- Lifted trucks are useless.
Lifted trucks can't be actually used.
Lifted trucks are not practical whatsoever,
blah, blah, freaking blah.
We hear this all the time from Karens who don't have the
proper information about what it takes to make your lifted
truck or show truck practical and useful.
I know plenty of guys with massive lifts,
wide wheels and tall ass tires on their trucks showing up
and flexing at shows
while still being able to not only daily drive their trucks,
but also use them.
Now, what could that possibly mean?
Sure. We could talk about some tuners or intakes
that would help out with performance with a lifted truck,
or we could talk about amp steps that are useful every
single day, especially for them wives
who're complaining nonstop that, "Your truck is too tall."
But we aren't going to do that.
Oh no, not today.
I'm Lawson And you can find me on the Gram at
Lawsonn.co, don't forget the two "n's"
And in today's video,
we are going to be focusing on a different modification that
serves a useful purpose.
Today, we're sliding in the pin
and dropping it down to find out just
what's the hype with Gen Y hitches.
- That's Dustin that's Dustin behind the camera.
I know shocker.
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Let's hop to it.
- I'm sure you've seen these beefy things on trucks,
rolling around town or at the boat landing,
or even at some of the big shows. Now that I mention it,
I leave for Daytona tomorrow and I really should have
ordered one from my truck. Damn it!
Back in 2011, there was a man among many men
by the name of Carl Borkholder who had an idea.
At the time, Carl was in the landscaping business
and owned a company that specialized In tree care.
That's right. Your trees need haircuts, too.
With a job like that,
it required a truck and trailer to haul equipment to job
sites. As he would go on in life, taking care of the trees,
he would become fairly frustrated with having to switch out
hitches nonstop,
due to numerous trailers and trailer Heights.
he used for the job.
One trailer needed a four inch drop.
the next only needed a two inch drop and swapping them
around just plain sucks.
This became not only a hassle for himself,
but also for his employees.
And boom, the idea was born.
Now as the gears start turning in Carl's head,
he thought of a way that would make his life as well as his
employee's lives much easier.
He began by designing an adjustable tri ball,
pintle combo hitch,
which allowed his truck or really any truck
to tow multiple trailers
without swapping out hitches, and an adjustable hitch
with multiple receivers was designed.
And of course patent,
because that is literally genius. Carl came up with a.
fantastic, freaking design.
The hell was I doing in 2013? Oh yeah.
I graduated college and then did nothing afterwards.
- [Dustin] You went to college?
- I went to college?
- [Dustin] For what?
- To be a cop.
As Carl started marketing the hitch,
the flood gates would open and the heavens would rain down
from above.
The demand had these things
flying off the freaking shelf in his garage
and forced him to move into a warehouse in Berman, Indiana.
Oh wait, this sounds familiar.
Oh yeah. My diddy, Sean,
when he started Custom Offsets out his garage.
Shout out Diddy Sean, Love that guy.
Now all that is great and all,
but the mega duty was really the hitch that launched Gen Y.
Back in the day, you couldn't get away with
hauling these massive amounts of weight.
Sure, you could have some decent weight behind a pickup,
but a lot of hitches would struggle.
Then Gen Y said, "hold my beer."
The mega duty lives up to its name and has the towing
capacity up to 32,000 pounds with a solid steel design and
construction. 32 Freaking
- [Dustin] 32 freaking, what?
- 32 frigging pounds.
It's not a lot, bud.
Come on gentlemen. 32,000. Frigging pounds.
This is insane in the towing community.
Back then, this was unheard of.
After the mega duty hitch,
the torsion flex hitch would be released,
which was a design that had multiple stacked receivers with
rubber bar suspension technology.
Wow, Lawson, that sounds really cool.
Well buddy, let me tell you, it really is.
This design will replace the amount
of give and pull or force
between the truck and trailer when hauling.
Now this might not be important if the hitch is powder
powder-coated, let's say candy purple,
and just on there for looks at shows for an additional
feature on your build.
No, I don't have one, but I kind Of want one.
I mean, they sound pretty freaking cool.
But how many of you tow, how many of you work construction?
How many of you guys haul equipment around on the weekends?
How many of you guys go camping and haul a camper or a UTV
or anything? Really?
Before this, I used to lay concrete.
I remember the amount of pull back and forth between the
truck and the trailer when hauling a skid steer and the
power trowels or whatever else we had to haul,
sitting in the back seat,
just trying to get a nap on the way to the job site,
that was literally three, four hours away.
And I woke up on the highway when the face plant into the
back of my foreman's seat.
And then he's grumpy because now he spilled his fricking
morning coffee all over his lap.
And I'm just sitting there like,
"I'm literally going to lose my job.
I'm getting fired today."
They should have a Gen Y hitch on them things.
That added force with a crappy hitch,
with a ton of weight, just isn't comfortable to ride with.
And isn't safe, especially for your face.
I 2013 Gen Y would go on to
launch their first website,
which I mean is a good thing to have,
especially with the amount of interest people had in their
products.
The website helped tremendously and it only allowed.
the company to grow like freaking crazy, like really crazy.
This has allowed Carl to really focus
on bringing new designs to
the market, like their Spartan torsion flex gooseneck,
coupler,
and their exclusive exclusive
torsion flex fifth-wheel hitch
- Sheesh
In just 10 years, which may seem like quite a while,
but it's really not.
I mean, Gen Y has grown from one person, Carl
to multiple owners and employs over 70 people.
I mean, these hitches are insane
and Gen Y has you covered
for whatever application you may need.
Torsion flex hitches, gooseneck hitches,
trailer couplers, drop hitches,
race hauler torsion flex hitches.
Freaking motorhome hitches, fifth wheel pin boxes.
Some accessories don't forget the accessories ramps.
And of course some swag.
When it comes to hitches, there are all sorts of options
when it comes to the size and durability of the hitch,
as well as what the hitch is going to be used for.
They have a ton of different options depending on what you
are looking for.
And it ranges from all sorts of styles and weight capacities
From their Rebel to their Glider, to their Mega Duty,
to their Boss, to their Gooseneck, to their Executive,
to their Contractor, to their Victory Lane,
to their Traveler.
I think Jeremiah has you covered boys.
So with all that, that being said,
what's the hype around Gen Y hitches?
That's why we're here. Well, boys,
if you have ever towed or been in a vehicle while towing a
load, that is way too heavy that your hitch is rated for.
It's not a good time.
Or let's say your truck has jacked way up and you would
still like to tow some stuff on the weekend and use your
trucks still Gen Y designs
these hitches to be safe, to be sturdy,
to be functional for any application.
I mean, look at the freaking K350.
That thing has been to SEMA,
that thing has been
to multiple truck shows around the country.
And a lot of times it towed a truck,
whether it was Banker's truck or Junior's broken Bronco
or IP.
When you have an eight inch lift on your Super Duty,
but want to get some function out of your truck as well,
that's where Gen Y comes in.
That is the hype.
That is why everyone loves Gen Y and their hitches because
they are designed with thought.
The products are made in America.
The products are beefy.
The products have great warranties and the products won't
disappoint.
And to top it all off the owner designed
these hitches for the working man who uses his truck
and wants a quality product
that won't leave him frustrated at the job site,
just like Carl was back in the day when his idea came to
mind.
Choosing the right hitch can be a big decision.
It can be hard,
but Gen Y makes it easy to choose the right hitch for your
application.
That's what I got for you guys on today's video.
If you guys want to check out some Gen Y hitches,
you can do so on our website,
as well as all the other goods, wheels, tires, suspension,
performance, accessories, all that stuff.
custoffsets.com.
I'll see you guys in the next one.
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