Trailer Hitch purchase & installation ?

BroadHopper · 09-08-2021, 10:23 AM

I normally get hitches online, Amazon, eBay, other outlets and have Steven auto body in Belmont install them, easy peasy. UHaul normally do a messy job, does not add coating on bare metal, etc.

If you are just hauling locally you will be fine, but if you are hauling distance you are better off with factory installation, which normally includes heavy-duty engine and brake packages. I've seen too many DIY on long hauls with engine and brake problems. Oh yeah, transmissions as well.

fatlazyless · 09-10-2021, 07:54 AM

Am getting a 1 1/4" hitch-2000-lb capacity and wiring installed at New World Auto, 176 Main St, in Plymouth on Tuesday morning for about $500 on the 2014 Suburu Crosstrek. Takes about 90-minutes so will hit the Plymouth Library-internet computer and downtown Plymouth, Rand's Hardware and Ladders' Thrift to pass the time.

Never made it to the U-Haul Trailer Hitch Super Center on Stickney Ave in Concord NH and have no clue how much they would charge?

Have no clue on the Trailer Outlet in Tilton?

Also have no clue how much Belknap Subaru in Tilton would charge?

Forrest Howe Auto Repair, Campton said they do not do trailer hitch installation and suggested I take it to U-Haul.

KTM Auto, Plymouth said it would be about $500 but could only get a 2" hitch and not the 1 1/4" hitch which is what I want.
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You know you can easily buy a great quality hitch and electric harness on Ebay for about $125-175 for both items and then figure out a way to install it. Buying the items on Ebay is easy ...... installing them onto the car, correctly, is the big challenge here ..... at least it is for me!

09-08-2021, 10:23 AM	#1
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,600 Thanks: 3,237 Thanked 1,113 Times in 799 Posts	Trailer Hitches I normally get hitches online, Amazon, eBay, other outlets and have Steven auto body in Belmont install them, easy peasy. UHaul normally do a messy job, does not add coating on bare metal, etc. If you are just hauling locally you will be fine, but if you are hauling distance you are better off with factory installation, which normally includes heavy-duty engine and brake packages. I've seen too many DIY on long hauls with engine and brake problems. Oh yeah, transmissions as well. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

09-10-2021, 07:54 AM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,834 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 302 Thanked 1,033 Times in 752 Posts	Am getting a 1 1/4" hitch-2000-lb capacity and wiring installed at New World Auto, 176 Main St, in Plymouth on Tuesday morning for about $500 on the 2014 Suburu Crosstrek. Takes about 90-minutes so will hit the Plymouth Library-internet computer and downtown Plymouth, Rand's Hardware and Ladders' Thrift to pass the time. Never made it to the U-Haul Trailer Hitch Super Center on Stickney Ave in Concord NH and have no clue how much they would charge? Have no clue on the Trailer Outlet in Tilton? Also have no clue how much Belknap Subaru in Tilton would charge? Forrest Howe Auto Repair, Campton said they do not do trailer hitch installation and suggested I take it to U-Haul. KTM Auto, Plymouth said it would be about $500 but could only get a 2" hitch and not the 1 1/4" hitch which is what I want. .................. You know you can easily buy a great quality hitch and electric harness on Ebay for about $125-175 for both items and then figure out a way to install it. Buying the items on Ebay is easy ...... installing them onto the car, correctly, is the big challenge here ..... at least it is for me! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 09-10-2021 at 10:35 AM.