The Best Truck Hitches and Hitch Accessories

Towing Equipment

First up, we’re sticking to the basics: towing equipment. This section covers some of our favorite accessories for the avid towing enthusiast, ensuring a safe, secure, and sturdy haul every time!

Curt Ready Tow Ball Mounts

Just as vital as your pickup’s hitch receiver is a compatible ball mount, featuring a shank on one end to slip into the receiver and a hitch ball on the other to engage with the trailer’s coupler. Ball mounts consist of several pieces, including the physical ball mount, hitch ball and hardware, and hitch pin. But why buy everything separately when products like Curt Ready Tow Ball Mounts exist? 

Curt Ready Tow Ball Mounts include everything necessary to hitch a trailer to your truck, including a durable powder-coated forged steel ball mount, chrome-plated steel hitch ball, and chrome-plated hitch pin. Curt ball mounts come in 2 to 3-inch shank diameters and 1-⅞ to 2-5/16-inch hitch ball sizes for use with most trailer and truck configurations. 

Curt Ready Tow Ball Mounts come backed by a limited lifetime warranty.

Features: 

• Fitments for 2–3" hitch receivers

• Options for single and multiple 1-7/8–2-15/16” hitch balls 

• Complete assembly includes mount, ball, pin, and clip

• Durable forged steel construction 

• Corrosion-resistant black powder coat finish

• Chrome-plated trailer ball

• Easy installation

• Limited lifetime warranty

Curt Trailer Hitch Locks & Coupler Locks

Though most ball mounts include hitch pins and clips, these accessories can be unlocked and removed in seconds without any specialty tools, allowing thieves to make away with expensive ball mounts, gear mounts, or even complete trailers! To bolster security, consider investing in a Curt Trailer Hitch Lock. 

Curt Trailer Hitch Locks and Coupler Locks come in various styles and sizes for compatibility with most truck/trailer setups. With an integrated lock cylinder and two keys, Curt Trailer Hitch Locks effectively dissuade thieves from stealing valuables attached to your truck’s hitch receiver. 

Curt Trailer Hitch Locks and Coupler Locks come backed by a limited lifetime structural and 1-year parts and finish warranty. 

Features: 

• Multiple sizes, styles, and finishes are available

• 5/8" fits 2" and 2.5" receivers | 1/2" fits 1-1/4" receivers

• Durable construction for years of use

• Includes two keys

• Easy installation

• Limited lifetime structural | 1-year finish and parts warranty

Hitch Adapters

If you frequently tow different-sized trailers or have leftover towing products from a previous truck that aren’t compatible with your new pickup, don’t bother purchasing all-new accessories! Instead, consider adapting your current ball mounts and accessories with our selection of Hitch Adapters!

Blue Ox Quick Change Tow Ball Adapter

If you frequently swap between trailers with 2-inch and 2-5/16-inch couplers, don’t waste your time and money with multiple ball mounts! Instead, consider the Blue Ox Quick Change Tow Ball Adapter–a heavy-duty, stainless steel adapter that converts conventional 2-inch hitch balls to the larger, 2-5/16-inch size. 

The Blue Ox Quick Change Tow Ball Adapter features a durable, magnetized stainless steel clamshell that slips directly over the 2-inch ball, increasing its outer diameter. This product installs and removes in seconds without any tools, making hitch ball swaps quicker and easier than ever! 

Blue Ox proudly manufactures Quick Change Tow Ball Adapters in the USA. 

Features: 

• Converts a 2” ball to 2-5/16”

• Clamshell ball for use with Blue Ox adjustable ball mounts

• Durable stainless steel construction

• Integrated magnets for secure fitment

• Max GTW = 2” fixed tow ball rating

• USA-made

Curt Trailer Hitch Adapters

If a hitch ball’s size isn’t the issue, but the hitch receiver’s inner diameter or length, consider Curt Trailer Hitch Adapters! Curt offers both adapters and extenders for various hitch sizes. While adapters convert your truck’s receiver size, extenders enhance receiver length, providing additional clearance for hitch-mounted accessories. 

Curt Trailer Hitch Adapters feature durable carbon steel constructions and corrosion-resistant powder coat finishes. Adapters come in various configurations ranging from 1-¼-inches to 3 inches, while extenders come in 1-¼ to 2-inch sizes in hollow and solid shank configurations. 

