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Hitch type used - Curt or Hidden hitch/Draw Tite


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This is beyond the talk on whether the vehicle can tow or not. I am wondering which Mfg hitch people have on thier Transits. I have found two types - Curt & Hidden hitch/Draw-Tite. I did lump the two together because they are the same under different labels. I am looking ot add one, for the fact that I wouls use it either for bicycles, or items that should not be in a vehicles such as gasoline powered devices. Any feedback welcome - why you choose one over the other, and any likes or dislikes.

I am leaning away fromt he Curt unit because it breaks up the tube on the left side with a U shaped flat metal to avoid the tailpipe - but do not know if the HH/DT has an interference problem. If anybody has a HH/DT, and can send pictures that would be great.

Thanks - alot of useful infomration on this site.

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I just read some information on this and have found that the Curt can be installed with the tailpipe on the TC but the straight hitch needs the tailpipe to be removed first and then installed in the same location AFTER the hitch has been installed. On a side note the spare also needs to be removed and replaced.

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Today I just had a Curt hitch installed by U Haul. They were hesitant to i nstall it as it is not a 'U HAul hitch' but I said that i could be charged extra.

OK it took U Haul 30 minutes to install the thing.

Only have to get a wire harness out of the way

Unhook the muffler from the rubber 'donuts' and lower the spare tire

The previous car took two hours to install that hitch

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Old topic, but nobody's commented on HiddenHitch, so...

I got a HH Class III from eTrailer.com and installed it on my 2010 TC XLT. Did it alone, and I'm not only older than dirt but arthritic. Yet it took only about 1-1/2 hours, and a good bit of that was rigging a lever to lift the hitch into position so I could get the bolts started.

Before deciding on HH, I downloaded and read the installation instructions and specifications on each of the three; I went with HH, ~5.00 more, when I learned it could be installed without lowering the exhaust.

I'm *very* pleased with it, and even more pleased with eTrailer -- prices; product selection; and especially customer service.

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