Who in your opinion makes the best adjustable hitch? Opinions on aluminum versus steel? Was looking at the weigh safe but am open to options.
Thank You
Garrett

 

This may be a subjective topic but nevertheless good info from others and their experiences. I personally want one but don't need one yet and I've been holding out for a while. Lots of options but curious to know others input. I have looked at B&W, Y-GEN and a few others and they all do what they're intended for but at the end of the day it's down to $$ then looks.

 

Aluminum won't rust, so that's a bonus. As long as it's rated for what you're towing, you should be good either way.

 

It sounds like you're talking about a weight-carrying (WC) hitch - not an adjustable shank for a weight-distributing (WD) hitch. Just an adjustable shank with ball mount and ball. In that case, I'd look at B&W. Not cheap, but "best" never is. Almost $200 for a 2" shank with 3" rise/fall, to over $300 with 2" shank and 9" rise/fall. 2.5" and 3" shanks with various rise/fall specs for SuperDuty pickups also available for around the same price or a hair more.
https://www.etrailer.com/s.aspx?qry=...ble+ball+mount

You do realize that any tongue weight over 500 pounds requires a WD hitch? That's a travel or cargo trailer that grosses not more than about 3,850 pounds when wet and loaded on the road.

 

https://www.fastwaytrailer.com/flash-adjustable-locking-ball-mount-albm

 

I do realize that, thankfully our boat is not heavy enough, and the flat bed trailer is rarely enough to get me there. Unfortunately they are different height trailers. Yes I am talking about weight carrying, sorry for the confusion there. A friend uses a B&W and has been very happy with it, it is towards the top of my list. Also on the list are the Anderson Rapid hitch in aluminum, the Weigh Safe in aluminum (with or without the scale - scale may be neat to have but not sure on the accuracy), and also the Trimax adjustable hitch. I have heard some concerns about the aluminum shanks and fatigue over time, I do not tow daily or even weekly, maybe 25 times a year and that may be on the high end. But I wanted to ask here for peoples personal experience.

 

As much as I like those adjustable hitches, I found it just as easy, and far less expensive, to have two shanks in the tool box, and swap them as needed. Like you, I tow a couple dozen times per year and have two different trailers I use. When not in use, both live in the tool box out of the elements.