Gen-Y Hitch Phantom 2" Shank 9" Drop 1.2K TW 12K & Ball Mount

Video Transcript for Review of Gen-Y Hitch Trailer Hitch Ball Mount - Stowable Adjustable Ball Mount - GY48XR

Hi there. I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today we're gonna take a quick look at this GEN-Y Phantom Adjustable 2-Ball Mount with Stacked Receivers. This ball mount is going to slide right into your two inch by two inch trailer hitch receiver on your vehicle. It will need a standard 5/8 inch diameter hitch pin to keep it in place, prevent it from sliding out. You probably already have a hitch pin that will work for your other hitch-mounted accessories.

But if not, we do have lots of options available here at etrailer.com. We also have locking hitch locks available. And so if you want to add a little extra security, you can do that. And then here on the front we are going to have our dual-sided hitch ball. That's gonna provide a connection point for your trailer coupler.

So we've got a 2 inch ball, and a 2 and 5/16th inch ball. So that's going to allow us to tow trailers with different coupler sizes, whether you have a 2 inch ball coupler or a 2 and 5/16th inch ball coupler. That's going to add to the variety of trailers that you can tow. To switch the ball, if you're done towing a 2 inch ball coupler and you need to tow a 2 and 5/16th inch, you just pull out that pin, flip it over, get those holes lined up, pass the pin back through, and you're ready to go. So very easy to switch.

If you are gonna be towing multiple trailers, gives you lots of adjustability there so that you can accommodate those different size couplers. This is constructed of a powder coated heavy-duty steel. So it is going to resist corrosion and it's gonna provide us a gross towing weight capacity of 12,000 pounds. Of course, is the weight of your trailer plus the load included. It is going to then have a max tongue weight of 1,200 pounds.

That's the downward pressure on your hitch ball. You can see, we are gonna have these four stacked receiver tubes that are going to accept not only our included ball mount, but other 2 inch hitch-mounted accessories as well. They do include the one pin to get your accessories secured to the shanks, to your receiver tubes here. So whether you're using the ball mount, or you wanna take that out and put on bike rack, cargo carrier, that sort of thing, then you can use these for that as well. Having these stacked receiver tubes is going to give you a height adjustment. So if you are gonna be towing different kinds of trailers with different coupler heights, this is going to allow you to accommodate those, to make sure that they're gonna be able to ride level. So again, you just pull out that pin and adjust it to whatever height it is that you're gonna need. If we have it in its lowest setting here from the top edge of our shank, which is the top inside edge of your hitch receiver, down to the ball platform, which is about where your coupler is gonna sit, it's gonna give us a maximum drop of about 9 inches. When I measured it it was about 8 and 3/4 of an inch. So, just giving you a round measurement there, 9 inches. So, make sure that that's gonna work for your setup. If that's gonna be enough for you, if your coupler sits 9 inches lower than the top of your hitch, that will work really well for you. And then of course, we do have the three other options. Those move up in 2 and 1/2 inch increments there. Now technically, you can flip this over and use it in the rise position. If your coupler sat higher than your hitch, but that's going to really be difficult to then utilize our main feature of this which is its stow-able design. So when we're done towing we're ready to not use our ball mount anymore, we can simply pull out this back pin here and then this will stay installed into your hitch. And then you can simply rotate this around so that it's stowed back behind. That's gonna give you a nice clean look there. It's also going to help prevent hitting your shins on your hitch ball when you're not towing. So if you are gonna be getting to your truck bed, obviously it's going to make it much easier, much safer for you, to not have to worry about hitting your shins on those balls. So it is gonna be a nice, flush design there for you. Give you a few measurements on how this is going to fit. So from the center of our hitch pin hole there to the front edge of our shank, we're looking at, right about 4 and 3/4 of an inch just shy of 5 inches. The distance from the center of our hitch pin hole to the bottom of our receiver tubes here, it's going to be about 13 and 3/4 of an inch. The distance from the center of our hitch pin hole to the edge of our ball mount, so if we wanna keep this installed, that's going to be approximately 5 and 5/8 of an inch all the way back to here. So you could remove this, remove your ball mount, store it somewhere else, store it on the front here if you wanted to, and then you would just be dealing with the distance from your pinhole back, which is going to be approximately, we'll call it 1 and 1/2 inches, just a little over 1 and 1/2 inches. The clearance here between the bottom of your shank and the top of your receivers, is right about 1 and 3/8 of an inch. So of course your hitch receiver is gonna be taking up some of that room a bit. Just wanna make sure that you know how much clearance there is to make sure it's gonna work for your application. Then when you're ready to use your ball mount again, simply pull out that pin and you can rotate that forward again, I just dropped the pin clip here. So we'll put that in place. That's going to then allow us to use this to hook up to our trailer. One measurement, while we're in this extended position from the center of our pinhole to the center of our hitch ball, we're gonna be looking at right about 11 and 3/4 of an inch. So again, giving you all those measurements just to make sure that this is going to work for your setup. We do have other options with different number of receiver tubes, here. So, for different drops to accommodate those different trailers. So make sure that you're getting the right one that's gonna match your setup's needs. This is SAEJ 684 certified. So you can trust it is gonna do a good job for you. It's gonna hold up well, and get the job done. This made here in the USA. So, again, you can trust it's made to the high quality standards we've come to know and trust for products that are made here in the US. And GEN-Y does have a great reputation for building very solid products. This is no exception. It is a very solid ball mount for you. So you'll feel very confident once you handle it that this is gonna do a great job at towing your trailer for you. It also comes with a limited lifetime warranty. So if you we're to have any issues with it, you're more than welcome to reach out to us here at etrailer.com and we'll be happy to work with you, make sure you're getting good quality products, and having a good experience. I think this is gonna be a really nice quality, think it's gonna do a good job, and give you that option to stow it away when you're not using it. So that completes our look for today. Again, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Thanks for watching..