Convert-A-Ball Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - AMSC2HD Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing part number AMSC 2HD. This is a Convert-A-Ball Cushioned Ball Mount for 2-Inch Hitches. This is cushioned to help protect the tow vehicle's drive line and hitch assembly, as well as the trailer's contents. Here on the inside of our shank is a polyurethane interior that acts a shock absorber, which is really going to help reduce bounce and vibration. This ball mount will function in the drop or the rise position. It's constructed of a double-laminated powder-coated steel and the finish on this ball mount is really going to help it stand up well against rust and corrosion. It does fit into a 2" by 2" square trailer hitch receiver. more

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3/19/2014 10:57:16 AM

Hidden Hitch Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - 80240 Review- Video

Today we're going to be reviewing part number 80240. This is the hidden hitch ball mount, rated at 6000 pounds. This bar mount does feature an angled cut here on the back of the shank which is going to allow it's easily slide into the receiver tube of our hitch. It is going to to fit a two inch by two inch receiver style hitch. When choosing a hitch ball or an accessory that does have a shank that mounts into the ball hole, you want to make sure that the shank of that accessory does not exceed one inch because that's the diameter that we have to work with here at our ball hole. A couple of other measurements that I'd like to over with you, the measurement from the center of hitch pinhole to the center of our ball hole is going to measure ten and one quarter of an inch. From the center if the hitch pinhole to the upright portion here, it's going to measure right at five inches. more

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3/19/2014 10:25:59 AM

Convert-A-Ball Ball Mount with 2 Inch Drop Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we'll be test fitting a Convert-A-Ball cushion ball mount for 2-inch hitches. With a 3/4-inch rise or 2-inch drop, rated at ten-thousand pounds, part number AMSC2. Before we begin our test fit, we will first obtain the hitch height of our vehicle. This is the measurement from the ground, to the inside top of the receiver tube. We'll get a measurement of about 23-1/4 of an inch. Keep in mind, this measurement may vary, due to tire size, hitch style, or other market accessories. more

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3/17/2014 1:16:58 PM

Convert-A-Ball Heavy Duty Ball Mount with 2 Inch Drop Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we'll be test fitting the Convert-A-Ball cushion ball mount for 2-inch hitches. With a 1-inch rise, or 2-inch drop, rated at 14-thousand pounds, part number AMSC2HD. Before we begin our test fit, we will first obtain the hitch height of our vehicle. This is the measurement from the ground, to the inside top of the receiver tube. We'll get a measurement of about 23-1/4 of an inch. Keep in mind, this measurement may vary, due to tire size, hitch style, or other inaudible 00:00:27 market accessories. We'll begin our test fit in the drop position, by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. more

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3/17/2014 1:16:24 PM

Convert-A-Ball Heavy Duty Ball Mount with 2 Inch Drop Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, we'll be test fitting the Convert-A-Ball Cushioned Ball Mount for 2" Hitches, with a 1" Rise or a 2" Drop, rated at 14,000 lbs. Its part number is AMSC2HD. We'll begin our test fit by getting our hitch height. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top edge of our receiver tube. Our hitch height on this vehicle is about 20-1/4". We'll go ahead and install our ball mount in the drop position. We'll slide the shank of the ball mount into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the pin holes, slide through our pin, and secure it with a clip. Our measurement from the ground to the top of the ball platform is about 18-1/4". more

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3/14/2014 11:48:01 AM

Curt Tri-Ball Mount Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we'll be test fitting the Curt tri-ball mount for 2-inch hitches, part number C45001. Before we begin our test fit, we will first obtain the hitch height of our vehicle. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top of the receiver tube. We'll get a measurement of about 23-1/4 of an inch. Keep in mind, this measurement may vary, due to tire size, hitch style, or other after market accessories. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. more

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3/13/2014 5:02:17 PM

Convert-A-Ball Ball Mount with 8 Inch Drop Review - 2013 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban, we'll be test fitting a Convert-A-Ball cushion ball mount for 2-inch hitches, part number AMSC8. Before we begin our test fit, we will first obtain the hitch height of our vehicle. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top of the receiver tube. We'll get a measurement of about 23-1/4 of an inch. Keep in mind, this measurement vay vary, due to tire size, hitch style, or other market accessories. We'll begin our test fit in the drop position, by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. more

