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Easily attach a variety of accessories to the front of your Chevrolet Silverado 3500 with this fully welded, corrosion-resistant trailer hitch receiver. Perfect for winches, spare tire carriers and more.
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Draw-Tite's Tested Tough program provides testing standards far superior to those outlined by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the go-to source for engineering professionals.
Each Draw-Tite trailer hitch receiver undergoes extensive fatigue testing and static testing with the ball mount that is either supplied or recommended for use with that particular hitch, thus ensuring results that are applicable to real life use. Fatigue testing is also conducted on hitches rated for use with weight-distribution systems.
In addition, Draw-Tite performs static testing on a simulated automobile, as opposed to the rigid fixture used for SAE testing, resulting in a more true-to-life scenario.
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Tech Tip
Front fascia will need to be trimmed to allow access for the hitch receiver opening. No drilling required for installation , Trimming of front air dam and/or fascia may be required for installation , If a front mounted license plate is present, license plate holder relocation or modification is required to install hitch: use part number 8802 or 5443, which are sold separately
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Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (177 Customer Reviews)
Easily attach a variety of accessories to the front of your vehicle with this fully welded, corrosion-resistant trailer hitch receiver. Perfect for winches, spare tire carriers and more.Quality hitch and the excellent service all the way around I'm used to getting from etrailer over the years. Installed on my 2016 Sierra Denali 2500HD, note instructions say on first line down that it does not fit the Denali trim due to extensive fascia cutting required; actually it was quite simple with the aid of a 4-1/2" cutoff disk and a sawzall. Installation is much easier with two people. See attached pics for actual material removed, note the lower fascia need not be cut for the hitch to fit through the hole. Maybe more work to install than the Curt hitch, but well worth the additional ground clearance.
The hitch was easy to install. The only issue is who ever welded it put the front ring on and it's turned to one side. It functions fine but bothers my OCD.
Excellent well built receiver. The instructions however are a little misleading. The instructions refer to “Trimming the Facia” which sounds like a simple procedure when you actually must saw a square hole in the steel bumper. It takes some effort and know how. I wouldn’t attempt to install it if I didn’t have the proper tools and the ability to make things fit that don’t want to fit. Ask if I’d do it again? Most definitely.
Pete
8/31/2019
Just fine
Got the front mount hitch 65078 on time. Installed the next day. Installed in less that 2 hours on my 2013 GMC Sierra 2500. Was a perfect but very close/tight fit. Some bolts were a challenge to get in but all went in without any modifications.
Ronald
7/19/2019
Installed relatively easily but ended up selling the truck before I used it.
It fits perfectly. It extends far enough out to make it easy to slide in the hitch pin without crawling under the truck. It was exactly as described on your website. Great accurate review
Will K.
2/16/2022
It works perfectly and I am very satisfied with it. Thanks for assisting me with this.
Excellent product. Installed on a 2019 GMC HD3500 Denali. Required some cutting of the plastic and the sheet metal immediately behind the stock license plate location but the hitch fit very well and looks quite nice when completed. Requires some bending of top and bottom edges of the sheet metal in order to fit it through the 3.5" opening. Installs at a much more useable height than the Curt version. Used the Curt C31002 license plate holder and drilled an additional hole for the pin position so that the license plate does not stick out so far.
Great product and etrailer is great to work with. Product fit my vehicle just as they said it would. No drilling nessarry.
Ordered front receiver from etrailer and received producy very quickly . I will be using receiver for surf fishing rack.
I would recommend having a helper for installation.
This receiver from drawtite # 65078 fit my 2019 Silverado 2500 perfectly
Fit perfect on my 2017 GMC Denali 2500HD Duramax! Very minor trimming of the sheet metal behind the license plate. I cut the front plastic first, based on the directions using a dremel tool. Once i did that, it gave me access to the sheet metal behind to cut out. One that was done, the receiver fit in place and bolted down with out a hitch! No pun intended :)
Great product! Front hitch receiver is built and coated well. Installation took about an hour. Instructions were spot on. I will be using it to haul 2 electric bikes while I pull our 5th wheel camper.
