B&W Hitches and Joe Works--True American Ethics

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TxDoc

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He supports his community thru good times and bad. Watch the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9bcdGr94xxc#t=142

At B&W Trailer Hitches, we stand for the future of American manufacturing. The U.S. has lost 1.9 million manufacturing jobs to China alone over the last decade.¹ “Made in the USA” can succeed, but only if we rely on the principles that work in our own neighborhoods. We grow by earning trust and improving customer value, not by cutting costs. We treat each other as family, not as “labor” exportable to the lowest bidder. We let people use cutting-edge technology to make things safer, easier, and higher quality, rather than let technology use us. We respond to customers and changing markets by being right-sized and flexible, not just bigger.

That’s why B&W Trailer Hitches is still in Humboldt, Kansas, a half-mile from the garage where Roger Baker and Joe Works changed the towing industry with the first Turnoverball™ gooseneck hitch 25 years ago. We enjoy being able to get the brightest talent in the industry around a single table within five minutes. Above all, we love being employee-owned, spreading responsibility for innovation and quality across all 200+ of us, but also spreading the rewards of success across the community.

Focus on bottom-line profits, and they will come at a price. American manufacturing has suffered from focusing on the wrong “bottom-line”. We stand—with our neighbors—for a deeper bottom-line.
¹Scott, Robert E. September 20, 2011. Growing U.S. trade deficit with China cost 2.8 million jobs between 2001 and 2010. Economic Policy Instutute, Briefing Paper #323. Washington, D.C.: EPI.
 
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Maybe in Related Topics, not sure though. I agree 100% with buying Made in USA whenever I can. I can only hope our future generations will believe the same after I'm gone, hopefully I'll be around a while yet, just turned 40. Corporate and political greed is ruining our country.
 
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One on the reasons I put their hitch in my truck. Know some that just want cheap but I want to know its going to last.

Must agree with happy Gilmore. Greed is killing this country. If corporations would take a healthy profit (no reason to need to show 100's of millions in clean profit) and send the rest back to suppliers and employees then this country would grow like a rocket. We would have more jobs than workers. Government would have their maximum tax benifits and if spent wisely wouldn't need more.
 
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:thumbsup: Good products, have the B&W hitch in both trucks now and had one in my previous truck.

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I have installed probably 20 BW flip overs. My only complaint is the paint. It sucks. Seems to come off in sheets. For that money I would expect better.

Chris
 
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I had a B&W in my last truck and put one in my current truck, also have the companion fifth wheel hitch. The quality is excellent and it's nice to support an American company and American workers.
 
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I have two B&W hitches as well really like them I do agree with DP the paint needs to be much better.
 
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It seems like the paint may have changed at some point. I've seen some with the paint peeling as mentioned and others with good looking paint. My truck has the plastic inner fenders so all I see is the release lever sticking out so I don't know what the paint looks like on it.

Anyone else ever left their ball down for too long and it won't come back out? Even though I try to grease it when I flip it over it has happened to me more than once. It's fun laying on your back under the truck beating the ball with a hammer, while trying to keep the dirt and cow poo that falls off the truck out of your eyes and mouth.
 
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It seems like the paint may have changed at some point. I've seen some with the paint peeling as mentioned and others with good looking paint. My truck has the plastic inner fenders so all I see is the release lever sticking out so I don't know what the paint looks like on it.

Anyone else ever left their ball down for too long and it won't come back out? Even though I try to grease it when I flip it over it has happened to me more than once. It's fun laying on your back under the truck beating the ball with a hammer, while trying to keep the dirt and cow poo that falls off the truck out of your eyes and mouth.

I had mine frozen in upside down last winter had to get under the truck and smack it with a hammer. But as far as seizing in for other reasons I coat mine with fluid film and haven't had an issue.
 
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I carry the ball in a plastic container in the toolbox. No problems. :thumbsup:
 

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