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3/13/2014 5:00:10 PM

Convert-A-Ball Ball Mount with 8 Inch Drop Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video

Speaker: Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition we're going to be test-fitting the Convert-A-Ball Cushioned Mount 2" Hitches with a 6 3/4" rise or an 8" drop it's rated at a 10,000 lbs. towing capacity, Part No. AMSC8. We'll first want to get our hitch height, this is going to be the measurement from the ground to the end side of the upper edge of our receiver tube. As you can see here, our measurement's about 20 1/4". To install our ball mount we'll slide the shank of the ball mount into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, slide through our pin and secure it with our clip. As you can see with it in the drop position our ball platform's about 12 1/4" above the ground. If this matches your trailer's coupler height this would be a good fit for you. We'll now flip it into the rise position. more

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3/11/2014 12:48:22 PM

Curt Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - C45342 Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing part number C45342. This is the CURT heavy-duty forged ball mount for two-inch trailer hitches, rated at 17,000 pounds. This ball mount is going to let you hook up your trailer to your tow vehicle. The shank is the portion that slides into the vehicle's hitch receiver. And then your ball platform is going to provide a great mounting point for your hitch ball, which is sold separately. Now, when choosing that accessory, you want to make sure that the shank of the hitch ball does not exceed our ball hole diameter of this mount, which in this case is going to measure 1-1/4 of an inch. This mount is made from a solid, one-piece forged steel construction. more

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3/10/2014 8:32:26 AM

Draw-Tite Ball Mount Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, we're going to be test fitting the Draw-Tite ball mount, with a 3/4 inch rise, or 2-inch drop, with a 7500-pound towing capacity. It's part number is 2923. We will first get our hitch height measurement. This is the measurement from the ground to the upper edge of the inside tube of our hitch. As you can see here, it's about 20-1/4 inches. To install our ball mount, we'll first slide the shank of the ball mount into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, slide in our pin, and secure it with the clip. more

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3/4/2014 9:48:54 AM

Convert-A-Ball Ball Mount with 2 Inch Drop Review - 2014 Ford Expedition- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Expedition, we're going to be test fitting the Convert A Ball Cushioned Ball Mount for 2-inch hitches with a 3/4-inch rise or a 2-inch drop and a 10,000-pound weight capacity. It's part number is AMSC2. The first thing we're going to do is get the hitch height of our vehicle. This is going to be the measurement from the ground to the inside top edge of our receiver tube. In our case, it's 20-1/4 inches. This will vary depending on tires and suspension. We're now ready to install our ball mount. We're going to do this by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the receiver tube of our hitch. more

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3/4/2014 9:47:32 AM

Curt Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - C45341 Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing part number C45341. This is the Curt Heavy Duty Forged Ball Mount for 2" hitches rated at 17,000 pounds. This ball mount is going to let you hook up your trailer to your tow vehicle. The shank is the portion that slides into the vehicle's hitch receiver and then your ball platform is going to provide a good mounting point for your hitch ball, which is sold separately. In choosing your hitch ball, you want to make sure that the shank of your hitch ball does not exceed the ball hole diameter, which for this mount is 1 1/4". This is a solid, one-piece forged steel construction. So, the only hollow points are where your hitch ball go and where the hitch pin and clip go, has a nice solid shank, no welds, just a nice solid one-piece heavy duty mount. It also has a corrosion resistant carbide black powder coat finish. more

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3/3/2014 8:54:56 AM

Convert-A-Ball Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - AMSC6HD Review- Video

Today well be reviewing part number AMSC6HD, this is the Covert-A-Ball Cushion Ball Mount for 2 inch hitches, rated at 14,000 pounds. The Cushion feature is developed to protect the tow vehicles drive line and hitch assembly as well as the trailers contents. Has a polyurethane interior that access a shock absorber. This ball mount will function in the drop position or in the rise position, all you need to do is flip it over and reinstall your 5/8 inch pin and clip, which is sold separately. You can also refer to this ball mounts product page, under related items to view the hitch pin and clip or hitch pin and lock or go to etrailer.com and type in part number PC3, in order for you this 5/8 inch pin that comes with the clip. That is does slide into 2 inch by 2 inch trailer receiver. Its constructed of a double laminated powder coated steel. more

