Tow Safe Blog

Hooking Up Tips and Techniques - Follow these steps to hook up. Make sure your trailer tires are chocked! Your weight distribution should still be in the relaxed position. Insert the hitch bar in your truck, and back up to...

If you’re a fan of The Discovery Channel’s Diesel Brothers, you might have caught site of what the boys refer to as the “crème de la crème of trailer hitches” and the “big daddy of big daddy hitches.” That hitch was...

So you bought (or are thinking about buying) a used Hensley Hitch? Not surprising. After almost 30 years in business, there are tens of thousands of Hensley Arrows or Cubs that are on their second or third owners. After all,...

It seems there’s a bit of a myth being spread about by trailer salesman. The claim is that v-nose trailers are more aerodynamic and do not have a tendency to sway as much as flat-fronted trailers. Travel trailers like the one pictured...

I promise to make a video of this soon, but a number of you have asked for instructions on greasing the Hensley Hitch Ball. It’s fairly simple and doesn’t require you to lift the hitch head. 1. Hook up to...

The image above was probably not your Memorial Day experience. This is usually the photo you see in the RV dealer brochures or the Go Rving ads. But they didn’t lie to you. This type of camping really does exist....

I’ve covered the issue of the “proper” truck in previous posts, but it bears repeating: a truck, no matter how big, cannot prevent trailer sway. To use my favorite visual, it’s like hanging my tire swing from a bigger oak...