This alignment kit with yellow foam balls and LED lights makes it easy to hook up your trailer or camper during the day or at night. The magnetic, telescoping rods work with multiple applications. Attaches to your ball mount and trailer coupler.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (191 Customer Reviews)
This alignment kit with yellow foam balls and LED lights makes it easy to hook up your trailer or camper during the day or at night. The magnetic, telescoping rods work with multiple applications. Attaches to your ball mount and trailer coupler.
This is one of the Great Inventions of the 21st Century, in my opinion. SO Simple. SO Easy. Why didn't someone invent this a century earlier???There's a slight difficulty for me because one of my trailer hitches has a round top, so the 'mast' tends to tilt. Anyone should be able to either File a flat spot or whack a dent that'll support the magnet. During the day it's not a problem--I can see the direction of the mast. At night, it's more of a challenge. Still, I hope someone got an award for inventing this (the REAL Inventor, not his supervisor :-[ )
Steve M - 07/02/2021Well let’s start off with this worked great. The led lights were a nice add-on and I even used them once for one night hookup. That being said, I’d forgotten I had them. Because using them for awhile, I got the feel of hooking up my trailer and now it’s very routine. I know where my alignment points are and it because I used the hitch alignment balls to develop the skills to do it without help. OK once in awhile everyone has a bad day, tge stars don’t align and Gods screwing with you and you can’t get that trailer lined up to save your life ( and usually it’s raining or snowing or it’s like 180 degrees outside). But mostly it’s a great investment. Oh piece of advice; with the trailer hooked up decide where the markers are easily seen and line up from the drivers seat. Not straight on. Slightly angled toward driver.
Vee - 01/07/2021These worked great for aligning my hitch to my trailer with my Ford Fusion. Now I have upgraded to a Toyota Tacoma with a back-up camera.
The aligner was delivered very fast. This system/tool at under $20.00 is an excellent choice over a camera system at $150-200. This is especially the case if you, like me, do not pull a trailer much. It takes some skill development to get the alignment right, but not much. I got close enough on my first try. Much better than backing blind! One of the blinking LED lights did not light. I disassembled it and found the small, delicate wire contact was not aligned proper in the socket. Misaligned aligner? Fixed it and it works fine now. I do not expect to be hooking up at night, but as an early morning aid, the LED option is a good idea. I was concerned that this aligner would not work for me because I use a 180 degree aluminum hitch ball assembly on my GMC pickup with which I move the trailer around occasionally. I tow on the road with a 3/4T Suburban with an all steel, weight balancing hitch ball assembly. The aligner is magnetic and will not attach to aluminum. However, the edge of the hitch pocket sticks out beyond the bumper just enough to provide a steel surface directly behind the ball. (See photo). I recommend the aligner to the frugal, occasionally tower. More frequent towing? I would go to a quality wireless camera set up.
These work great and make it easy to hitch up the trailer with an older truck that doesn't have a backup camera. E trailer is our go to source for anything we need.
I bought these so I can keep track of the end of the dove-tail on my flatbed while backing. Hand little tool and easily stows in the tool box
Great for lining up an empty trailer to retrieve jet skis.
These aligners are great to have and have cut down the time I line up my camper with my car. 4 stars because they are delicate telescoping up and down(light weight metal)...they bend/snap off easily so mine have been taped and I try to be very careful pulling them up and down.
These are a great time saver when hitching up to our popup camper. Better than using a second person with hand signals, and no need for a backup camera. I can get within an inch of the hitch on the first try, and without having to get in and out of the tow vehicle several times to check the distance. They collapse down to a small size and store in my storage box on the camper. The LED attachments work well, too.
