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No doubt many of you are aware of my search for a trailer hitch for my 1995 940 wagon. I had ordered a nice Class II Reese hitch (with free drawbar) from Hitchfinder.com. It was $120.00, but shipping was a bit more than the $116.00 drawtite at eTrailer.com. However the free drawbar ($20.00 value) makes the Reese hitch a better value than the Drawtite. Plus the Reese has optional weight distributing and the exact same tow specs (3500 lbs, 350 lbs tounge weight).
Well, the wrong hitch was sent to me and was useless. Due to its arrival late on Wednesday and my job responsibilities, I was not able to get anyone on the line at Hitchfinder for a while. Returns is only open to 5:00 pm CST, and the hold-loop is insane - you get hung up on after 5 minutes. So, it was late Friday when it got straightened out. The returns people are very nice! However, they couldn't get the item out until the following Monday, but exactly 1 week after the wrong hitch arrived, I recieve my new, correct Reese Hitch.
This is a NICE hitch, heavy, *well* made. The free drawbar is also nice, solid piece of steel, exactly like the $20.00 model offered at eTrailer, but painted black. I'm going to mount the whole rig up tomorrow. Aside from the drawbar and pin, The kit included seven heavy duty 19mm head, 30mm long hex bolts with washers and supplemental lock washers (one extra). In short, they give you everything but the thread lock and the wrench to install it. No guesswork, no cheap mysterious bolts, manufacturer spec bolts with a nice little instruction sheet.
Aside from the original order difficulties, the transaction provide me with a great hitch at a good value. I'd recommend this as a source for a hitch if you're needing one.
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Six Volvos: all wagons.... 1972 145S, 1976 245 DL, 1983 245 GL, 1986 740 GLE, 1990 740 GL, now a 1995 940. Number 7 (a 1967 122S Wagon) is on the way.... Who needs a sedan, when you've got storage compartments in a wagon?
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