Curt Trailer Hitch adapters come backed by a limited lifetime material and 1-year parts and finish warranty.  

Features: 

• Adapters and extenders available

• Extenders provide additional clearance for hitch-mounted accessories

• Adapters convert receiver hitch size

• Various sizes available 

• Durable carbon steel construction

• Corrosion-resistant black powder-coat finish

• Various sizes available 

• Easy installation

• Limited lifetime material | 1-year parts and finish warranty

Hitch Carriers

When space in your pickup’s cab or bed is limited, consider bolstering cargo capacity with a premium hitch-mounted cargo carrier from RealTruck! We offer several carrier styles from leading brands, ensuring a product that accommodates your truck and preferred cargo.

Buyers Hitch Cargo Carrier

Bolster cargo capacity with the Buyers Hitch Cargo Carrier: a rugged, hitch-mounted polyethylene container with a robust steel frame. This product features a 17 cubic-foot interior and 300-pound capacity, easily withstanding luggage, riding gear, and more! 

If security is a concern, invest in two padlocks to insert into the carrier’s molded padlock hasps, preventing thieves or animals from accessing your valuables!

The Buyers Hitch Cargo Carrier is made in the USA and backed by a limited 1-year warranty. 

Features: 

• Durable powder-coated steel frame

• Polyethylene storage container

• Hitch-mounted with ⅝” hitch pin

• Pre-drilled frame and instructions offer easy assembly

• 17 cubic-feet capacity

• 300-pound capacity

• Two pad-lockable hasps for security (padlock sold separately)

• USA-made

• Limited 1-year warranty

Sloggn Recover Board Bracket Kit

Traction recovery boards are a must-have on the trail, enabling your ride to regain traction in soft, slick conditions like deep mud, slush, and sand. Unfortunately, these boards take up significant cargo space in the bed…until now! 

The Sloggn Recover Board Bracket Kit is an attachment for Sloggn’s Base Deck system, providing a secure mounting place for ActionTrax, Maxtraxs, and other popular traction recovery boards. This product features a rugged 4mm-thick steel construction, a durable black powder coat finish, and simple installation with the included Sloggn 5-in-1 deck wrench. This product features a limited lifetime warranty. 

Note: The Sloggn Recover Board Bracket Kit is an add-on for the Sloggn Base Deck system, sold separately. 

Features: 

• 4mm-thick stamped steel construction

• Corrosion-resistant powder coat finish

• Easy installation

• Compatible with 1-1/4" and 2" hitch receivers

• Accommodates Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco spare tires

• Fits Actiontrax, Maxtraxs, and other popular traction recovery boards

• Requires Sloggn Base Deck kit(sold separately)

• Includes the Sloggn 5-in-1 deck wrench

• Limited lifetime warranty

Hitch Covers

When out on the trail or cruising through dirty, salty Winter streets, your truck’s hitch receiver is prone to collecting mud, snow, road salt, and other corrosives. A couple of seasons of exposure can result in significant corrosion in the receiver, making inserting and removing ball mounts and hitch-mounted accessories a hassle! Consider installing a stylish and protective hitch cover to preserve functionality and prevent corrosion!

CIPA Trailer Hitch Ball Covers

While most hitch covers focus on your truck’s hitch receiver, what about the greasy hitch ball at the end of your ball mount? Uncovered hitch balls collect dirt and debris, resulting in unnecessary wear and tear to chrome-plated anti-corrosion layers. Hitch grease also makes a mess of pants and bare legs, leaving nasty grease stains on anyone who steps too close to the hitch! 

Guard your truck’s hitch ball with a premium Trailer Hitch Ball Cover from CIPA, featuring stylish aesthetics, hand-painted designs, and simple installations. CIPA Trailer Hitch Ball Covers come in various designs illustrating all your favorite hobbies, including a horse, marlin, bear, cobra, moose, and even a soccer ball! These covers add unmatched protection and personality to your pickup’s hitch.   

CIPA Trailer Hitch Ball Covers come backed by a limited 1-year warranty. 

Features: 

• Protects your hitch ball from rust, mud, and corrosion

• Securely fits on all conventional hitch ball sizes

• Full-color, hand-painted designs

• Unique designs add a touch of personality to any car, truck, or SUV

• Limited 1-year warranty

FanMats NFL Hitch Cover

Show your allegiance to your favorite sports team with the FanMats NFL Hitch Cover! This premium steel hitch cover comes in chrome-plated and black powder-coated finishes, ensuring superior strength and durability compared to conventional plastic hitch covers. Covers are available with the logos of your favorite NFL teams, showcasing your fanaticism! 

