Use this hitch immobilizer to keep your drawbar or hitch-mounted accessory from rattling and shifting in your receiver. Great for bike racks, cargo carriers, and other accessories. Quick, simple bolt-on installation.
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Nearly every hitch setup suffers from a bit of slip. This free play between your trailer hitch receiver and your hitch-mounted accessory is completely normal, but it's also completely preventable. By adding the Quiet Hitch to your setup, you can stabilize your hitch-mounted accessory as it sits in the receiver to eliminate rattle, sway, and all that extra play.
Just slip the Quiet Hitch over your drawbar or other accessory. When you slide the accessory into the hitch receiver, position the U-bolt around the collar on the bottom of your hitch receiver. Then place the bar on top of the accessory shank and tighten the nuts onto the U-bolt. As you tighten the Quiet Hitch, the shank of your accessory will be pulled down towards the bottom of the receiver opening, thus securing it in place within the tube.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Roadmaster Quiet Hitch. This is a hitch immobilizer. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4" hitches. The part number on it is RM-061-125. One thing you're really going to notice about this immobilizer is its heavy-duty construction, fully coated to resist any kind of corrosion. Just take a look at that. The ball mount literally is not going to move with this in place.
Just as the name implies, this isn't called an anti-rattle device. This isn't simply just to prevent a little bit of noise back here. They call this an immobilizer and it does just that. It's simply going to immobilize our ball mount from making any kind of move. This can be used with a variety of accessories, whether it's a ball mount, a bike rack, even a tailgating table.
Anything we want to put in here and hold sturdy, like a cargo carrier, something like that, very easy and simple to do. Now that we've gone over the features of it, let's take a look at how to get this installed. The Quite Hitch is going to consist of just six easy to put together components. We're going to have our top block, our U bolt, two flange nuts which are going to be the first to make contact with our block, and then another nut that's going to be our jamb nut which will sit right on top of that. The first step is going to be to bring the U bolt portion around the underside of our hitch. It is important to note this is only going to work on an 1-1/4" hitch that has this collar around here. If it's one of the straight styles this is not going to work for it. We'll place that around the back side of that collar.
The top block goes down into place. Now let's take our two flange nuts, let's just thread those down so they make contact. I like to center that up on our hitch. Then we'll simply use a torque wrench. We're going to torque these nuts down to the appropriate specification.
Just refer to the instruction manual. It'll tell you exactly what that is. We'll, of course, do this evenly. We want to have pretty equal pressure going from side-to-side there. Last up, let's put our two jamb nuts down on there. Perfect. Again, set them to the appropriate specification that's in your instruction manual. Just like that we're ready to hook up to our trailer, load up our table with goodies, fill up our cargo carrier and head down the road, whatever the case may be. .
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (104 Customer Reviews)
Use this hitch immobilizer to keep your drawbar or hitch-mounted accessory from rattling and shifting in your receiver. Great for bike racks, cargo carriers, and other accessories. Quick, simple bolt-on installation.The combination of a Swagman XCT2 bike rack and a curt 1 1/4” receiver produced a bit of a side to side wobble when under way. The Roadmaster Quiet Hitch alleviated this problem. Sturdy product. I torqued the nuts as specified and have had no issues after a dozen trips. I check them as part of my pre-trip routine. Vehicle is garaged so I can’t comment on how it holds up to the weather. A nice solution to the wobble problem. 728612
This thing does a brilliant job of stabilizing the hitch inside the receiver to keep it from banging and rattling around. I have a Curt Euro-style integrated ball and mount so bolt-type stabilizer wouldn't work. The plating does a nice job of staving off rust and the flanged nuts help prevent the hardware from backing off. 469704
Great anti wobble device. I was about to jettison my bike rack until I spoke to an etrailer rep who recommended the Roadmaster Quiet Hitch. The suggestion was spot on as it has eliminated the wiggle and sway. I am gratified when something advocated works and the price is at a bargain. Thank you much for your expertise. 219680
I use this Roadmaster Quiet Hitch U-collar to stabilize the 1.25"-2" hitch adapter which I plug into the 1.25" hitch on my car. The adapter allows me to attach my 2" Kuat bike rack to the car. The Quiet Hitch does a great job of reducing sway. The only thing I don't like about the Quiet Hitch is that you are supposed to use a torque wrench to tighten it, yet another tool to carry along and lose. Even when I snug up the Quiet Hitch flange and lock nuts well with a 1/2" socket, they do tend to loosen after a few miles. Assuming that my Quiet Hitch loosens because I don't use a torque wrench, it would be nice if the Quiet Hitch were made with an airplane-grade retention system that doesn't require torquing to a specific value. 412624
Had a lot of rattling and clunking from the hitch. Rattling with nothing in tow and clunking when towing( starting & stopping ). This item has made everything nice and tight.... as usual the service from ETRAILER was terrific. Easy to order and it arrived quickly. Don't know why anyone would go anywhere else for their trailer- ing needs. 346766
Al F - 03/01/2018I have used this only once. I do which the U bolt and nuts where of a higher grade of steel. I will just have to see how it wears. But I would recommend this if you have a noisy little trailer like we have. 283210
I wish the Quiet Hitch was stronger, beefier! I really wanted to lock down my carrier but was not able to tighten it as much as I wanted to. The device stopped most of the movement but not all. 445278
This product is truly as easy to use as it claims to be. I put it on my hitch in minutes, with no fancy tools, and it totally works to get rid of the sway. I am using it with my 1.25 to 1.25 hitch riser (VH-HR2 from Discount Ramps) on my 2009 Toyota Sienna van. My bike rack is attached to the hitch riser and there is very little movement in the hitch/rack even at higher rates of speed. The shopping experience with etrailer.com was great and shipping was faster then expected. 279432
It has been THE SOLUTION for my first problem I was figuring before a road trip in western Canada (20 000 km) with my VR. The hitch was supporting a spear tire and no left and right balancing occurred during the trip. I recommande this simple solution to any situation. 798480
This quiet hitch is very good and already using for over one year now. 801150
After owning this for a year, I am 110% satisfied with it. It has stopped the mind bending rattle of the receiver ! I highly recommend this product. Works as described and WILL stop the rattle. Thx! 784292
does an ok job, but be super careful if your vehicle has low clearance and you attempt a driveway that is abruptly steep from the road. Any upward bump to the bike rack (or whatever is back there) will bend this thing quickly. Not it's fault, just a warning. That said, thicker metal would be better. 777857
Great product. Easy installation with the video, as well as the enclosed instructions! 765776
Gotta love how this anti rattle ring keeps cargo carrier from bouncing or shaking. The screws that hold it together are impenetrable. You can always use a socket wrench to disassemble if the screws become too tight. 745898
workls great just like it was suppose to no problems with it so far 735910
Excellent and efficient service, product arrived ahead of scheduled time! 734035
Fast and easy . Thanks Steve 699797
We've used this gadget several times, and it works. No more noisy clanking of loose trailer hitch parts! 656665
Wouldn’t stay on, called to return but to no avail! 634986
Looks like this will do the job. Thank you Adam E. for your help and personal input. 609496
Great product. Works well. 601271
This little gadget is amazing! It makes the trailer so much quieter, and it is so simple. It is a pleasure doing business with E-trailer. We always find what we are looking for, and receive it fairly quick. Thanks! 598521
Product works as advertised. Stopped the rattle when ever bumps were hit.A must have for a quite ride. 591849
I included this in the review for the rack. It works well but not super attractive. 590875
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