B&w Turnover ball Pricing

[GreatWhitehunter]

Has anyone bought one of these lately? I installed one on a previous truck and I know I paid around $300 shipped. Now all I can find is $400 shipped. Has the price gone up that much?

Matt

 

[PoorMansCat]

Has anyone bought one of these lately? I installed one on a previous truck and I know I paid around $300 shipped. Now all I can find is $400 shipped. Has the price gone up that much?

Matt

were they for the same part number as before? maybe they went up for a newer pickup????

I bought mine from an RV website out of south texas.... cant remember the name, but it was about 300...

 

[Diamondpilot]

Everything steel or petroleum based has gone up. Had a friend price tires last day of March for his 1 ton diesel. Went back last week and they were $23 more each.

Chris

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

It just seems like an awful lot of increase. They are different part numbers but the price is up on all across the board. The b&w was a pretty decent hitch though the paint could have been better.

Matt

 

[Diamondpilot]

I agree about the paint sucking. Last 2 I installed in 08/09 are both really rusting in the wheel wells.

Chris

 

[cjfling]

I bought mine about a year ago at T&R Trailers for $399 shipping included. That's as cheap as you'll get it new. There were 1 or 2 others online that had the same deal, but I knew someone who had a good experience with this place and so that made the decision easier.

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I also agree, the paint sucks. Wanted to repaint it before ever installing it, but if you hard to return it for whatever reason, they probably wouldn't take it.

 

[PoorMansCat]

I agree about the paint sucking. Last 2 I installed in 08/09 are both really rusting in the wheel wells.

Chris

Wow... maybe due to the road de-icing stuff ya'll use up there? Mine still looks brand new and the sticker isnt even faded... of course, we dont get a lot of snow here either!!!

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

I'm sure the salt has lots to do with it. I know everytime I visit my relatives in FL the boby and frames of there cars look new compared to a one year old car here. The way the paint seemed to peel off my last b&w makes me think the surface prep of the steel is not good enough. I'm still on the fence though, since I found a BP trailer that's close in price to the Cam I posted about in another thread. The added cost of the hitch makes it a tough choice.

Matt

 

[Diamondpilot]

Personally I would go bp and still have my bed.

Chris.

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

Chris, the bed footprint is really small and the ride is alot better. I usually put all the tools in the tool box on the trailer. I've been kicking around getting another crossover box but need to save for a Weatherguard. So it's not a huge issue for me. It's funny but I feel like the hitch was worth the $300 but think $400 is overpriced for what it is. In the end I guess I need to make a best guess as to the best choice.

Matt

 

[downslope]

I believe around mid 2009 or so B&W started to enforce minimum consumer resale pricing with its authorized dealers. They are also discouraging or prohibiting online auction sales.

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

That makes alot od sense since before I purchased last time there were pages of ebay ads with them. Now there are only a few, I'd think the volume sales would be better for business than bumping up the price. I think I'm going to go BP now anyways since the GN deal didn't work out. I'm kind on disappointed but I don't tow very often so the BP is much more practical for my needs.

Matt