If football isn’t your sport of choice, don’t worry! FanMats offers hitch covers for several other sports leagues, including the NHL and NBA. 

FanMats NFL Hitch Covers come backed by a limited 30-day warranty. 

Features: 

• Molded 3D chrome logo

• Constructed of heavy-duty metal

• Available in four different color combinations

• Keeps debris out of your hitch

• Easily installed and removed

• Supports your favorite NFL team

• 30-day warranty

Hitch Steps

When out on the trail or cruising through dirty, salty Winter streets, your truck’s hitch receiver is prone to collecting mud, snow, road salt, and other corrosives. A couple of seasons of exposure can result in significant corrosion in the receiver, making inserting and removing ball mounts and hitch-mounted accessories a hassle! Consider installing a stylish and protective hitch cover to preserve functionality and prevent corrosion!

Go Rhino HS-20 Hitch Bump Step

Improve bed access and rear impact resistance with the Go Rhino HS-20 Hitch Bump Step, featuring a durable steel construction, intuitive folding design, and sleek textured-black styling. 

This product features a durable mild steel construction for exceptional strength and durability. All alloy components receive textured black powder coating, protecting against unsightly rust and corrosion. 

Operation is quick and easy; just step onto the massive 6-inch by 12-inch step pad. The pad automatically folds downwards, providing a stable step up into the bed. Without a load, the spring-loaded step folds back up, guarding against minor impacts.

The Go Rhino HS-20 Hitch Bump Step comes backed by a limited 5-year warranty.

Features: 

• Sturdy mild steel construction

• Corrosion-resistant textured black powder-coating

• Molded protective cover offers superior impact resistance

• Features a spring-loaded, hinged design

• Extra-large 6” x 12" step pad

• Fits any 2" hitch receiver

• Hitch pin not included

• 5-year limited warranty

Go Rhino Dominator Hitch Step

Improve bed or engine bay access with the Go Rhino Dominator Hitch Step–a rugged, hitch-mounted step system featuring a durable tubular steel construction and a massive 36-inch wide step surface! This product is ideal for applications where maximum accessibility is required, providing a sizable, non-slip step pad. This product is compatible with all 2-inch front or rear hitch receivers, improving bed and engine bay access. 

The Go Rhino Dominator Hitch Step comes manufactured from 3-inch x .065-wall stainless steel or carbon steel tube. Stainless steel configurations receive a mirror-polish finish and lifetime warranty, while carbon steel configurations receive a textured black powder coat finish and a 3-year warranty. 

Features: 

• Carbon steel or stainless steel construction

• Polished or textured black powder coat finishes

• Massive 36" wide step pad 

• Compatible with front or rear 2" hitch receivers

• 3" x .065-wall tube design

• Moderate impact protection

• 3-year warranty for powder-coated steel configurations

• Limited lifetime warranty for stainless steel configurations

Hitch Skid Plates

There's no such thing as too much underbelly protection. When the road gets tough, more is always better than less! In addition to rock sliders and underbelly skid plates, we recommend installing a hitch skid plate to prevent hang-ups of your pickup’s hitch receiver!

Go Rhino HS-10 Hitch Skid Step

Go Rhino’s HS-10 Hitch Skid Step is a premium, hitch-mounted skid plate system with an integrated 12-inch long, non-slip step pad, easing entry into the bed while preventing snags and hang-ups on the trail. This product features rugged mild steel construction and a corrosion-resistant textured black powder coat finish, ensuring maximum strength and durability. 

The Go Rhino HS-10 features a 3/16-inch thick poly skid plate below the plate steel structure, reducing friction when sliding across obstacles on the trail! Go Rhino backs this product with the confidence of a 5-year limited warranty. 

Features: 

• Mild steel construction

• Textured black powder coat finish

• 12” long step pad

• Non-slip, hex-formed steel tread

• Compatible with 2” hitch receivers

• 3/16" poly skid plate bolsters off-road protection

• Hitch pin not included

• 5-year limited warranty

Body Armor 4x4 Backbone Skid Plate Hitch Step

The backbone of any reliable build is protection, and there’s no better way to protect your ride’s rear hitch receiver than the Body Armor 4x4 Backbone Skid Plate Hitch Step! This rugged, hitch-mounted step skid plate assembly features a durable plate steel construction and corrosion-resistant powder coat finish, guarding against rust and scaling. With its convenient 2-inch shank, this product installs on any 2-inch hitch receiver in seconds; no tools are required. 

