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Hey everyone, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2024 GMC Sierra 3500, we're gonna be checking out the Curt Goose Ball and Safety Chain Kit for trucks that have the OEM prep package. So nowadays, it's pretty convenient, a lot of these trucks are coming with the prep packages in place and it makes it super convenient to use, you know, a goose ball kit like this Curt one here, or even a fifth wheel for that matter 'cause they just drop into place and allow you to hook your trailer right up to 'em if your truck does not come equipped from the factory with that prep package, not a huge deal. There's a lot of other hitches available that will let you get the same thing done, more or less, and hook up to your trailers. With that said though, this kit will work with trucks that have a short bed or a long bed like ours today and it's gonna have a two and 5/16 diameter ball. Pretty much standard there as far as gooseneck trailers go.
And one of the things that kind of separates this kit from some of the other ones is weight capacities. It's gonna be 38,000 pounds, which is definitely up there and a little bit more than a lot of the other kits. So if you're just looking for a little more peace of mind or have a trailer that's extremely heavy, this might be the solution for you. But with that said, I do always like to recommend, it's always a good idea to grab your truck's owner's manual check in there and make sure it can handle that much weight safely. The way this kit is gonna work is pretty simple.
To remove the ball or put it in for that matter, you have this little tab that you flip up, rotate it about a quarter turn and that unlocks the balls in here, lets you pull it out or drop it back in place. And then to lock it down, just rotate it, push it down, and that keeps it secure. So pretty much bulletproof in regards to, you know, a secure connection 'cause there's no way this is gonna open up and turn when you're hooked up to a trailer, especially. So that's some peace of mind there. But one thing that comes to my mind, which it might not be true, but it's just my opinion or just my thought is I don't know how easy this will be to continue to operate after a couple years of operation.
My thought would be you might get some gunk or some grease and stuff built up in here and things like that and it might start to get kind of difficult to operate 'cause you don't have a whole lot to grab onto there. Like I said, I don't know from firsthand experience but just something that came to my mind. Compared to some of the other kits, there's a Reese Kit, it has a very similar mechanism, it's a little bit different but the same concept. One of my favorite kit though is made by B&W, that has a large handle that you squeeze and lock it down. And with that there's, in my opinion, no way it's gonna get stuck 'cause you have a ton of leverage there.
You don't have to get your hands dirty or anything like that. And super easy to operate as well. As far as the safety chain openings go, they're extremely stout, really thick. I feel like you could definitely rely on 'em in the events of an unlikely disconnect. But something that I noticed with them because of that, if you happen to have a smaller size hook on the safety chains on your trailer, you may end up needing to change 'em out for some bigger ones. So for example, this one's labeled 5/16 and although it fits around it, I really don't wanna snap it in place 'cause it's a huge pain to actually get off of there. So this is probably on the smaller side to begin with for a lot of gooseneck trailers, but something I thought I would point out so you don't run into that. As far as the other kits go, their safety chain openings are a little bit different and you don't really have that issue with the smaller size hooks there. But as far as getting these in and out, pretty simple. You do have a couple of separate parts you have to keep track of. So you have this pin, this pin, pull that out, rotate 'em and that allows you to get 'em removed. The opposite way to put 'em back in place here. You do get a couple extras with the kit. Comes with this nice carrying case, which goes a long way in my opinion. You know, keeps all your stuff organized, protected, out of the way and it's well made. Reminds me of almost a drill case or something like
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