The Freedom Hitch VS. The Old Style Dually

The Freedom 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 Freedom Hitch experience.

The six of them are suggesting that we also refer to the Freedom Hitch system as:

“the new in-line dually”.

Comparison of The Freedom Hitch 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