Quick Connect Hitch Coupling Tool for RV and Travel Trailer Weight Distribution Hitch Ball Mounts, Fits 2-5/16" Balls, Orange

Ok, so this was a total impulse buy. I had it on my wishlist for a while as a curiosity. I was ordering some "add-on" items, and had just a few minutes left to get my order in to hit my delivery target, so I said what the heck, and added this to my cart to get above the minimum order amount for the add-ons. It just came, and I took it out. First impression was it was lighter and smaller profiled than I had imagined...I had figured in itself it was going to be some heavy-ish tool, but it's not. I had a minute, so I figured I would give it a try. My equal-i-zer hitch (which is a fairly meaty hitch) was stowed in my trailers storage compartment. I remember thinking when I ordered it "eh. I will still probably need to pull it out of the compartment before using this"...wrong. The profile is small enough I was easily able to slip it over the ball while in the compartment. I didn't even have to re-position the hitch first, just grabbed onto it where it lay. My other preconception was "ok, how much of a balancing act is it to carry it around with this?". I had visions of carrying it and it slipping off and bouncing off the pavement. Again, the design proved me to be worrying needlessly...the way it is designed, it slides onto the ball and cradles it with virtually no effort on your part to keep it in place. I lifted it one hand out of the storage compartment and literally exclaimed out loud to myself "oh my gawd...what didn't I have of these 20 years ago?!?!?!?". I felt like I could have carried the thing down the road one handed, no problem. This thing is amazing. To give you some background...I don't need this, I don't have back problems, I am strong enough to lift the hitch just fine. But this tool absolutely eliminates the awkward carrying that you typical have grappling with these things. I say I am strong enough to lift just fine without it normally, but to clarify, I am not a muscled athletic build either. This thing absolutely helps, positioning the center of gravity of the hitch optimally for a carry. And not only carrying it, but it was much easier to use this to get it out of my storage compartment without wrestling with it. Get this. Even if you think "I don't need it". Just get this. It is so worth the money. I am really excited to have added a useful tool like this to the mix!

Works great! A huge help picking up this big hink of metal.

Helps save your back by making it easier to lift with your legs when installing or removing hitch from receiver. Lightweight, sturdy.

Hitch heads can be heavy – and some can be very heavy. I happen to tow using the latter, and in fact, I use one of the heaviest on the market. Until now I’ve just been lifting it by hand without any sort of assistance as I thought that is just how it has to be done. I’ve seen this apparatus advertised a few times but thought it might not work or that I really didn’t need it. And then I sprained my back lifting my hitch head and decided enough is enough and ordered this the next day. I shouldn’t have waited so long to get this. This device is a game-changer, plain and simple. It makes the hitch head so much easier to lift and move that it’s hard to believe it can work so well. The device looks so deceptively simple and yet it manages to make my heavy hitch head seem much lighter. I’m sure it must be something about the balance point or the way it positions the hitch ball or whatever principles of physics it employs -- I really don’t care; I just know this thing works and works well!

I am an thin older guy with back and hip problems. Bending down and picking up my weight distribution hitch was a little bit of an ordeal for me. This Hitch grip Ball Mount Carrier did make it easier so I did not have to bend all the way down to pick the hitch off the ground. The carrier makes it easier to grab and overcome inertia a little easier but the weight is still there so still be prepared for that. Also keep your feet out for under the hitch while moving it with the carrier and if someone helps you say lift it onto the bed of a truck instead of the truck's receiver, then be careful the weight stays more on the handle and not the other person's end because the carrier needs the weight to stay on until secured. For me the carrier works because it has saved my back. It also looks well made.

Works great!!

Perfect tool for handling a heavy trailer hitch. I have a very heavy weight distribution hitch, and this tool has been a game changer. Perfect for removing, installing, or carrying my big, clunky hitch. Allows for easy two-handed lifting, and keeps my hands away from the grease and grime. 100% recommend.

Makes it easy and clean to install and remove my weight distribution hitch. Before this gadget I dreaded the task, but now it’s no big deal.

Bought for my husband for our heavy duty hitch. He thought it would be useless and of no value to assist. He was wrong and uses it every time to install and remove hitch. Game changer. He recommends it to others frequently. Have used it for a full year now and was a good buy.

Picks up your bulky wd hitch easily, no greasy dirty hands. Good balance for lifting and positioning in the receiver. Heavy duty construction, looks like it will hold up well.

This really works well. I was surprised how much easier it makes moving the heavy hitch around. Keeps your hands off the hitch. If you have a ball cover it needs to come off to use this.

I have a very heavy hitch and it was always a bit of a struggle to man handle it on and off the truck. This device (well constructed) makes the job much easier. Still a heavy lift, but much more controllable and no more grease on the hands. You won't regret buying this.

I took a chance and ordered one and just used it and it works like a charm. I usually have to wear gloves to avoid getting grease on my hands while holding the bottom of the hitch with one hand and hitch tongue with the other while being bent over. This makes picking up, carrying, installing and uninstalling very easy. I'm glad I bought it. Recommended with 5 stars.