The Body Armor 4x4 Backbone Skid Plate isn’t just a skid plate. This product also serves as a durable recovery point, hitch step, and even a wheel chock! 

Body Armor backs the 4x4 Backbone Skid Plate with a limited lifetime structural and 3-year finish warranty.   

Features: 

• Durable steel construction

• Corrosion-resistant black powder-coat finish

• Compatible with 2" hitch receivers

• Sizable 3" x 12" step surface with raised treads

• Functions as a skid plate, hitch step, recovery point, and wheel chock

• Hitch pin is not included

• Limited lifetime structural | 3-year finish warranty

Assorted Hitch Accessories

Lastly, we have some assorted accessories that utilize your truck’s receiver hitch for mounting. While these products don’t fall into any of the aforementioned categories, they’re well worth mentioning!

SpitzLift Receiver Hitch Crane

Have you ever struggled to load oversized objects into your pickup’s bed? There’s a fine line between powering through a heavy lift and throwing out your back. Don’t risk painful and potentially serious injuries; instead, invest in the ASME and OSHA-certified SpitzLift Receiver Hitch Crane! 

This lightweight, 35-pound crane assembly features a 2-inch shank and 36.5-inch offset, allowing you to mount it to any pickup with a 2-inch hitch receiver! With a 700-pound weight capacity and rigid alloy construction, this product makes loading building supplies, auto parts, and other oversized items a breeze. 

The SpitzLift Receiver Hitch Crane is proudly made in the USA and comes backed by a 3-year limited warranty.  

Features:  

• Installs on either the left or right side of the hitch

• Constructed from aluminum and steel w/ powder coat and anodized finish

• 700 lb. load capacity

• ASME and OSHA-compliant

• 4 ft. crane weighs approximately 35 lbs.

• Comes pre-assembled and load-test certified

• The crane rotates 360 degrees

• Manually operated crane with built-in brake mechanism

• Strap: 20' mil-spec webbing with 1.25-ton hook w/ latch

• Fits all 2" receiver hitches with no modifications needed

• The hitch kit is offset by 36.5" for tailgate clearance

• USA-made

• 3-year limited warranty

Baja Designs S1 Hitch Light Kit

When your pickup’s factory reverse lights don't cut it, upgrade rear-facing visibility with the Baja Designs S1 Hitch Light Kit! This kit includes a vibrant Baja Designs S1 Sport LED pod housed in a convenient hitch plug, mounting in seconds! Baja Designs also includes various harness options, including plug-and-play harness connectors that integrate into your vehicle’s factory wiring or on/off harnesses that include relays and 2-position rocker switches. 

The Baja Designs S1 Hitch Light Kit offers an impressive 49,930-hour lifespan. The housing meets both IK10 mechanical impact standards and IP69K waterproofing standards, ensuring maximum durability in any condition. 

Baja Designs backs the S1 Hitch Light Kit with a lifetime warranty.

Features: 

• Includes applicable wiring harness

• Hard-anodized and powder-coated cast aluminum

• 49,930-hour lifespan

• Clear, hard-coated polycarbonate lens

• IK10 compliant (mechanical impact testing)

• IP69K (waterproof up to 9ft pressure washable)

• Lifetime warranty

Rugged Ridge Receiver Mount D-Shackle

Ease recovery efforts with the Rugged Ridge Receiver Mount D-Shackle–a 2-inch carbon steel hitch plug complete with a ¾-inch D-ring shackle lug and shackle! This product serves as a strong, easily accessible recovery point, withstanding up to 9,500 pounds of pulling force. A sleek, gloss black powder coat finish provides exceptional corrosion resistance. 

The Rugged Ridge Receiver Mount D-Shackle comes backed by a 5-year warranty. 

Features:   

• Durable carbon steel construction

• Gloss black powder coat finish

• Compatible with 2” hitch receiver 

• Integrated ¾” D-ring shackle lug

• Includes ¾” D-ring shackle

• 9,500-lb pulling capacity

• Hitch pin is not included

• 5-year warranty