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2/25/2014 4:11:20 PM

Draw-Tite Ball Mount Review - 2013 Chervolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevy Suburban we'll be test fitting the draw type ball mount with a 3/4" rise or 2" drop, rated at 7500 lbs., part no. 2923. Before we begin our test fit, we will firstly obtain the hitch height of our vehicle. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top of the receiver tube. We'll get a measurement of about 23-1/4". Keep in mind, this measurement may vary due to tire size, hitch style, or other after market accessories. We'll now begin our test fit in a drop position by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. more

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2/24/2014 10:37:09 AM

Curt Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - C45340 Review- Video

Today we're going to be reviewing part #C45340. This is the Curt Heavy Duty Forged Ball Mount for 2" hitches. This ball mount is going to let you hook up your trailer to your tow vehicle. The shank will slide into your vehicle's hitch receiver and then the ball platform is going to provide a good mounting point for your hitch ball, which is sold separately.Now when choosing the hitch ball you want to make sure that it does not exceed the ball hole diameter, which in this case, with this ball mount, is 1-1/4".This is made from a solid one piece forged steel construction, so it's a nice solid shank, no welds. The only hollow points are where your ball mount is going to go and for the hitch pin and clip or hitch pin and lock. It has a really nice corrosion resistant carbide black powder coat finish and both the drop and rise positions are available to help ensure level towing. This mount is going to provide us with an overall length of 12-3/4". more

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2/21/2014 12:09:45 PM

Wallace Forge Pintle Hitch - Pintle Hook - Ball Combo - DPR2516 Review- Video

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2/20/2014 7:37:01 AM

Curt Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - C45571 Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing Part Number C45571. This is the Curt Class 2 Euro Style Draw Bar with a 1-7/8 inch ball. It's going to provide a rise of 2-5/8 of an inch, and it's rated at 3,500 pounds. The European style ball mount features a permanently attached hitch ball. It's made from a sturdy steel construction, has a nice solid shank here on the back side of the mount. It does have a corrosion resistant design with a chrome plated ball and the durable carbide black powder coat finish on the ball mount. This goes through a high quality manufacturing process. more

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2/12/2014 11:23:17 AM

Curt Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - C45552 Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing Part Number C45552. This is the curt Class 2 Euro Style Draw Bar with a 2 inch hitch ball. It's going to provide a rise of 3/4 of an inch rated at 3,500 pounds. The European style ball mount features a permanently attached hitch ball. It's made from a sturdy steel construction providing a nice solid shank here on the back of our mount. It does have a corrosion resistant design with a chrome plated ball and a durable carbide black powder coat finish on the ball mount. It also goes through a high quality manufacturing process. more

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2/12/2014 11:22:48 AM

Curt Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - C45582 Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing part number C45582, this is a Curt Class 2 Euro Style Draw Bar with a 2 inch ball. Provides a 3-1/4 inch drop and it's rated at 3,500 pounds. The European style ball mount features a permanently attached hitched ball. It's made from a sturdy steel construction, providing a nice solid shank here on the back side. This does have a corrosion resistant design because of the chrome plated ball and the durable carbide black powder coat finish on the ball mount. It goes through a high quality, manufacturing process. more

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2/11/2014 9:06:06 AM

Curt Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - C45581 Review- Video

Today, we'll be reviewing part number C45581. This is the Curt Class II Euro Style Drawbar with a 1-7/8-inch ball. It's going to provide a 3-1/4-inch drop, and it's rated at 3500 pounds. The European style ball mount features a permanently attached hitch ball, has a really nice sturdy steel construction with a nice solid shank here on the back side of our mount. This does have a corrosion resistant design with a chrome-plated hitch ball and a durable carbide black powder coat finish on the ball mount. This goes through a high quality manufacturing process. It's CNC machined for strong consistent cuts and welds, and it goes through a 7-stage washing method that's going to ensure smooth, clean surfacing.Keep in mind that the drawbar can only be used in the drop position. A hitch pin and clip or a hitch pin and lock is required and sold separately. more

