Video Transcript for Review of CURT Gooseneck Hitch - Below the Bed - C60733

Hello everybody, this is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a look at this Curt Double Lock, Flip and Store Underbed Gooseneck Hitch with the installation kit for the Dodge Ram 1500 trucks, and this has a 30,000 pound gross towing weight capacity. Now, this is a custom fit part, it is designed to fit the 2002 to 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 trucks, and on a custom fit part like this, I do like to recommend for you to go to our website, use the fit guide, put in your year and model vehicle, and it'll show you if this'll work for your application. Now, this is a nice heavy-duty underbed hitch that'll let you tow your gooseneck trailer with your vehicle, and this one uses the double lock system on the hitch, provides nice added security, because at the end of this handle, they use two pins that'll hold the ball in place instead of just one. Just wanna pop up an insert to show them we we're talking about, you can see the cutaway there. It shows it unlocked, when it's double locked, and when it's stored, and it shows you the two pins on the end of the handle that go in there.

Now, the handle right here, this is a nice comfort grip handle, this'll a lock and unlock the dual pins, and this can be positioned on either side of your truck bed, so we have it over here on the driver's side, you can switch it over on the passenger's side if you like. They do use a chrome plated hitch ball, which is easily removed when you're not towing for complete access to your truck bed. Right now, it's locked in place, so it's ready for towing. If you wanna remove it, all you have to do is take your handle, pull your handle all the way out, and then just twist it, and it'll hold it in the open position, and that'll release the dual pins, allows you to pull your gooseneck ball out just like that. You can see the dual holes right there.

Let me go ahead and zoom in. There's the dual holes that the pins go through, and if you noticed on the bottom, you have a little handle, so if you're not gonna be towing, just flip it over. Now, there is a little knob in there that you just wanna line up with the cutout here. So you just drop it in on that side, and then drop it in place and it holds it, release your handle, and those dual pins will lock it in place. Now, the chrome ring, if you noticed right here, has a nice chrome ring, which will surround the hitch ball, provides a nice tight low-profile look, and they do include this rubber cover, so when it's being used in the stored position, just take your rubber cover, then tap it right into the opening and that'll prevent any dirt or grime from getting in there, and it'll give you full use of your truck bed.

They do also offer the safety-chain hookups right here, we installed them, you can see they are spring loaded. This is where you'll take your safety-chains, put the hook through there and it'll hold it in place, same on this side. Now, the finish on this is a nice black powder coat steel, it's very durable and corrosion resistant, and they do use zinc plating on the locking mechanism, provides superior corrosion resistance. Zoom back out. Now, that we have installed this to the mounting kit, you can see on the ends here, it does include the custom installation kit.

Comes with the Grade 8 hardware to install everything, even comes with an exhaust hanger right here, and it comes with a nice set of detailed instructions that'll describe how this all goes together and how it operates. Now, the installation requires no welding or truck bed removal. Now, there might be modifications needed to make to your vehicle. Installation tips, it will require a four inch diameter hole in the truck bed for access to the ball, and then four 5/8 inch diameter holes for your safety chain U-bolts. Few specs on this again, the ball size, let's just pop it back up. So what we're gonna do is unlock it, twist it, it's in the open position, reach in and grab the little handle, pull it up, again, the slot on this side, you just keep lined up on that side, drop it into place, release the dual pins, and now you're locked, ready to tow. Ball size is a standard 2 5/16 diameter, gross towing weight capacity is 30,000 pounds, vertical load limit 7,500 pounds, but a note I do wanna mention is the capacity will always be determined by that of your vehicle, so you do wanna make sure not to exceed the recommended vehicle towing weight. But that should do it for the review on this Curt Double Lock, Flip and Store Underbed Gooseneck Hitch with the installation kit for the Dodge Ram 1500 trucks..