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05-09-2018, 12:42 AM | #1 |
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Anybody here purchase a hitch from McHitch recently?
I hear they changed owners and I thought I read that they were having issues at first, want to make sure there are no more issues when ordering a hitch.
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05-09-2018, 07:43 PM | #2 | |
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I understand I am not much help for the post but am Interested in learning more. I like the mounting points, looks very interesting.
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05-09-2018, 08:16 PM | #3 |
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Get a harness off eBay with an isolator, that’s what I got. My Time Out camper has separate turn and brake lights so I got that specific 5 wire harness. Typically the harnesses you see are 4 wire for the combo brake/turn lights and need a controller to separate the signal. It is plug and play and if anything should happen on the trailer like a short, it will flip the internal breaker and protect the bike wiring harness.
The McHitch allows you to remove the drawbar and it attaches to the frame and not the saddlebag mounts like the others and you don’t have to remove it to pull the wheel. This is the guy I got my harness from. I asked him for the harness for the separate brake and turn signals, super nice guy and speedy shipping. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F182717402168
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Tell me more about the 5 plug, I found a trailer wired that way but do not understand I guess, since I thought the 5th was for Brakes. And I Had to pass on a trailer since My truck will only haul 7 or 4 pins with my adapter. and the trailer did not have brakes. I have heard you do not need to remove the chucksters hitch to change a tire either
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05-09-2018, 09:17 PM | #5 |
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All you need to do is purchase a trailer wire isolator for a car. Preferably a small one, that is sealed.
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05-10-2018, 12:44 AM | #6 | |
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Yeah, I mentioned that and he has the Hopkins harness with an isolator in it already. The one you show and the one he got are not plug and play like I got. Some of us don’t like modifying our wiring. So the connectors would also need to be purchased like he did already. Also, the one you show is only 4 wire so won’t work for trailers like the Time Out camper that have separate brake and turn signals. The 5 wire ones for cars are all $100+ and aren’t plug and play to our bikes. That’s why I also shared a link to the one specific to our bikes that I got.
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05-10-2018, 12:56 AM | #7 |
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The 5 wire gets wired up so that the turn signals, and brake lights are separated instead of the 4 wire plug that has turn and brake lights together in the same unit and needs a signal converter to separate the signals.
I will pull out my wiring diagram and post here tomorrow, but if I remember correctly, the brown wire became the running light circuit and the blue (electric brake/12v power) wire became the brake light circuit. I use the small chrome round 5 wire trailer connector on my trailer and bike. I also have that connector wired to my other vehicles as well as the standard flat 4 wire connector that most trailers use so I can tow my Time Out with my vehicles as well.
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05-10-2018, 06:50 PM | #9 |
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I’m actually converting all my lights on the trailer to LED, so they will have little draw. I’m also considering running fused power down to the trailer for an electric cooler that sits on the tongue so it will keep our food items cool while traveling that or a solar panel on the top of the trailer to power the cooler that we can also use while camping, haven’t gotten that far yet to start really thinking about it.
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I have also bought a fuse box to cut down on the battery terminal crap. 30mm m6 terminals on the battery is all I will go, it is time for a better solution. Looking at putting the box in my tool case slot tomorrow. BACK TO YOUR ORIGINAL POST. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM SOME FEELERS I PUT OUT THERE. I will post when I get some feed back on the "McHitch". I am also Interested in it, because of the design.
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And The Survey Says......
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05-12-2018, 03:37 AM | #12 |
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I just found this one. Same idea as the McHitch, but the drawbar is vertical so when it is removed, the hitch is hidden.
http://www.openroadoutfitters.com/in...roducts_id=469
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Have Chuckter's on both bikes, and using the Hopkins 5 wire round. There is a knock off of the Hopkins/Hoppy that is less money. DON'T GET the knock off. The knock-off does not fit with the HOPPY/HOPKINS and another brand. The Kuryakyn is the Hopkins with a nice chrome mounting bracket. You pay$$ for the chrome bracket. Additonally, when ordering the Chuckster hitch, Joe was gracious enough to mount the bracket to the hitch for me… http://www.hopkinstowingsolutions.co...und/48345.html Have two trailers and two bikes, so switching it up happens. Additionally, put a HOPKINS on the Highlander too. Three vehicles to pull two trailers, the ability to just plug and go is awesome. Yeah, four wire can do that too. I am selling the thought/advantage of five round and using the same vendor for all the involved vehicles for compatibility. Love the solid mounting of the 5pin round as compared to the flat four flapping in the friggen breeze.
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I noticed you have caps covering the open ends of your trailer hitch. I just realized mine is missing all of them and sent an email - thanks
Update: They are in the mail already! I have always had great communication with Chucksters regarding their products. Quote:
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