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2/11/2014 9:05:44 AM

Curt Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - C45572 Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing part number C45572. This is the Curt Class II Euro Style Drawbar with a 2 inch ball. It's going to provide a 2 and 5/8th inch rise, and it's rated at 3,500 pounds. The European style ball mount features a permanently attached hitch ball. It's made from a sturdy steel construction. It has a nice solid shank here on the back side of the mount. more

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2/11/2014 9:05:23 AM

Curt Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - C45022 Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing part number C45022. This is the Curt Class One Draw Bar with a two and five-eight inch rise or a three and one quarter inch drop it's rated at 2,000 pounds. This is made from a sturdy steel construction. Here on the backside you will notice that we do have a hollow shank. It's corrosion-resistant because it's a black gloss powder coat finish. It also goes through a high quality manufacturing process. more

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2/11/2014 9:05:02 AM

Curt Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - C45016 Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing part number C45016. This is the Curt Class One or Class Two Draw Bar. It's going to provide a two and five eighth inch rise or a three and one quarter inch drop and it's rated at 3500 pounds. This is made from a sturdy steel construction providing a nice solid shank here on the back side. It is corrosion-resistant due to the black gloss powder coat finish. It goes through a high quality manufacturing process. more

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2/11/2014 9:04:37 AM

Draw-Tite Ball Mount Review - 2013 Toyota RAV4- Video

Today on our 2013 Toyota Rav4, we will be test fitting the Draw Tite Ball Mount with a 3/4 inch rise or 2 inch drop with a capacity of 7500 lbs., Part #2923. We will begin out test fit by getting our hitch height, this is the measurement from ground to the inside top edge of our receiver tube. So our Rav4's hitch height is about 13 inches. We will now take our ball mount install it in the drop position being sure to line up our pin holes and securing it with a pin and clip. We will not take a measurement from the ground to the top of our ball platform and this will be around 11 inches. Make sure to measure your trailer height when your trailer is level. Measure from the ground to the bottom of the coupler. If your measurement matches ours, this would be a correct fit for you. We will now turn our ball mount to the rise position. more

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2/5/2014 12:33:56 PM

Curt Tri-Ball Mount Review - 2013 Toyota RAV4- Video

Today on our 2013 Toyota Rav4 we will be test fitting the Curt Tri-Ball Mount Hollow 2" Shank, Part #C45001. To begin our test fit, we'll measure our hitch height from the ground to the inside of the top receiver tube of our hitch. Our measurement here is about 13 inches. We will slide the shank of the ball mount into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, slide through our pin and secure it with a clip. When installed, the height of our ball mount will be equal to our hitch height. Make sure to measure your trailer height when your trailer is level. Measure from the ground to the bottom of the coupler. If your measurement matches ours, this would be a correct fit for you. By removing our pin and clip, we can rotate to the left exposing our inch and 7/8 inch ball. more

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2/5/2014 9:28:19 AM

Convert-A-Ball Ball Mount with 2 Inch Drop Review - 2013 Toyota RAV4- Video

Today on our 2013 Toyota RAV4, we will be test fitting the Convert-a-Ball cushion ball mount for two inch hitches with three-quarter inch rise, two inch drop and a 10,000 pound towing capacity, part number amsc2. We will begin our test fit by getting our hitch height. This measurement is from the ground to the inside top edge of our receiver tube. It's about 13 inches. We'll install the ball mount In the drop position, sliding the shank of the ball mount into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pin holes and secure it with a pin and clip. To get our measurement, we'll measure from the ground to the top of the ball platform. It's about 11 inches. Make sure to measure your trailer height when your trailer is level. more

