Air Pin

I installed Trailair on my 34" Alfa a few months ago. Last week was the first long trip we took since installing it. What a difference! It took most of "bumps" out of the road. It is particularly noticeable when going over railroad tracks. No longer the do we feel the hitch banging around when the trailer tires hit the tracks. We were very impressed with the way our trailer handled - hardly knew it was behind us! Also, although the hitch is quite heavy to handle during installation, it was rather simple installation procedure with 2 people as it bolted right on.

I applied to be an Ambassador the other day and then I thought you would like to see some pictures of the unit I installed on my trailer. It really turned out very nice.

I took it for a ride on the roughest roads near my house, namely Highway #20 and Highway #32 in Idaho. These are the worst roads in Idaho, lots of "Jars" from the bumps and "sways" from the grooves of the big trucks.

I placed some bowls on the kitchen counter, Containers on the Dining table, a glass on the floor in the bathroom, left a jar of hand cleaner on the sink in the bathroom as a test. I left the mirror doors un-taped to see if they would fly open. I drove at 65 mph and didn't baby it at all.

When I returned home I inspected the trailer and everything was in the same place I left it except the bowl on the kitchen sink had moved to the side about 2 inches. The mirrors stayed closed and the hand cleaner was exactly in place, the glass was still standing.

WOW! I'm really impressed with this Trailair Hitch. It is hard to believe the outstanding results. My wife is happy as a lark about this. (I had a hard time selling her on it--but now she tells everyone she knows about it.)

By the way, The truck has air ride chassis, air ride cab, and air ride seats, however we both noticed a greatly improved comfort level with the addition of the "Trailair" Hitch. This is the greatest thing I have added to our rig. The stress on the frame is almost non-existent and I know this will lengthen the life of our trailer.

Thanks for making such a Great Product!

"My wife left a cup of coffee sitting on the table in the bedroom and we rode for 150 miles and it didn't spill. Before the Trailair coupler, coffee would have been on everything in the bedroom. Rides like it's on a cushion. During our test we drove 350 miles, you just don't feel the road bumps like you used to. It feels like the trailer is just floating back there. I recommend it based on the ride in the truck and how easy it is on the coach."

"The smooth ride you achieve with the Trailair coupler makes long rides much more comfortable and easier to drive. It made a huge difference; I noticed the smoother ride immediately. It greatly reduced the amount of rattling and shaking around of everything in my trailer. I was very impressed, much easier to handle. A must have for any full-timer with a 5th wheel trailer and worth every penny. I'm sure that the ride is much easier on my trailer."

"Best thing to come along since we started camping in '55, this has changed the whole concept of towing! The roughness of the trailer, disappeared, we don't even feel it back there. You don't even notice railroad tracks, bridges or uneven pavement. When stopping, you don't feel the surge of the trailer as bad. With our rear kitchen, we now don't have to be careful opening our cabinets. I filled an ice tray, put it in the freezer, after towing it was exactly where I left it. Overall handling is excellent."

"We were introduced to the Trailair, air ride pin box at the Travel Supreme International Rally in August of 2001. Ours was installed after the rally at the facility in Indiana. We have towed our 36' unit approximately 6000 miles with the Trailair installed. There has been substantial improvement in the trailer ride and handling with the Trailair. Things that moved about while traveling stayed put now. Tow vehicle comfort is substantially improved also. Trailair has been proven to be cost effective, easily installed, reliable, alternative to an air ride hitch.

"After having extensive surgery on my neck in the spring of 2000, my wife and I thought we were going to have to make a major life style change. We were rapidly approaching retirement and enjoying RVing pulling a 5th wheel trailer. After surgery, riding in the truck became extremely painful after 3 or 4 hours on the road due to the vibration from the suspension. We tried several after market enhancements, some helping a minor bit. After seeing an article in Trailer Life Magazine about Trailair, we contacted you for additional technical information, which was sent immediately. After having the Trailair pin box installed on our 32' Presidential 5th wheel trailer we are still amazed at the performance of your product. Having logged approximately 2000 miles on the unit, the absorption of road vibration and road impacts is still nearly unbelievable. We have been RVing for a number of years, and never have experienced a comfort level on the road such as we are enjoying. Another benefit of the Trailair product we never expected is the ride of the trailer. (We were concerned about my neck, not the trailer) The above-mentioned trailer is a rear kitchen model, which are the worlds worst at breaking and spilling the contents of the cabinets while on the road. Since the Trailair has been installed we have not had one incidence of broken dishes nor have we had a cabinet door open while traveling. THANK YOU FOR A GREAT PRODUCT! (We will never leave home without it)

"The Trailair 5th wheel pin box coupler is a great improvement over the standard pin box. Driving on slab concrete highway the trailer does not shake the truck as before. Pulling out of a parking lot onto the roadway there was a dip that bounced the trailer hard. I waited for the trailer to shake the truck when it hit the dip but couldn't even tell when I crossed. My wife can even take a nap with her head back against the seat, now that the trailer does not shake the truck. Driving is much more comfortable with your air ride pin box. This air ride pin box will reduce the stress on both the truck and trailer."

