancin manyan tireloli masu ƙafafu na biyar suna da tsayin daka a gaban matsewar, wanda zai iya shiga cikin taksi idan gadon ya yi gajere.

Yana da kyau a lura cewa babbar motar iya aiki yana taka rawa a cikin nawa zai iya ja da ƙafar ƙafa ta biyar kuma ya kamata a yi la'akari da nauyin fil ɗin tirelar kafin hawan kaya don cire kaya.

Yi ilimi!

The term half-ton is used to describe a truck’s payload capacity or the amount of stuff it can carry in its bed. Since a ton is 2,000 pounds, a half-ton would theoretically be able to haul 1,000 pounds, but modern pickups generally have much higher payload capacity ratings. The half-ton term is still used because of its familiarity with consumers.

Motocin daukar kaya masu nauyi suna da firam da kayan aikin da ke ba su damar ja da ɗaukar kaya masu nauyi fiye da takwarorinsu na rabin tan. Ana iya ɗaukar waɗannan manyan motocin ɗaukar tan uku zuwa huɗu ko ton ɗaya. 

A tow hitch is a component that is connected to a vehicle’s chassis that allows towing a trailer. Fifth wheel hitches are located inside the truck bed, while traditional tow hitches are usually located below the rear bumper.

A vehicle’s gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR, is the total amount of weight that it can safely carry. That not only includes the weight of a trailer or load, but also encompasses fuel, passengers, and the weight of the vehicle itself.

You’ve got questions, Driver yana da amsa!

A: Ko da yake suna yin haka, goosenecks yawanci suna da rahusa kuma ba su da haɗari don shigarwa da amfani fiye da ƙafar ƙafa ta biyar su ne. Wannan shi ne saboda gaskiyar cewa kullun gooseneck shine ƙananan ƙwallon ƙwallon ƙafa waɗanda aka sanya a cikin gadon mota, yayin da na'ura na biyar na buƙatar manyan abubuwan da ke fitowa daga gado. Ana amfani da Goosenecks fiye da na kasuwanci da na noma, yayin da aka yi amfani da ƙafa na biyar don jawo abubuwa kamar tirela na RV.

A: Given the severe consequences of a poorly installed hitch, it’s probably best to leave the installation to a professional. Those jobs can cost anywhere from $750 to $2,000 or more, depending on the type of hitch and truck it’s being installed on.

A: E kuma a'a. Ee, zaku iya cire kullun, amma a yawancin lokuta, rails da wasu abubuwan shigarwa zasu kasance. Sabbin ƙira remedy this problem with systems that don’t obstruct the bed when removed, so do your research to find the right solution.