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2/5/2014 9:28:01 AM

Curt Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - C45562 Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing part number C45562. This is the Curt Class II Euro Style Drawbar with a 2" Ball, 3-1/8" Rise, and it's rated at 3,500 lbs. Now this is designed to fit your 1-1/4" x 1-1/4" trailer hitch receiver. The European-style ball mount features a permanently attached hitch ball, has a nice sturdy steel construction, and it also has a corrosion-resistant design with a chrome-plated ball, and the durable, carbide black powder coat finish on the ball mount itself. You can see that this is a nice solid piece. The only hollow-point is where your hitch pin would go. How it works, is you would slide this into the receiver tube of your hitch, line up your pin hole, and then you'd install your 1/2" pin and clip, or hitch pin and lock. Those items are sold separately and can be found on our website on this products product page, under related items. It also has a high-quality manufacturing process. more

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2/4/2014 10:39:25 AM

Curt Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - C45561 Review- Video

Speaker: Today we'll be reviewing Part No. C45561, this is the Curt Class 2 Euro Style Draw Bar with 1 7/8 hitch ball providing the the 3 1/8 inch rise is rated at 3500 lbs. The European-style ball mount features permanently attached hitch ball, has a really nice sturdy steel construction. The only hollow point on this mount is where your hitch pin goes through the hitch pinhole. Has a solid shank here on the back side. How this works is you slide this in to the receiver tube of your hitch, you then line up your hitch pinhole and secure it with a hitch pin and clip or a hitch pin and lock. Those are required but they're sold separately. You can refer to this product's page under related items to view those products. more

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2/4/2014 10:38:50 AM

Curt Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - C45520 Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing part number C45520. This is the Curt Class 2 draw bar with a 3 1/8 inch rise, 9 1/4 inches long rated at 3,500 pounds. This is made from a sturdy steel construction. It's also corrosion resistant with a black gloss powder coat finish. It has a high quality manufacturing process. It's CNC machined for strong consistent cuts and welds, and it goes through a seven stage washing method that delivers smooth clean surfacing. Keep in mind that when using this product the draw bar can be used in the rise position only so that's in this position here. more

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2/4/2014 10:38:13 AM

Draw-Tite Ball Mounts - Fixed Ball Mount - 36051 Review- Video

Today well be reviewing part number 36051. This is the Draw Tite Class II drawbar with a 5/8th inch rise or 1 and inch drop. Its rated at 3500 pounds with a gross trailer weight and up to 300 pounds when it comes to the maximum towing weight capacity. What you would do is you would slide the shank of your mount into the receiver tube of your hitch and line up your pin hole. Then you would secure it by using the included hitch pin and clip, so that product is included. This is going to use a ball with a inch shank diameter. We have about inches of diameter here at our hitch ball hole. more

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2/4/2014 10:35:32 AM

B and W Ball Mounts - Adjustable Ball Mount - BWTS10048C Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing part number BWTS10048C. This is the B and W Tow and Stow 3-Ball Mount. This is designed to fit a 2 x 2 inch trailer hitch. If were at a 5- inch drop with a drop with a 5 1/2 inch rise and its rated at 10,000 pounds. This ball mount with a built in hitch ball lets you hook up your trailer to your tow vehicle. The shank slides into the receiver tube of your hitch, and then the hitch balls provide good connection points for your trailer coupler. more

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1/31/2014 8:42:09 AM

B and W Ball Mounts - Adjustable Ball Mount - BWTS10037C Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing part number BWTS10037C. This is the B and W tow and stow two ball mount for a two inch trailer hitch. It's going to provide a five inch drop or five and a half inch rise rated at 10,000 pounds. This ball mount with the built in hitch balls is going to let you hook up your trailer to your tow vehicle. The shank simply slides into the receiver tube of your hitch and then the hitch balls provide great connection points for your trailer coupler. An additional feature of this ball mount is that it has a stowed design. In order to take advantage of that, we need to make sure that our hitch balls are in this position and then we can pull the two pins here on the back, flip this over to a stowed position, reinsert our pins and clips to secure it and then it gives us that nice flushed design at the back of our vehicle that we are looking for and it takes our mounting platform out of the way. This is also fully adjustable and it moves an increments of one inch so you can adjust it to best suite your towing application. Once you have it to the desired height, you can then reinsert the pins and secure them with the clips on the other side. more