Todd S - 04/02/2020I purchased this product for use with our small camper trailer that I will not be taking out on the road for another two months. I've previously used a wood dowel pushed into a drilled hole in a piece of wood placed on the ground next to the trailer hitch and then opened the liftgate on my Jeep and backed up until I hit the dowel. This usually got me within a couple of inches left or right of where I needed to be and I could push the trailer tongue over the hitch ball. I think this inexpensive product should improve on the accuracy I got with the dowel. The magnets are very strong and hold firmly on the vehicle hitch and trailer tongue. The flashing LEDs are an added benefit for backing up in the dark. Be careful not to unscrew the base of an LED too far when turning it off as the 3 button batteries and a small spring will fall out. The threaded base in each of the yellow balls doesn't look very robust so don't over tighten it. However, if the threads broke off you could still use these balls or any similar light weight balls with a small hole in them. This is an inexpensive product that's definitely worth trying.
Bob M - 04/06/2018After using the tow hitch aligner for a year, I have To say it is a wonderful device. I now can hitch my 14 foot in one attempt, every time, with no assistance. No more jumping out of my truck to see where the Ball is. The only caveat is that you must learn how to Properly align and view the alignment in your Mirror(s). The magnets to attach one ball to the hitch and The other to the tow vehicle is terrific. Also the Fact that the balls are attached to a telescoping Wand make it easy to align the balls doing set up. I just love my hitch alignment tool; it works great. R. Brown Ocala, Fl.
R B - 06/22/2020How does a flat magnet adhere to a round rounded receiver and remain straight up and down?
Sierra K - 05/04/2021Excellent product for backing up boat trailer at night.
As I get older it is a LOT easier to line up my trailer hitch/truck with these aligners. Last time I tried it by myself, it took about 4 tries to get it right...these are a big improvement over the in-&-out process I've relied on for tooooo long. :-) Yes, I would recommend this product.
This aligner works well as long as the trailer and tow vehicle are on parallel surfaces, side to side. This may seem obvious, but I didn't realize it until I tried it at home where the approach to my trailer is at a slight angle relative to the trailer parking position. So it doesn't work well there. At most campsites, this is not the case, so it works very well at them.
Chuck - 08/08/2019These are awesome!!!! My first try even to hitch up my camper solo and I could do it, thanks to these little guys. Brilliant invention.
Lisa - 07/25/2020Awesome product, the backup lights on my Chevy truck were hard to see in the dark. the addition of a pair of these lights wired into the original backup lights really put a new light on the problem.
Have not used it yet but have wanted one for a long time. The sale price was great and it looks like it will work great for me! Fast shipping also. I have a front hitch on my pickup so no built in camera. Front hitch very handy for moving trailers in to a tight spot. This will make hooking up a real breeze!
I love my Performance Tool Vehicle and Trailer Aligner with LED & Yellow Ball. My 5th wheel hitch sits below the rim of my truck and the cab seats sit above the hitch. I cannot see my 5th wheel hitch in the bed of my truck. However, with the yellow ball lined us with the center line on my 5th wheel both the 5th wheel and the hitch couple together every time. Thank you for such a handy product. A great solution to an otherwise impossible problem. Thank You!!!
Great product for the price, excellent customer service, they kept me informed every step of the way. I don't buy a lot for my trailers but when I do, I know where my first stop will be.
Cheap crap. I wasted my money.
I purchased the hitch aligner and found it most helpful. It really took the guess work out of hooking up. Months later I purchased another unit for use as a guide in driving cars onto my Hunter lift. Even though it really wasn't designed for the new use, it worked just fine.
Vigilant C - 07/03/2020all looks good , the springs seem to be the correct size , the wheel cover sizing is true and they are there are thicker / stronger than expected with good strength to the elastic . the alignment balls help when i am alone ,which is most of the time and the added light option for same price as your competion is great. also like the price of the hitch which i have yet to install but i can say an improvement over my existing one with a bolt hole for keeping it latched closed and a good size lever to grab hold of. Over all the order was correct, shipped in a timely manner and the prices are good what more could one ask for. PS. after seeing the wheel covers I am going to order 4 more for storing my truck and thanks for helping me get my trailer in tip top shape Vito
These devices will help get you close. Great for when you are hooking up your trailer alone.
These work great and have saved me a number of steps. I store them in an up cycled plastic container in the console and pull them out whenever hitching. The only complaint I have about them is that the balls thread onto the stems quite loosely, resulting in them being somewhat floppy, for lack of a better term. That's the primary reason for 4 stars over 5.
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