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Towing & Recovery Reviews & Guides

Towing and recovery gear reviews: hitches, brake controllers and winches, with ratings taken from published specs, never guessed.

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Best Winch for a Truck: Badland Apex for Value, WARN for the WarrantyBuying Guide

Best Winch for a Truck

Best winch for a truck: Badland Apex vs WARN VR EVO, sizing by GVWR x 1.5, synthetic vs steel rope, warranty, mounting and safe pulls.

Best Brake Controller: The Tekonsha P3, and What Your Truck ChangesBuying Guide

Best Brake Controller

The best trailer brake controller for a truck without a factory unit: Tekonsha P3, REDARC Liberty, Primus IQ or CURT Echo, matched by truck.

Brake Controller: When You Need One, and Factory or AftermarketBuying Guide

Brake Controller

Do you need a brake controller? What Ford, GM, Ram and Toyota manuals require, state law examples, factory vs aftermarket by truck and our picks.

What Size Winch for a Truck: Start at Your GVWR x 1.5Buying Guide

What Size Winch for a Truck

What size winch for your truck: WARN's GVWR x 1.5 rule, a winch-size table, where Superwinch and Smittybilt differ, and limits past the winch.

Do You Need a Weight Distribution Hitch? Your Truck Maker DecidesBuying Guide

Do You Need a Weight Distribution Hitch? Your Truck Maker Decides

Do you need a weight distribution hitch? What Ford, GM, Ram and Toyota manuals require by truck, receiver ratings, payload math and our picks.