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1/31/2014 8:41:18 AM

Fastway Ball Mounts - Adjustable Ball Mount - DTALBM6600-3S Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing part number DTALBM6600-3S. This is the Diversi-Tech self-locking adjustable aluminum ball mount with 3 stainless hitch balls, providing a 6 inch drop or 7 inch rise rated at 10,000 pounds. It also has a nice convenient hitch ball carrying bag. It's going to carry 2 out of the 3 hitch balls when not in use. That's easily going to store under your seat, in your trunk, or even in a nice place in your garage. The adjustable ball mount makes it easy for you to haul different trailers. The ball height does adjust in increments of 1 inch, so that you can easily switch between trailers with different tongue heights. more

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1/29/2014 10:05:48 AM

Curt Tri-Ball Mount Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we'll be test-fitting the Curt Tri-Ball Mount for 2 inch hitches, Part Number C45001. This tri-ball mount is a great alternative to purchasing different sized ball mounts for your different styles of trailers. We'll start off our test-fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. We'll then secure it with a pin and clip. Now since this ball mount has no drop or rise, if your vehicle's hitch height matches your trailer ride height, this ball mount would be appropriate for you. With the ball mount in this position, the 2 and 5/16ths inch ball is at the top. more

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1/27/2014 4:12:58 PM

MaxxTow Ball Mount Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we'll be test fitting the MaxxTow Ball Mount with a 2" Accessory Receiver for 2" Hitches, with a 2-1/4" drop, rated at 5,000 lbs., part number MT70066. Before we begin our test fit, we'll first need to obtain the hitch height of our vehicle. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top of the receiver tube. We'll get a measurement of about 20-1/2". Keep in mind, this measurement may vary, due to tire size, hitch style, or other after-market accessories. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. We'll then secure it with the pin and clip. Now, this ball mount is a great way to haul a bike rack or a cargo carrier while towing a small boat or trailer. more

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1/27/2014 11:39:35 AM

MaxxTow Adjustable-Height Ball Mount Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we'll be test fitting the Maxxtow Adjustable Height Ball Mount for Two Inch Hitches with a 10 inch drop or an 8 inch rise rated at 5000 pounds, Part Number MT70067. Before we begin our test fit, we'll first need to obtain the hitch height of our vehicle. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top of the receiver tube. We'll get a measurement of about 20 1/2 inches. Keep in mind this measurement may vary due to tire size, hitch style or other after-market accessories. We'll begin our test fit in the drop position by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. We'll then line up the pinholes and secure it with the pin and clip. more

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1/27/2014 11:39:22 AM

Draw-Tite Ball Mount Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer, we'll be test fitting the Draw Tite Ball Mount with a 3/4 inch rise or 2 inch drop rated at 7,500 pounds, part number 2923. Before we begin our test fit, we'll first need to obtain the hitch height of our vehicle. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top of the receiver tube. we'll get a measurement of about 20 1/2 inches. Keep in mind this measurement may vary due to tar size, hitch style or other after market accessories. We'll nor begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. Once secured with the pin and clip, we'll go ahead and measure from the ground to the top of the ball platform, getting a measurement of about 18 1/4 of an inch. Now if your vehicle's hitch height matches ours and your trailer's right height matches this measurement, this should be an appropriate ball mount for you. We can now flip the ball mount over into the rise position and again measure from the ground to the top of the ball platform and this position, this measurement if about 21 1/2 inches. Again, if your trailer's right height matches this measurement, this should be an appropriate ball mount for you. And that would complete today's test fit for the Draw Tite Ball Mount, part number 2923 on our 2014 Ford Explorer. . more

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1/27/2014 10:23:59 AM

Convert-A-Ball Ball Mount with 2 Inch Drop Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we'll be test fitting the Convert-A-Ball Cushioned Ball Mount for 2 inch hitches with a 3/4 inch rise or 2 inch drop rated at 10,000 pounds, part number AMSC2. Before we begin our test fit, we'll first need to obtain the hitch height of our vehicle. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top of the receiver tube. We'll get a measurement of about 20 1/2 inches. Keep in mind this measurement may vary due to tire size, hitch style, or other aftermarket accessories. In the drop position we'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. We'll then secure it with the pin and clip. more

