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Towing starter kit includes forged ball mount; 2-5/16" diameter, chrome-plated, pre-torqued hitch ball. Slides into 2-1/2" square trailer hitches.
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Hello everybody, this is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today, I'm gonna take a look at this Curt heavy duty forged ball mount with the 2 5/16 inch diameter ball for a 2 1/2 inch hitch. Has a 20,000 pound gross towing weight capacity. Now this ball mount with this attached hitch ball will let you hook up your trailer to your tow vehicle. A shank portion right here is what'll slide into your vehicle's 2 1/2 inch hitch receiver and up front, the hitch ball right here provides the connection point for your trailer's coupler. And as we mentioned, the ball size it's 2 5/16 diameter.
The ball mount will provide a drop or a rise to fit your application. It's an nice solid one-piece forged steel construction, uses corrosion resistant carbide black powder coat finish on it and then a chrome plating on the ball. Now, if you put it in the drop position, which would be this position, it'll get you a maximum drop of 8 inches. And that's from the top of the shank to the top of the ball platform. We mentioned if you flip this over and put it into your hitch, you'll get a rise, but you do need to make sure you remember you have to break this ball loose and switch that over also.
The rise it'll get you is a 6 1/2 inch maximum rise. The hitch ball does come installed and torqued to factory specs. We mentioned it's a corrosion-resistant chrome plating on it. Now to install this into hitch receiver, it will require a hitch pin and clip or a hitch lock to secure the ball mount to your hitch receiver, and that is not included. We do sell those separate on our website.
The hitch pin and clip which will go through the hole right here, the hole is 5/8 of an inch diameter. So if you already have a 5/8 inch diameter hitch pin it should work for you. And also we mentioned the hitch lock. If you want to actually lock this to your hitch so nobody would take it, we do sell those separately also Application again, it fits 2 1/2 inch by 2 1/2 trailer hitch receiver. Gross towing weight capacity is 20,000 pounds, tongue weight capacity of 2000 pounds.
One note I do wanna mention that if you do use this in the rise position where you flip it over, the capacities will change to a gross towing weight of 16,000 pounds or a tongue weight of 1600 pounds. But that should do it for the review on the Curt heavy duty forged ball mount with the 2 5/16 diameter ball for a 2 1/2 inch hitch..
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (355 Customer Reviews)
Towing starter kit includes forged ball mount; 2-5/16" diameter, chrome-plated, pre-torqued hitch ball. Slides into 2-1/2" square trailer hitches.This heavy duty trailer 8” drophitch with locking pin is amazing. A solid steel construction with no welds is very well made. This hitch fits into my 2 1/2” 10,000# rated receiver and won’t have any problem pulling my car trailer loaded with a Jeep and other items.
Arrived on time and ball hitch was as advertised. All good!
Just what I need to pull my trailer!
Heavy duty and ball mounted saves me the hassle. The new F350’s are taller and had to make adjustments for the cargo trailer and 5th wheel. I can count on etrailer to have what I need.
I tried twice to get this hitch and ball from [online vendor]. Twice the shipment was lost and I had to get a refund. Shipment from etrailer is right the first time and arrived quickly. Plus, since the ball is already torqued on the ball mount, I don't need to by a large socket.
Product was excellent unfortunately wrong size hitch 2 1/2 inch not 2 inch as on car. Service excellent exchanged no questions.
Very stout hitch!! Nice fit and looks badass on my dually. This hitch is heavy and heavy duty. Would buy again but won’t need to…….it will last forever. You won’t be disappointed.
We’ve already installed it and hitched up the horse trailer. Works great for my needs. Half the weight of the much heavier weight distribution system we had been using (and will continue to use for Interstate travel). Hook up was fast and easy.
This thing is a beast.
As for etrailer, as always, super fast shipping and no complaints.
Arrived sooner than expected. A very sturdy hitch with pin. I especially appreciate having the rounded edges where we frequently walk at the back of the SUV. 4" drop is correct to match my truck and trailer hitch height on my Subaru Ascent.
Very solid and heavy duty ball mount. Added benefit of being able to buy the ball already secured to the mount. Could not find the 6” drop mount, especially for 2.5” receivers, at local stores. etrailer has it all and ships fast!
Awesome heavy duty ball mount. Used it about 15 times before it was stolen off the back of my truck. Indestructible and great value for the $$.
Everything ordered and received was exactly as described. Everything was received in excellent condition and really quickly. Thank you etrailer team for the excellent service!
Joshua K, the Customer Service Rep with whom I called in and spoke with gets a bazillion stars. The online description doesn’t include if it is qualified to give rise or not.
Josh checked through the product description and figured I could remove the ball, invert it (and recalibrate) and get 5“ of rise. Josh assured me after checking my zipcode that even when selecting free shipping I would have it by the weekend. I ordered on Tuesday morning and it arrived Thursday - 2 days later!
I unpacked the box and was pleased to read that it is qualified for 5“ rise. Very assuring since I wasn’t sure and trailering can be stressful as is.
I really appreciate Joshua K’s customer service. Thanks for making this an efficient and pleasant experience!
For years ive had the 2 inch version and it has been the best hitch ive ever used. My new truck came with a 2 1/2 receiver so i upgraded instead of using the adapter and i am pleased so far. Exactly what i had expected, great product.
Sold Steel Alternative! Heavy!!!
Seems really well built and should take all the abuse I plan on throwing at it. And as always with etrailer sipping was super fast.
Working as described. Pull 14000 at least with it.
The two pieces don’t fit. I will have to adjust to make it work
Solid design, and works well for what I need!
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Dave
3/9/2024
Still working good after a year!