The Automated Safety Hitch VS. The Old Style Dually
Recently 3 couples who all pull with duallys compared notes and shared with us a list a benefits from their Automated Safety Hitch experience.
The six of them are suggesting that we also refer to the Automated Safety Hitch system as:
“the new in-line dually”.
Comparison of The Automated Safety Hitch System as The In-Line and the Old style dually:
| In-Line Dually | Old style Dually | |
| 4 rear tires | Yes | Yes |
| 2 full size truck rear axles | Yes | No |
| Additional set of full power hydraulic disk brakes | Yes | No |
| Truck has Normal flush rear axle fenders | Yes | No |
| Additional 6,300 pound axle to support pin weight of up to 30,000lb trailer | Yes | No |
| Second independent, full power Hydraulic brake system | Yes | No |
| Brakes adjusted with same trailer brake controller | Yes | N/A |
| Integrate and easily upgrade the trailer brakes to hydraulic disk brakes | Yes | No |
| Pulls trailer to the outside of the turn | Yes | No |
| Increases longitudinal stability of the trailer rig | Yes | No |
| Gives you good directional stability if a rear tire blows out | Yes | Yes |
| Enables you to have full use of the pickup bed | Yes | No |
| Enables you to maneuver better in parking lots and gas stations | Yes | No |
| Enables you to pull your trailer level | Yes | No |
| Eliminates the need to block up the trailer | Yes | No |
| You can have a level trailer and 6 feet of headroom inside gooseneck | Yes | No |
| Compatible with an SUV | Yes | No |
| Enables you to pull your trailer with an SUV | Yes | No |
| Eliminates the need to raise and lower the tailgate for the trailer | Yes | No |
| Ability to utilize the new dually design with a 3/4 ton vehicle | Yes | No |
| Enables a 3/4 pickup to pull same size trailer as a 1 ton dually | Yes | N/A |
| Lessens chance of damaging the rear differential | Yes | No |
| Enables your trailer to pull itself out of the mud or sand | Yes | No |
| Enables you to jackknife more than 90 degrees without damage | Yes | No |
| Makes hooking up to the trailer a lot easier | Yes | No |
| Makes unhooking from the trailer a lot easier | Yes | No |
| Streamlined for less wind resistance/better gas mileage | Yes | No |
| Allows you to rotate the truck tires for better wear/longer life | Yes | No |
| Should replace all four rear tires when one tire needs replacing | No | Yes |
| Need for wider than normal truck fenders | No | Yes |
| Expensive Dually fenders to repair | No | Yes |
| Wearing out second set of tires when not pulling a trailer | No | Yes |
| Having difficulty of changing flat inside tire | N/A | Yes |
| Need to repair the tailgate after not lowering it when hooking up | No | Yes |
| Need to repair the tailgate after not lowering it when unhooking | No | Yes |
| Need to get under the gooseneck to lower and raise the tailgate | No | Yes |
| Need to get in back of pickup to secure coupling and safety chains | No | Yes |
| Difficult maneuvering around town when not pulling the trailer | No | Yes |
| Difficult parking around town when not pulling the trailer | No | Yes |
| Difficult maneuvering around gas pumps when not pulling the trailer | No | Yes |
| Fenders interfere with view of the trailer tires when driving | No | Yes |
| More likely to side swipe gate columns | No | Yes |
| Increases the chance of damaging the rear differential | No | Yes |
| Can have a level trailer and more headroom inside the gooseneck | Yes | No |
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