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The Curt CrossWing delivers the kind of strength you’d expect from a full-size 5th wheel hitch but in a lightweight package that’s easy to handle. It’s rated for 20,000 lbs gross towing weight and a 5,000 lbs vertical load limit, so it tackles big trailers with confidence. The main body weighs just 60 lbs—about 65% lighter than most traditional setups—so you can lift it out of the bed without special equipment. Premium steel construction and a reinforced head connection point keep it tough and reliable mile after mile.
Lining up to your trailer no longer takes guesswork. The CrossWing uses a wedge-shaped coupler that bolts around the trailer’s king pin and slides directly into an open-faced funnel on the hitch head. You can see the entire contact surface from your cab—even through a 3rd-brake-light camera—so you know exactly when you’re lined up. Once it’s in place, just lock it down with the ergonomic handle for a secure connection. The head also articulates fore, aft, and laterally, which helps when hitching on uneven ground.
Heavy trailers often mean bumps, jerks, and chucking on rough roads. The CrossWing’s built-in ShockDrop technology absorbs those forces before they transfer between truck and trailer. A durable polyurethane isolator sits at the pivot point of the head to dampen vibration and jarring motion. The result is steadier handling, less strain on your setup, and a more comfortable tow from start to finish.
Getting the trailer level is easy with three height positions built into the CrossWing base. You can fine-tune it between 16-3/8" and 20-3/8" to match your setup and maintain good bed rail clearance. The hitch also includes a 5" offset for improved cab clearance when turning. Every piece is finished with a corrosion-resistant carbide black powder coat, so it stays looking good while delivering reliable performance season after season.
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Hi there. I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a quick look at this Curt CrossWing Lightweight Fifth Wheel Trailer Hitch. This hitch is going to mount into your truck bed so that you can tow your fifth wheel trailer hitch. Like most fifth wheel hitches, this is going to have a place for you to hook up your king pin from your trailer. What really sets this hitch apart is just how lightweight it is.
So this top portion here is actually going to be mounted onto your king pin on your trailer, so if you we're to ever need to remove your fifth wheel hitch from your truck bed, so that you would have more clearance if you're hauling other things that you wanna put in the truck bed. This is only gonna weigh about 62 pounds, about 61.5 pounds, which is ridiculously light for a fifth wheel hitch. I can't imagine any other fifth wheel hitch being able to pick up that easily. Typically it takes a couple people to move or you've gotta disassemble it, break it into smaller parts or use a hoist to lift it up out of your truck bed. So this being sixty one and a half pounds is gonna make it super convenient to take out of your truck bed if you ever need more clearance and if you're the kind of person that is towing frequently but then also using your truck bed, so you need that clearance.
This is gonna be a great option for you. Kind of standalone in the industry right now at how lightweight this is and yet it's still gonna do a really good job for you. It's gonna connect to your base rails with an installation kit that is sold separately. It's compatible with B&W, Curt, Demco, Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch, Husky, Reese and Valley, Above Bed, Base Rails, so pretty much the industry's standard, any of those will work to get this mounted onto your truck bed and then they include the pins and clips to get it secured in place. It's got a sturdy steel construction with a durable carbide powder-coat finish so it is gonna give us a 20,000 pound gross towing weight and a 5,000 pound tongue weight.
We do also have four inches of height adjustment here. So if I undo this center bolt, I can take that out and can show you we've got several different settings for our head unit, so we can raise it up like there and there, so we've got height adjustment from sixteen and three eights of an inch up to twenty and three eights of an inch, so it's going to accommodate a lot of different setups so that you can make sure that you are gonna be towing your fifth wheel trailer properly. This does have an articulating head, so as I've mentioned, this portion here is going to actually attach to the king pin on your trailer, so you've got a couple of bolts here that will pass through once you get this just slid in place. You've got the plastic lube plate here to ensure that nice smooth king pin rotation, that's gonna sit on your king pin can prevent it from falling off with those bolts going through the top or on the sides there. So when you're going to hook up to your trailer, this is gonna be sitting on your king pin and then your hitch will be in your truck.
