QWORK G80 Alloy Steel Hammerlock Coupling Link Connecting Link, 3/8", Red Painted, 7100 lbs Working Load Limit, 4 Pack

Easy to install and work well with the chains I am using to connect to them. I had to use these due to my chains not being able to connect to my hitch receiver properly.

After installing hitch lights on my truck I need a way to reach behind them to hook up my trailer chains. In the pictures I have attached you can see why I needed them. The hitch lights made it impossible to get to the holes on the hitch slide. I did have a little trouble getting the locking pin through the connector link. Installing them is defiantly a 2 person job. Other than that great product. By adding the Connecting link I am now able to hook my trailer chains to them. I also love the red color because all the ascents on my truck are red and they tie into my color scheme nicely.

I recently bought a new F350 tow vehicle. When trying to hook up my safety chains for towing, I discovered that the receiver hitch attach points on my new Ford are not as well designed as they could be. After researching solutions on YouTube, I found lots of people are complaining about this (c'mon Ford what are you guys thinking?) and many use these connecting links to solve the problem. I ordered a pair of them for my new truck. The links arrived quickly and were well packaged. Installation was quick and easy (after picking up some tips on YouTube). They are rated for well over the weight of the trailer my wife and I have selected so I expect years of good service from them. I will post an update after towing with them for a while.

This is the second set of these links I have had. I traded tucks so the first set went with the truck I traded, did not try to remove them since it appears impossible to get them off. They make it a lot easier to connect the safety chains on a trailer.

Took me about 20 min to install the pair, first one went in fairly easy, about 5 min. next one didnt want to go on straight but I eventually got it. Make sure you have a small sledgehammer, like 2.5 lb or 5 lb. Once installed, I dont see these ever coming loose, which leads to the next problem, they are definatley not portable, moving from one truck to the next. If I had to buy again, I would probably go with the style that screws in and use some lock tight liquid on the threads.

These 12,000 lb links worked wonderfully with our 2022 F250 Ford truck. As others have mentioned many trailer safety chain hooks are difficult to snap on and unhook from the late model Ford truck trailer hitches.To simplify installation of these links we discard the pins and bushings, and use Grade 8 bolts to secure the two links together. Use:Two 3/8-24 TPI Grade 8 bolts (4" long).Two 3/8-24 TPI Grade 8 Nylon Insert Lock Nuts (Often called "aircraft lock nuts").Four 5/16" (not 3/8) Grade 8 Flat Washers. (3/8" washers work but are loose and "stick out" on edges).All available at most good hardware stores and ranch supply stores.Install time: 3 minutes for both links.We have five late Ford trucks equipped this way. Super sanitary clean looking installation.One F150, one F250, and three F350s.

Do you own a Ford truck and struggle connecting trailer safety chains or can’t connect them at all? This is what you want right here! Bit of a pain to install but worth it when you are finished. A ball peen hammer and a bit of lubricant is all you need for a simple install.

My previous and current trucks are both Fords, and I always had difficulty hooking up safety chains. Some times you could try to work them in sideways, and maybe get them to latch, but they would often end up wedged in there and were just all around difficult.These were a pretty easy install. Just a few hits with a mini sledge got the pins locked in. My camper and utility trailer safety chains latch right in with no issues, buy my flatbed car/equipment trailer hooks are just ever so slightly too small to get around the diameter of the shackle. I'm hoping I can find a new set that are large enough to get on the shackle.I did find that the extra length caused by the shackle really makes the safety chains hang too low. At some point I will have to remove a link or two to prevent the excess slack. Neither of my issues are really a design flaw-more just simply the nature of this kind of device.