a swinging trailer to facilitate connection to a towed vehicle by placing the hitch ball carried by the towing vehicle and the hitch receiver carried by the towed vehicle in the view of the driver allowing the driver to better position the hitch ball in alignment with the trailer &# 39 ; s ball receiver . the trailer hitch comprises a foldable linkage whose unfolded or extended length is greater than one - half the width of the towing vehicle . the foldable linkage is affixed to a post that is adapted to fit into the conventional hitch receiver secured to the frame of the towing vehicle the hitch ball is mounted at the free end of the foldable linkage . when the foldable linkage is in its fully folded state , the hitch ball is located immediately in front of the hitch receiver at the midline of the towing vehicle and when fully extended is outboard of the driver &# 39 ; s side of the towing vehicle .