"Just a note to let you know how pleased we are with our Trailair 5th wheel pin box. We have a 31ft 5th wheel toy hauler, which we pull with our Ford F350 Power Stroke crew cab flat bed truck. Before your system we had not only a rough ride but also numerous structural problems at the hitch end of our trailer. The aluminum siding was separating, 5th wheel framework was cracking and the walls were actually moving up and down in the bedroom. On three separate occasions warrantee rebuilds were performed by the manufacture. During the third round of repairs the trailer manufacture installed your product with the hopes that it would help considerably. Since your pin box was installed, our ride is much smoother and we haven't had the problems we were experiencing with our trailer coming apart and we sincerely believe that the air ride pin box has made the difference. You can actually see the pin box work as your traveling. We are very pleased with the performance of your product and plan to purchase a new unit for every trailer we own. Thank You!"

I am pleased to inform you I have had the Trailair Pin Box installed that I purchased at the Holiday Rambler Rally in Tampa FL. Camping World installed the hitch March 21, in Tampa. My wife and I departed FL March 22, towing our 35', triple slide Cardinal Fifth wheel Coach on our way to OK. We traveled I-75 and I-10 in Florida then US 98 in Alabama to US 49 at Hattiesburg, MS then to I-20 at Jackson MS. We traveled I-20 through MS to US 259 at Longview TX, then US 259 to Broken Bow OK. Anyone traveling this route can tell you these are some of the worst roads in the country to pull a trailer over. I had traveled this same route going to Florida. I am delighted to inform you there are no comparison to the return trip from the one going. The Trailair Pin Box Coupler made all the difference in the world. It was a pleasure to just drive, and watch in my rearview mirror and see the smoothness as the air cushion worked. The ride was vastly improved; the trailer rode so much better, making the driving a pleasure. I told my wife as we were traveling that I wouldn't take anything for this hitch if I could not get another. The ride and handling was well worth the cost. I will certainly recommend this TRAILAIR hitch to anyone I see. My statements here are not exaggerated, simply as it is. Again, thank you guys for coming up with a controller like this.

Thanks so much for "Trailair". We thought "Trailair" would be good, but what we didn't know was that it was great! We've been camping for 40 years. We've been towing a fifth wheel for over twelve. We thought getting a larger vehicle would solve our bouncing problems, however, that was not the solution. As the passenger, Lucy likes to read and work puzzles. That was never possible until "Trailair" came into our lives. Even the driver (Ray), although we have air ride was bouncing all over. Thanks again for a fine product that has definitely given us a fine ride.

We are in Cape Hatteras, and really enjoying our trip.The Trailair air ride pin box worked great on our way over here, (617 Miles) from Gatlinburg, Tn. We left 2,500 Ft. Above sea level, and are sitting at about 6 ft. above sea level, and you were right. When we arrived at the lower eledvation, we had to put a little air in the bag...no problem. I-40 around Greensboro and Raleigh is absolutely terrible....almost as bad as I-70..but the Trailair certainly helped smooth it out considerably. Wed had left a Kleenex tissue box on the back of the seat in the slide out, and it never moved. Our T.V., with no velcro or bungees, never moved from its location on the shelf.

I personally think that you-all have done the 5th. Wheel owners a great service. I wish we could buy some stock in your company. Please let me know when it becomes available.

I thought you would like the attached picture. Since we are about to celebrate the 4TH., I attached a little American flag next to the shock. Can't wait to try it out on our trip to California and the West in August.

We are gettijng a lot of questions about the Trailair, and it is definitely of interest to everyone with a 5Th. Wheeler.