The instructions were solid, but your installation video helped tremendously. Only challenge was measuring for the cutout, which is done on the less angled license plate holder, but still difficult to get accurate measurements. In your video where you point out that the cutout may not be enough on the top was true for me also as I had to remove an additional 1/8" in order for the bolts to align properly for re-installing. Also, using a 3/8" bit works on the less angled top holes, but probably should be a smaller long bit (1/8") on the bottom two holes and then enlarged because the larger bit wants to dance all over the angled surface that must be cut out ... no matter how level you try to keep the drill. I purchased the Draw-site to more easily allow carrying our bikes while towing our Airstream, which is not suited well for rear bike carriers.
Very well built hitch. Was disappointed I needed to do some touch up paint before installing but very happy with the hitch. Instillation went pretty smoothly and looks great.
Delivery was excellent and no damage. Item was well built. Can’t say it was as easy to put on as the video showed but we got it together and it looks very nice. We made a few adjustments and reattached the front license plate (photo). Has cleaner look. Added some special touches (photo). etrailer rocks again.
fit perfect on our 2019 Chevy 2500HD we have a surf rack mounted to it when we go to the beach
Excellent product. I recommend watching the YouTube installation videos. Because I installed this by myself, I recommend getting a little help.
Used to haul kayaks when towing fifth wheel, I had same set up on a older truck it works good. I have hauled this way thousands of miles it works very well.
Just finished install, by myself. Actual install about 15 min. after finding my tools etc... Fit and installation was a breeze, only shed a few drops of blood when the guide wires for feeding the interior bolts came off and poked my fingers. This is actually a record for me, I usually injure myself anytime I do anything!
Hitch fit perfectly, cut hole with a 4” hole saw, looks great. Looking forward to years of good use.
etrailer very informative ,product - hitch as described ..install was easy ,took me a little longer as i was on my back ,i am 65 years old and went in per their instructions..i am satisfied ,i would recommend this 65078 hitch from etrailer ... 2019 3500HD LTZ Silverado is what i installed it on.
Perfect fit and easy to install on my 2016 GMC 2500.
I really like this front hitch and it was not bad to install - most stressful part is measuring and cutting the hole for it.
Hitch is great but not made for a GMC SIERRA 3500HD DENALI. It says it fits all models, but the instructions specifically say not for a Denali HD due to extensive cutting of the fascia plate! Better off getting the Curt for the Denali versions of the Sierra 3500hd!
Chuck S.
3/6/2023
Perfect... Absolutely love it!
it took me 4 hours to install due to the poor hole alignment. after much jockying, jacking, prying and aligning holes with various tools, i got everything aligned and tightened. in the past i have found Draw-Tite products to be well made and fabricated. However i was very disappointed with the fabrication of this model. it also conflicted with the front bumper steel support structure which had to be pryed away to allow the hitch to fit. i followed the fascia cut-out instructions very closely, which did not indicate i had to remove the license plate support, but your video stated it is required, and the hitch alignment hole in the fascia had to be enlarged on top and bottom to get the hitch to fit thru without stressing the hitch out of alignment. lastly, the labels on the hitch are also upside down, not that it matters much for installation, but thought i would mention it.
Sierra K.
11/8/2021
Sorry for the difficult install. The license plate holder relocation or modification note is on page 2 of the instructions.
Put this on 2019 chevrolet silverado 3500. Went on good, needed my wife under vehicle to help me lift and push it in place, maybe a younger guy could do it on their own. Put a carrier on it and traveled around 2500 miles this past summer with a honda 3000 on front. No issues.
Thomas
1/12/2023
Still good for me. I leave carrier and Honda 3000 on all the time. Get a lot of compliments in campgrounds on it.
Trimming out fascia was most of the work. Bolts on easy. Makes maneuvering trailers in tight spots a whole lot easier.
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Oren S.
3/25/2020
One year later review: no changes to my original review, this hitch is rock solid! Have used it several times now to mount my Honda Grom while pulling the trailer while RVing off the back - very nice, quality product - O