So you'll just back up and it's gonna be very easy to get that lined up and one of the really nice things is once this touches, you'll know that you're lined up properly and then you can get out and lower your jacks on your trailer. You get that sled right into place, then you've got this handle here that you just slide in, push in, turn, and then it's nice and firmly connected. You've also got the locking pin here for a little extra peace of mind that it's gonna stay in place but your head unit is gonna articulate side to side and front to back. So it's going to give you great control and coupling on uneven terrain. It's going to help eliminate your guesswork when coupling, being able to line that V-up like that, so very simple to get hooked up. We do have a cushioned isolator here that's going to give us our shock drop technology in between our head unit and our post. So that's going to help reduce our chucking and jarring for a much smoother towing experience. It's going to absorb some of that impact, prevent it from being sent up to our tow vehicle or our truck, or back to our trailer. This is going to have a five-inch offset from your king pin to your center of your hitch. So that's gonna provide some added turning clearance especially for those of you who have a shorter pickup truck beds and that's gonna be a really nice feature there and the handle is gonna be super easy to reach from the side of your truck. Very easy to undo that, like I said, it's as simple as pushing in, rotating and pulling out then you're just connected and you're ready to pull forward and away from your trailer when you're hooking up, get it all lined up lower your trailer, so it fits slides down into place. You can see we've got little push out there that's gonna fit into base spot there. Once that's all lined up, just push the handle in then rotate it forward and pull it back and then get your pin put in. So super easy to get hooked up. Like I said, kind of a standalone option here for those of you who want something that's gonna be really lightweight, easy to take out of your truck. This does come with a limited lifetime warranty. So if you we're to have any issues with it, you're more than welcome to reach out to us here at etrailer.com, but I don't think you're gonna have any issues. I think we're gonna be very, very pleased with this especially if you are gonna have to lift it if you've lifted any other fifth wheel hitch, you know they are bulky and very heavy. So this is a really nice option to remove when you need to. They do include instructions, especially for getting that height setting set up properly and making sure that everything is gonna be attached securely, so you don't have to worry as you're going down the road. But like I said, really nice option here for those of you who are going to be needing to take your fifth wheel hitch out of your truck bed especially on a frequent basis this is gonna be like no other. So that completes our look for today. Again, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Thanks for watching..
Ratings & Reviews
Brooke M.
3/27/2025
It is super nice how much easier it is to manage this one vs. other styles on the market. Really happy that this got rid of the chucking! We'd love a photo of the new set up if you feel like sending one in. I can add it to your original review :)
Daryl
3/28/2026
One later and Still love it, I switched trucks to one that has a puck system, but bought an adapter plate cause I really like the hitch. The only drawback is leaving the adapter on the camper. If you have to move it with something else you can always take the two bolts off and remove it.
Craig
7/20/2025
Two things have occurred to me over the past year: First, as I previously stated, this hitch is lighter than most any other “FW hitch” — light enough to be the target of “crimes of opportunity”. Easily enough rectified, Curt manufacturers a lock 23256 which offers some deterrence to theft. Second item, which may or not be an issue for others, pulling with our first, traditional FW hitch I made it a point to run our rig across a scale, GVWRGCWR was within limits. Recently we crossed another scale, I was surprised to see the GCWR had actually gone down, then I remembered the Crosswing… our previous hitch was HEAVY. Just a nice surprise.
Philip
8/29/2025
Year of use very easy to hitch and unhitch. No problems and would recommend
Lazer S.
8/29/2025
Steve M.
6/21/2025
Great traveled over 10,000 miles and no issues added a gen-y executive pin box and the trailer pulls great.
Gwendolyn Y.
4/22/2025
Let me know how the first tow goes, Eric! Are you heading somewhere fun or more for work?
Gwendolyn Y.
4/23/2025
Daniel
2/9/2025
Other than the handle on the locking bar coming loose, the hitch has performed well. Curt responded by sending me a new handle- with the special screw- to correct the issue. Something to monitor if you have the Crosswing.
Robin H.
2/9/2025
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Claire H.
6/10/2026
Your new Curt CrossWing looks great! We'd love to hear about your experience towing with it after it's been on its first long trip!