My wife and I want to take this opportunity to thank you and Dale for finally stepping to the forefront and making the "Trailair" air suspension pin box available. We own a forty (40') foot Alfa Toyhouse which we have had for one year. During the course of that year we have put approximately sixty thousand (60,000) miles on our coach and have had nothing but problems, mainly due to the deplorable road conditions that exist in our country today and the impact forces that these road conditions cause to be inflicted upon our coach. Fifty thousand (50,000) of those miles were put on with the standard solid pin box configuration that most fifth wheel manufacturers use. We have had everything happen that one could imagine, from screws continually falling out of the shower to an entire main crossmember literally sheering off and coming down through the belly pan. In addition, cracks in the walls at the corners of the front slide and numerous cracks in the frame in close proximity to the pin box and the frame risers became a common occurrence. We just finished a three (3) week stint at the Alfa factory while these structural repairs were made and, I must say, that their service and warranty departments did a fine job. We are "Back On The Road Again".

We had our "Trailair" pin box installed this past May 12th and we noticed the difference immediately. The screws stopped unscrewing from the shower. The mattress stayed on the bed. The cabinet doors stopped opening and spilling the contents all over the coach. Unfortunately it was too late for the frame, the crossmember, and the wall sections that Alfa had to replace, but we are confident that these problems will not reappear as a direct result of our new "Trailair" pin box. There is a noticeable difference in the ride of our towing vehicle also.

All in all, the installation of this accessory has been, and we are confident will continue to be, a total success. It is economically priced and easily installed. It should have been on the coach new, as standard equipment, from the factory.

Once again, a hearty THANK YOU and congratulations on a job well done.

I want to thank the Trailair , especially the staff. Tim is the gentleman that I talked to and gave him the measurement of my old Hitch and He said that I needed an M-22 Trailair hitch. I have to tell you Tim, that the hitch fit my Fifth Wheel like a glove. We have taken one trip since I installed it on my travel trailer and I am very pleased with the way the "air ride pin box" performs. I showed it off to several of my friends and they were very impressed with it and I hope it gets you some sales. We drove over some highway where construction was going on and there was a sign that said "Bump". The speed limit was forty five mph and that was what I was driving and I wanted to give the Trailair a good test so I didn't slow down and my Fifth Wheel didn't bottom out like it usually did. There was not that loud banging sound.

Thanks again for coming up with this fine hitch.

I recently purchased one of your new hitches, which I installed on my new NuWa 35-CKQG. We have just returned form a 2500 mile roundtrip visit to Va. Our return trip was via I- 64, which had a lot of bridge repair underway. The approaches to the bridges were being replaced and were very rough. We hit one going a little to fast. Not a problem, your hitch took the bounce out of what could have been very rough. Nothing in the RV moved!

Thanks for a fine product.

I just wanted you to know how I feel about the Trailair product that we recently had installed on our 5th wheel trailer when we were about half way through a 2500-mile round trip.

In short, it’s wonderful! I expected it to be good, but it’s great. Prior to the installation, we thought we could feel every little pebble in the road and large obstacles, such as cattle guards and RR tracks were a major “shake-up”. Now we hardly know that the trailer is back there. My wife can play her electronic games and work puzzles while I drive; this was impossible before the installation of the Trailair. I have tried many new products in the past but the Trailair is the only one that I can say actually works as good as advertised.

We are currently purchasing a high-end 5th wheel trailer. Whatever we buy will have a Trailair Coupler on it before I park it on our driveway. My Trailair is just like my American Express car; I wouldn’t leave home without it.

That new airbag hitch went on like a dream. Determine proper position, (instructions were clear and understandable), mark, drill, assemble, and bolt. A bit of air and we were on our way.

Our rig is 35' long and takes quite a hit on frost heaves in the Canadian mountains. The Trailair hitching system is truly the answer. I have driven lots of rigs and equipment and purchased many devices that looked good. Trailair is every bit as good as it looks. My wife and I look forward to years of enjoyment (additional smooth enjoyment) as we travel the Canadian and U.S. hiways. Truly we both have a winner in Trailair.

Hi, thought we would let you know just how much we enjoyed our visit to your plant and having our hitch installed by the "Sevice Manager", he really seemed to know what he was doing.

We travelled down to Texas and really appreciatied the difference in the ride. I would say it is a least a 90% improvement over the ride we experienced prior to the Trailair hitch. We are looking forward to hearing about the new product when it is available.

Again thanks to Dale for such a great experience in dealing with Trailair.

Just wanted to say how much we appreciate your swift response to our problem with the shock on our TrailAire hitch. It is a pleasure doing business with a company that puts the customer first! We love the hitch - best single investment we've made on our trailer. Now I want to look into the center point suspension system. Thanks again for the prompt service - you saved our vacation.