Recommended Extra Long Ball Mount for F-150 To Tow with Tailgate Down
Question:
With my OEM 2inch receiver hitch, I tow a single axle utility trailer having a 4,000 lb total weight limit and a hardside pop up camper on a single axle with a 3,800 lb maximum wet weight with gear and water tanks filled up. I currently use a 12inch extender with a ball mount having the ball welded directly on top of the 2inch OD square tube. The extender and the ball mount give me 20inch plus or minus a 1/2 inch between the center of the hitch pin and the center of the ball. I need this amount of length in order to get my trucks tailgate down with either trailer hitched up. What I dont care for is the material degree of flex which comes with using the extension. Is there a straight 2inch ball mount with around 20inch from the hitch pin center to the center of the ball mount, and with around 3/4inch rise/2inch ? Seems like Id lose much of the flex eliminating the extender and Im already good with the relative loss of tongue weight/towed weigh capacity arising from using an extended ball mount, so no further loss there.
asked by: William B
Helpful Expert Reply:
For a long ball mount, we offer will be the BrophyBall Mount part # BM20 which measures 13-1/4" from the center of the hitch ball hole to the center of the hitch pin hole. It has a 10,000 lb weight capacity and it offers a 3/4" rise.
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Brophy Ball Mount for 2" Hitches - 3/4" Rise, 2" Drop - 13-1/4" Long - 10K
- Trailer Hitch Ball Mount
- Fixed Ball Mount
- No Ball
- 1 Inch Ball Hole Diameter
- Steel Shank - Gloss Black
- Drop - 2 Inch
- Rise - 0 Inch
- Fits 2 Inch Hitch
- 10000 lbs GTW
- Class IV
- Brophy
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