Even if you’ve got the most capable pickup truck on the market, there will be times when its trailer hitch just isn’t ezuru ibu 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 wheel nke ise 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 imegharị ụgbọala na-adọkpụ.

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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 ụgbọala na-adọkpụ karịrị akarị. Dị ka ha na-atọ ọchị, vidiyo ndị ahụ na-eje ozi n'ezie iji gosi anyị ihe mere wheel nke ise ji dị mkpa. N'iji ibu dị arọ, a na-akụda azụ azụ, nke nwere ike ime ka ibu dị n'elu wiil ihu gbanwee ma belata nkwụsi ike ụgbọ ala mgbe a na-adọkpụ. A na-etinye ihe mgbakwasị ụkwụ nke ise n'etiti axle azụ na ụgbọ ala nke gwongworo ahụ, na-eme ka nkwụsi ike na ike ịnya ụgbọ ala na-eme ka ọ dịkwuo mma.

Isi uru ọzọ dị n'ụba ụgbọala nke ise bụ na ebe ntụgharị n'etiti gwongworo na ụgbọala na-adọkpụ na-emepe ike ịtụgharị ma dọpụta ibu ahụ site n'ọtụtụ akụkụ buru ibu. Na-enweghị ihe ize ndụ nke ịkpụ jacknifing, ụgbọ ala a na-adọkpụ nwere ike ịtụgharị n'akụkụ steepụ dị elu, na-enye ohere ịmegharị ihe dị mfe.

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 oke ibu ụgbọ ala that exceeds the weight of the truck and trailer tongue weight, which is quite a bit easier with today’s heavy-duty trucks.

Ihe ọzọ ị ga-eburu n'uche bụ ogologo akwa. Otu n'ime uru nke wheel nke ise bụ na ọ na-emepe ọtụtụ ntụgharị maka gwongworo na ụgbọala na-adọkpụ. Ọtụtụ nnukwu ụgbọala na-adọkpụ ụkwụ nke ise na-aga n'ihu n'ebe a na-adọba ụgbọala, nke nwere ike ịbanye n'ime ụgbọ ala ma ọ bụrụ na akwa dị mkpụmkpụ.

Ọ dị mma ịmara na gwongworo ahụ bụ ike ịkwụ ụgwọ na-ekere òkè n'otú ọ nwere ike iji ụkwụ nke ise na-adọkpụ nakwa na a ga-atụlekwa ntụtụ nke ụgbọala na-adọkpụ tupu ya eruo ibu ibu.

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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.

gwongworo buru ibu nwere okpokolo agba na ihe ndi ozo na-enye ha ohere ikpu na ibu ibu buru ibu karia ndi ogbo ha nwere ọkara ton. Enwere ike iwere gwongworo ndị a dị ka otu ụzọ anọ ma ọ bụ otu tọn. 

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, The mbanye nwere azịza!

A: Ọ bụ ezie na ha na-eme otu ihe ahụ, goosenecks na-adịkarị ọnụ ala ma na-adịghị emerụ ahụ iji wụnye na iji nke ise wheel hitches bụ. Nke a bụ n'ihi n'eziokwu na gooseneck hitches bụ bọmbụ dị mfe nke a na-etinye n'ime akwa gwongworo, ebe nrụnye ụkwụ nke ise na-achọ nnukwu ihe ndị na-esi n'àkwà pụta. A na-eji Goosenecks eme ihe maka ịzụ ahịa azụmahịa na ọrụ ugbo, ebe a na-eji wiil nke ise na-adọkpụ ihe dị ka traktị 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: Ee na mba. Ee, ị nwere ike wepụ ihe mgbochi ahụ, ma n'ọtụtụ ọnọdụ, okporo ígwè na ụfọdụ akụkụ nke nrụnye ga-anọgide. Nhazi hitch ọhụrụ remedy this problem with systems that don’t obstruct the bed when removed, so do your research to find the right solution.