Trailer hitch mount

drmikeyj Member Joined Dec 2005 Posts 367 EE 100% (46) USA	Posted: 3/23/2024 10:59:45 PM EDT Hey all, Any recommendations (or brands/types to avoid) for an adjustable ball mount for my super duty with a 2” and 2 5/16 ball? Is weighsafe a good brand? What about the Shocker HD? Thanks!!

Ardent_Resolve Joined Dec 2019 Posts 908 EE 0% (0) NM, USA	Posted: 3/23/2024 11:37:29 PM EDT [Last Edit: Ardent_Resolve] [#1] BW adjustables are nice but kind of expensive. We use them at work for 2 5/16 and 2in trailers. The adjustability is a nice feature when swapping between vehicles. They come equipped with a 2.5in shank so there is no need for a adapter sleeve.

Tjcj Joined Jan 2017 Posts 3642 EE 100% (20) WA, USA	Posted: 3/23/2024 11:53:38 PM EDT [#2] BW for the win .

PhuzzyGnu Caveat Lector Joined Feb 2005 Posts 15233 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 3/24/2024 12:13:05 AM EDT [#3] BW all the things.

wildearp CURATOR Joined Jun 2003 Posts 96787 EE 100% (67) AZ, USA	Posted: 3/24/2024 12:35:56 AM EDT [Last Edit: wildearp] [#4] Weigh Safe
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IdahoPCCinc Joined Aug 2020 Posts 3338 EE 100% (1) ID, USA	Posted: 3/24/2024 12:43:02 AM EDT [#5] OP..... This is one of those things you don't want to cheap out on. Buy a quality American made and tested hitch. BW is one of them. Gen-y is another. Shocker is also well made. Curt is an industry standard. All of the above will serve you well. Please....just stay away from the chinese aluminum adjustable mounts you see on amazon. .

RobertM Joined Feb 2001 Posts 5434 EE 100% (12) VA, USA	Posted: 3/24/2024 6:24:21 AM EDT [#6] BW buy once

drmikeyj Member Joined Dec 2005 Posts 368 EE 100% (46) USA	Posted: 3/24/2024 9:07:20 AM EDT [#7] Thanks guys!!!

PhuzzyGnu Caveat Lector Joined Feb 2005 Posts 15234 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 3/24/2024 9:30:31 AM EDT [#8] Be aware locking hitch pins are useless. Remove your expensive BW or Gen Y hitch when not in use. Or get a 5/8" Grade 8 bolt with a locking nut. Add red Loc-Tite for extra fun. Attached File

Dboy11 Joined May 2010 Posts 6682 EE 100% (1) VA, USA	Posted: 3/24/2024 2:28:29 PM EDT [#9] Bulletproof hitch all the way

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Posted: 3/24/2024 2:50:53 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By PhuzzyGnu:

Be aware locking hitch pins are useless. Remove your expensive BW or Gen Y hitch when not in use.

Or get a 5/8" Grade 8 bolt with a locking nut. Add red Loc-Tite for extra fun.

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This
Plus coat the bolt in antisieze and cover the threads with silicone.
Make getting it out easier especially if you live in a salty area.

drmikeyj Member Joined Dec 2005 Posts 369 EE 100% (46) USA	Posted: 3/25/2024 11:01:51 AM EDT [#11] This is exactly why I love this place, everyone knows their crap!! Thanks guys!!

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Posted: 3/25/2024 11:56:44 AM EDT

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Originally Posted By PhuzzyGnu:

Be aware locking hitch pins are useless. Remove your expensive BW or Gen Y hitch when not in use.

Or get a 5/8" Grade 8 bolt with a locking nut. Add red Loc-Tite for extra fun.

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This. Makes it far harder for thieves to steal your drawbar.

Originally Posted By akcaribouhunter:
This
Plus coat the bolt in antisieze and cover the threads with silicone.
Make getting it out easier especially if you live in a salty area.

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Not only the bolt, but also the entire drawbar covered by the hitch - especially if you live in salt land.

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Goostoff Joined Dec 2016 Posts 399 EE 0% (0) WI, USA	Posted: 3/25/2024 9:28:30 PM EDT [#13] When it comes to anything trailer hitch related there is only one name I trust anymore. B&W has a product line that is second to none, the quality of their shit is second to none, ITS MADE IN AMERICA Pay a little more and have peace of mind

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Posted: 3/25/2024 9:45:44 PM EDT

[Last Edit: Ming_The_Merciless] [#14]

Just remember, the trailer hitch ball was never designed to be either a recovery point to tow you out, not a towing point for you to recover other vehicles.

There are attachments that replace the tongue & ball specific for vehicle towing / recovery but never use the Ball - especially if you have a dropped set up because the forces will break things & people get killed & injured when things 'dynamically' come apart.

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Ming_The_Merciless Pathetic earthlings... who can save you now? Joined Sep 2009 Posts 3363 EE 100% (26) TX, USA	Posted: 3/25/2024 9:47:12 PM EDT [Last Edit: Ming_The_Merciless] [#15] Quote History Originally Posted By drmikeyj: This is exactly why I love this place, everyone knows their crap!! Thanks guys!! View Quote
	Pathetic earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void, without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe, anything at all, you would've hidden from it in terror.

PA452 Team Member Joined Apr 2003 Posts 29597 EE 100% (126) USA	Posted: 4/1/2024 10:22:04 PM EDT [#16] Quote History Originally Posted By RobertM: BW buy once View Quote This.
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astrocreep96 Living proof of a dying breed Joined Aug 2006 Posts 11182 EE 100% (6) ID, USA	Posted: 4/1/2024 11:19:05 PM EDT [#17] Quote History Originally Posted By Dboy11: Bulletproof hitch all the way View Quote This is the way, I have a 3" extreme duty with a 6" drop, with an extra setup for my equalizer wdh. It would survive a nuclear blast, but get ready for the sticker shock.
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Posted: 4/2/2024 10:37:30 PM EDT

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I went with the Curt with 2 inch shank and use an insert.

I didn’t need the extra capacity of the 2.5 inch shank and figured if I ever went back to a vehicle with a 2 inch receiver, I wouldn’t have to buy a new hitch. Matter of fact, on the Curt’s, if you’re only using the 2 inch ball, i think both the 2 inch shank and 2.5 inch shank have same 10k rating. The 2.5 shank will have an extra 6k capacity on the 2 5/8 ball.

birdbarian Member Joined Oct 2004 Posts 15388 EE 100% (4) USA	Posted: 4/2/2024 10:42:28 PM EDT [#19] Make sure it fits correctly like this one. Attached File

sheltot BRD sufferer Joined Dec 2005 Posts 6885 EE 100% (55) TX, USA	Posted: 4/3/2024 10:48:38 AM EDT [#20] Quote History Originally Posted By birdbarian: Make sure it fits correctly like this one. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/60078/hitch_jpg-3176859.JPG View Quote Hotdog/hallway.
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Merlin Member Joined Feb 2001 Posts 40127 EE 100% (4) TN, USA	Posted: 4/4/2024 9:53:48 AM EDT [#21] Quote History Originally Posted By birdbarian: Make sure it fits correctly like this one. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/60078/hitch_jpg-3176859.JPG View Quote and
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