PopUp Towing Products offers "Straight", "Offset" or "Cushion Ride" Gooseneck Couplers to keep your horses secure on the road! PopUp Towing Products is a trusted manufacturer of high quality towing products located in Southeast Kansas and is a sister company to Young's Welding Inc. Young's Welding was established in 1934, third generation steel fabrication company.
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PopUp Towing Products is a trusted manufacturer of high quality towing products located in Southeast Kansas and is a sister company toYoung’s Welding Inc..Young’s Welding was established in 1934, third generation steel fabrication company. Approaching 90 years of service to a variety of industry partners throughout the United States. As a subsidiary of Young’s Welding Inc.,PopUp Towing Products offers 5th wheel and gooseneck towing products. PopUp offers products throughout the United States and Canada.PopUp Towing Products are all made in America, the company is located in Chanute Kansas.
PopUp Towing Products offers "Straight", "Offset" or "Cushion Ride" Gooseneck Couplers to keep your
So… Which Coupler Is Best For My Short bed Truck?
PopUp's “Short Bed" series of couplers are designed to increase the clearance between the cab of the truck and nose of the trailer. We offer offset Shortbed couplers with, 6”,9”, 12” & 16” offsets. There are several factors that help determine the best coupler for a short bed pickup truck.First off, any truck that has a bed shorter than 8’ is considered a short bed. The configuration of the nose of the trailer is a consideration. Some trailers are wide and square at the front, some angle back or are “clipped” and some have rounded fronts. The clipped front and rounded front trailers don’t require as much offset as a wide square nosed trailer.
If I Have a ShortBed Truck or Regular Bed Sized Truck, What Do I Need?
TheCC2 is a straight, gooseneck couplerwith a 4” round tube with a simple cushion and internal dampening sleeve. The cushion reduces the chucking and bucking on the trailer and tow vehicle by 59% over a rigid gooseneck coupler. The testing is called “G-Force” testing. There a several sensors placed on the tow vehicle and trailer that measure the movement of both. The sensors convert the bumps and jolts to thousands of data points. (Video above)
Note: After interpretation of the data points using several different densities of cushioning we determined that the current cushion improved the ride significantly while providing a reasonable amount of durability.
A receiver hitch is mounted to the frame under the back bumper. It is designed to accept a “ball mount”, or hitch ball. The receiver hitch come in a wide variety of weight ratings/classes. They can be installed on cars & SUV’s as well as light duty to heavy duty trucks. PopUp doesn’t manufacture receiver hitches or ball mounts.
Which Coupler Is Best For My F350, F250 (or comparable) Truck?
The make, model and year of your pickup truck doesn’t matter as much as the length of the bed. If you have a gooseneck hitch we like the PopUp GN (Gooseneck) series of straight couplers for longer bed trucks and the “Short Bed" series of offset couplers for short bed trucks. All are equipped with the PopUpself-latching couplerso you never have to climb in the bed to hook and unhook the trailer!
OK… Do I Need Both A Hitch and A Coupler?
These are important questions and can be a bit confusing at first, so we are happy to help! Ahitch is the part that is attached to the chassis of your tow vehicle. Thecoupler is attached to the trailerand connects with the hitch to tow your trailer safely.
Straight Gooseneck Couplers(for those with an 8’ bed or more)
Offset Gooseneck Couplers(for those with a Short Bed under 8’)
Cushion Ride Gooseneck Couplers…for those who want the smoothest ride possible for their horses.
Can A Kingpin Help Me With A Smoother Ride?
YES. Many people really like the quality of “ride" they get with a kingpin on their trailer and 5th wheel hitch in the truck. ThePopUp GN5 Kingpinis one of the best selling parts that we manufacture.
How Do I Know What I Need For MY Coupler?
The make, model & year of the truck doesn’t have as much to do with what coupler a customer needs as much as the length of the bed and the design of the trailer being towed. If a customer has a short bed truck they might need to look at the SB series. If they have a full length, 8’ bed they are most likely going to be looking at the straight couplers or kingpins.
What If I Have a Large SemiTruck- Living Quarters Trailer?
ET Air Ride 5th Wheel Hitchis your answer. This is a unique hitch designed for use with semi-tractor heavy living quarter horse trailers or RV’s. The hitch is NOT designed for light duty trucks, (like the F150,F250,F350, or even the F450) It has air bags under the 5th wheel coupler head or hitch ball like the Stan Ayers pics. The ET will work with trailers that are up to 40,000 pounds with vertical tongue weight up to 9,000 pounds.The hitch almost completely eliminates the chucking and bucking of the trailer.The ET reduces stress on horses because itoffers a first in class ride.There are several models that we can work with a customer to get the best possible ride. The staff at PopUp are happy to help match the hitch to the trailer and load they are pulling.
Absolutely! Our knowlegable staff knows just what questions to ask, and we’ll be thorough in ensuring that you get just the right Towing Products for your Gooseneck! We’re here to help and get you on the road with a safe and dependable towing set up that you and your horses can enjoy for years to come!Call today!
PopUp Towing Products is a subsidiary of Young's Welding Inc., a third-generation steel-fabrication company established in 1934 — approaching 90 years of service to industry partners throughout the United States.
PopUp Towing Products are all made in America, with the company located in Chanute, Kansas. They distribute throughout the United States and Canada.
PopUp offers "Straight," "Offset," and "Cushion Ride" Gooseneck Couplers for keeping horses secure on the road. They make both 5th-wheel and gooseneck towing products.
Hauling a gooseneck trailer with a short-bed truck creates a clearance problem — the gooseneck can tap right into the back of the cab. PopUp's Offset couplers are designed to increase the distance/clearance between the truck and trailer, addressing exactly this geometry.
Yes — PopUp specifically designs for short-bed configurations, including mega-cab pickups with 6' or even 5.5' beds. Their Offset coupler is engineered to give clearance for these vehicle types where standard couplers don't fit.
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