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1/27/2014 9:39:51 AM

Convert-A-Ball Heavy Duty Ball Mount with 2 Inch Drop Review - 2014 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we'll be test fitting the Convert-A-Ball Cushioned Ball Mount for 2 inch hitches with a 1 inch rise or 2 inch drop rated at 14,000 pounds, part number AMSC2HD. Before we begin our test fit we'll first need to obtain the hitch height of our vehicle. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top of the receiver tube. We'll get a measurement of about 20 1/2 inches. Keep in mind this measurement may vary due to tire size, hitch style, or other aftermarket accessories. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount in the drop position and securing it with the pin and clip. We'll now go ahead and measure from the ground to the top of the ball platform getting a measurement of about 19 inches. more

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1/27/2014 9:39:47 AM

Fastway Ball Mounts - Adjustable Ball Mount - DTSTBM6600-3S Review- Video

Today we'll be reviewing part number DTSTBM6600-3S. This is the Solid Toe Adjustable Aluminum Ball Mount with 3 Stainless Hitch Balls providing a six inch drop or a seven inch rise rated at 10,000 pounds. The adjustable ball mount makes it easy for you to hold different trailers. The ball height does adjust in increments of one inch so you can easily switch between trailers with a different tongue heights. The ball platform with a threaded post accepts any of the three included different size balls. To take advantage of that, what we need to do is use the included Allen key to loosen up our Allen bolt here at the base. more

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1/23/2014 10:00:35 AM

Resse Titan Ball Mount Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 we'll be test fitting the Reese Titan ball mount for two and half inch receivers with a three and a half inch rise or a five inch drop. Part number 45123. To begin our test fit we'll first get our hitch height measurement. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top edge of our receiver tube. We have a measurement of twenty one inches. Keep in mind that this measurement may vary depending on tire size, hitch style, or after-market accessories. We'll take our ball mount and install it in the draw position first. more

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1/16/2014 4:13:31 PM

Diversi-Tech Self-Locking Ball Mount Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, we'll be test fitting the DiversiTech Self-Locking, Adjustable, Aluminum Ball Mount with 2 chrome balls, an 8" drop, and a 9" rise, rated at 10,000 pounds. Part #DTALBM6825. To help provide some extra padding for our knees when working on a hard surface, we'll be using the TruxMat, all-purpose utility mat. This mat is available and sold separately with part #TX1705064. We'll begin our test fit by first getting our hitch height. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top edge of our receiver tube. We have a measurement of 21". Please keep in mind that this measurement may vary depending on tire size, hitch style, or after-market accessories. more

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1/16/2014 10:55:53 AM

Convert-A-Ball Ball Mount Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 we'll be test fitting the Convert-A-Ball Cushion Ball Mount for 2 and a half inch hitches with a 3 inch rise or a 4 inch drop rated at 18,000 pounds, Part Number AMSCV-4. To provide some extra padding between our knees and the hard surface, we'll also be using the truck's mat, All Purpose Utility Mat, Part Number TX1705064. We'll begin our test fit by first getting our hitch height. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top edge of our receiver tube. We have a hitch height measurement of 21 inches. Now keep in mind that this measurement may vary depending on tire size, hitch style or after market accessories. We'll grab our ball mount and slide the shank into the receiver tube of our hitch. more

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1/16/2014 10:53:02 AM

Reese Tri-Ball Mount Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, we'll be testing fitting the Reese tri ball mount for 2 1/2 inch hitches. Part number 45325. To begin our test fit, we'll first get our hitch height measurement. This is the measurement to the inside top edge of our receiver tube. We have a measurement of 21 inches. Keep in mind that this measurement may vary depending on tire size, hitch style or after market accessories. more

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1/15/2014 2:27:00 PM

Reese Titan Ball Mount Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, we'll be test fitting the Reese Titan Ball Mount for 2-1/2 inch receivers with a 3-1/2 inch Rise or 5 inch Drop, graded at 18,000 pounds part number RP45323. To begin our test fit we'll first get our hitch height measurement. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top edge of our receiver tube. We have a measurement of 21 inches. Keep in my that this measurement may vary depending on tire size, hitch style or after market accessories. We'll install our ball mount in the drop position first, sliding the shank of the ball mount into the receiver tube of the hitch. We line up the pinhole and install our pin and clip which is sold separately. more

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1/15/2014 2:23:50 PM

etrailer.com Ball Mount Kit Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video

Today, on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, we'll be test fitting the etrailer.com Ball Mount Kit for 2-1/2-inch hitches with a 3-1/2-inch rise or a 5-inch drop, part number EBMK25518. We'll begin our test fit by first getting our hitch height. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top edge of our receiver tube. We have a hitch height measurement of 21 inches. Please keep in mind that this measurement may vary due to tire size, hitch style, or after market accessories. We'll take the ball mount out of our bag and slide the shank into the receiver tube of our hitch, mounting it in the drop position. We'll line up the pin holes, and then, we'll install our pin and clip, which is not included. We'll measure from the ground to the top of our ball platform and get a measurement of 16 inches. more

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1/15/2014 2:17:34 PM

etrailer.com Ball Mount Kit Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 EBMK25318- Video

Today, on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, well be test fitting the etrailer.com ball mount kit for 2-inch hitches with 1-inch rise, or a 3-inch drop rated at 18,000 lbs. Part number EBMK25318.This kit includes a ball mount, a 2-5/16-inch ball, and an etrailer.com ball mount bag. Well begin our test fit by obtaining our hitch height. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top edge of our receiver tube, and we have a hitch height of 21 inches. Please keep in mind that this measurement may vary due to tire size, hitch style or after-market accessories.Now, well take our ball mount and slide the shank of our ball mount into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the pinhole and insert our pin and clip, which is sold separately. more

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1/15/2014 2:13:27 PM

Convert-A-Ball Ball Mount Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 AMSCV-2- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 we'll be test-fitting the Convertiball cushion ball-mount for 2.5 inch hitches with a .75 inch rise or a 2 inch drop rated at 1800 pounds, part number AMSCV-2. We'll begin our test-fit by first getting our hitch height. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top edge of our receiver tube. We have a hitch height measurement of 21 inches. Keep in mind that this measurement may vary depending on tire size, hitch style, or after-market accessories. We'll now take our ball-mount and install it in the drop position. We'll slide the shank of our mount into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and install our pin and clip which is sold separately. We'll take a measurement from the ground to the top of our ball platform and get a measurement of 19 inches. When measuring your trailer ride height you want to do so when your trailer is level. more

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1/14/2014 11:01:12 AM

Convert-A-Ball HD Ball Mount with 2 Inch Drop Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado-2500- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Series, we'll be test fitting the Convert-A-Ball Cushion Ball Mount for 2-inch hitches with a 1-inch rise or a 2-inch drop, rated at 14,000 pounds, part number AMSC2HD. Before we begin our test fit, we need to first insert our hitch adapter to convert it from a class 5 to a class 3 hitch. We'll then get our hitch height, which is a measurement from the ground to the inside top edge of our receiver tube. Our hitch height measurement is 20-3/4 inches. Please keep in mind that this measurement may vary depending on tire size, hitch style, or after market accessories. We'll now take our ball mount and install it in the drop position first. We'll slide the shank of the ball mount into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up all our pin holes, and insert our pin and clip. We'll measure from the ground to the top of our ball platform and get a measurement of 19 inches. more

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1/14/2014 11:00:35 AM

Andersen Rapid Hitch Ball Mount Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 will be test fit in the Rapid Hitch Adjustable Aluminum Ball Mount Kit with two chrome balls with the 5 1/2 inch drop, part number AM3410. This ball mount will adjust in increments of 1 inch up to a 5 1/2 inch drop and a 6 1/2 inch rise. To begin our test fit well first need to install our sleeve adapter in to the receiver tube of our hitch to convert our hitch from a class 5 to the class 3. Now well need to obtain our hitch height. This is the measurement from the ground to the inside top edge of our receiver tube. Our hitch height measurement is 20 3/4 inches. Keep in mind that this measurement may vary depending on tire size, hitch style or aftermarket accessories. Well take our ball mount and install it in the drop position first. more

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1/14/2014 10:41:46 AM

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