Multi Adjustable Drop Hitch

[Chili Palmer]

Anybody got one they want to get rid of?

 

[Boat 405]

Yep, right here. Lightly used, a few minors scratches that will easily buff out. :rolleyes

 

[pipemn]

What caused such a catastrophic failure?it obviously was defective!!!!:champagne:

 

[Sbarry]

Whoa!

 

[Stainless]

Yep, right here. Lightly used, a few minors scratches that will easily buff out. :rolleyes

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Those don't break right there at the 90, you obviously abused it and it looks overloaded. [emoji23]
Wonder what would happen if you you towed something on the 2 5/16 side. [emoji15]
J/k widow maker, there was a recent thread about these. [emoji2]

 

[Sandlord]

I saw one break just like that when it scraped the ground in a dip

 

[Carlson-jet]

It snapped off right at the weld because they did not take proper precautions while welding it. If that is T6061 T6 it would support a 747 if welded properly.

Personally I would not use aluminum on any hitch.

 

[Rsqfxr]

I have the shorter version and use the 2-5/16..... Should i be concerned

 

[glamis0812]

My neighbor in Havasu uses one of those for his stacker, I told him he's crazy.

 

[ColdSteel]

Gussets included. A lot more to go wrong with welding aluminum.



I use one of these, because.. Desert.

 

[Jefftowz]

Gussets included. A lot more to go wrong with welding aluminum.

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I use one of these, because.. Desert.

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I use one of these.... Bought it at Uhaul.

 

[Boat 405]

Those don't break right there at the 90, you obviously abused it and it looks overloaded. [emoji23]
Wonder what would happen if you you towed something on the 2 5/16 side. [emoji15]
J/k widow maker, there was a recent thread about these. [emoji2]

Lol no worries. Not my hitch. I remember reading about it though.

The ones I use are 2.5" tube. Class V. Steel. Receiver on truck is rated at 18000 GVWR. Ball mount is rated at 12,000 to tow my 21 Daytona. Lol

My truck came stock with the 2" receiver. I swapped that out the minute I got the truck. I think most now come with the 2.5" receiver with 2" adapter.

http://www.amazon.com/Reese-Towpower-45299-Professional-Receiver/dp/B004R34GX8

 

[plaster dave]

What caused such a catastrophic failure?it obviously was defective!!!!:champagne:

From what I've heard "what I'm sure is very limited" from the shops that sell him it's use error.
Very few have broken from what they say.
I know a guy that does landscaping and he dragged driveways with the hitch when trailer or truck was squatting and it broke off. Another story I heard was someone backup up to a curb to load the truck bed up and didn't see the lower ball was now sitting in the grass and drove off and snap.
Just my .02

 

[OCMerrill]

I pintle ring everything I can. One size fits all.

That Aluminum shit no thank you and you can get alum. ball mounts with a choice of drops that are not adjustable. I pass on all that.

 

[Andy01]

Amazon, I just bought another one. But I bought the steel again. Have a steel one I've had for 10 years and it still works and looks fine.

 

[Chili Palmer]

So the consensus is no to aluminum trailer hitches? Steel is the way to go?

 

[Jefftowz]

So the consensus is no to aluminum trailer hitches? Steel is the way to go?

As cool as the aluminum ones look, I think steel is the way to go, it may also depend on what your towing and how frequently you tow.

 

[FreeBird236]

This is what I use, but tow less than 5,000lbs, it's 1 piece billet, no welds, no severe angles, and has a higher rating than steel.


From what I've heard, I would use steel on an adjustable one.

 

[Stainless]

This is what I use, but tow less than 5,000lbs, it's 1 piece billet, no welds, no severe angles, and has a higher rating than steel.
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From what I've heard, I would use steel on an adjustable one.

That looks stout to me, I would use that all day and twice on Sunday.

 

[OCMerrill]

My neighbor in Havasu uses one of those for his stacker, I told him he's crazy.

Not a good idea. When he tows it's not just himself that he should be concerned with. They look stout, very deceiving.

 

[Chili Palmer]

I've got a Howard 22 Offshore, it weighs about 7K with the trailer? I need a drop hitch, but as the drop increases the hitch rating goes down. Right now I'm using a 4" drop for my Chevy HD with 33" tires and my trailer is still a little high on bow end, I want to go down another 2", but if I do that the rating for the hitch goes down. That's why I was looking at the aluminum adjustable drop hitches, but I was looking at the Andersen website and noticed that the pins for the ball height aren't lockable and they don't sell locking pins, at least not for the ball height. So if I launch my boat and park my boat and trailer and someone snags my ball height pin, I'm SOL.

What say you guys?

 

[HavaToon]

Look at B&W hitches

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

I've got a Howard 22 Offshore, it weighs about 7K with the trailer?

Guy I bought mine from told me 3400 pounds for the boat and then the trailer. I was thinking no more than 5500.

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

I need a bigger drop to. After my bags inflate, I don't like the way it sits. I have to be careful going up and down driveways otherwise the trailer scrapes in the back.

 

[Rsqfxr]

I've got a Howard 22 Offshore, it weighs about 7K with the trailer? I need a drop hitch, but as the drop increases the hitch rating goes down. Right now I'm using a 4" drop for my Chevy HD with 33" tires and my trailer is still a little high on bow end, I want to go down another 2", but if I do that the rating for the hitch goes down. That's why I was looking at the aluminum adjustable drop hitches, but I was looking at the Andersen website that the pins for the ball height aren't lockable and they don't sell locking pins, at least not for the ball height. So if I launch my boat and park my boat and trailer and someone snags my ball height pin, I'm SOL.

What say you guys?

I bought the locks off ebay... The receiver and the height adjust pin so they both use the same key

 

[OCMerrill]

This is what I use, but tow less than 5,000lbs, it's 1 piece billet, no welds, no severe angles, and has a higher rating than steel.
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From what I've heard, I would use steel on an adjustable one.

I would be OK with a 5k or less load with that as long as the brakes on the trailer worked and there was no "shock slop" in the receiver.

They look purdy.

 

[TLAW719]

This is the one I use. It's a B&W stow away. It's a damn beast. 9" drop solid shank steel. Working bitchen. 2" ball is 7500lbs and 2-5/16 ball is 10,000lbs. Boat and trailer loaded is no more then 7500lbs so I'm plenty good. Plus it's made in the good ole USA and comes with a life time warranty.

 

[H20Advantage]

This is the one I use. It's a B&W stow away. It's a damn beast. 9" drop solid shank steel. Working bitchen. 2" ball is 7500lbs and 2-5/16 ball is 10,000lbs. Boat and trailer loaded is no more then 7500lbs so I'm plenty good. Plus it's made in the good ole USA and comes with a life time warranty.

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I have the same one. I pull a 28' Advantage and a three horse bumper pull trailer, which by itself weighs over 4500 lb without 3 1200 lb horses, tack, water or feed. No problems with it and have had it for close to 14 years.

 

[Chili Palmer]

This is the one I use. It's a B&W stow away. It's a damn beast. 9" drop solid shank steel. Working bitchen. 2" ball is 7500lbs and 2-5/16 ball is 10,000lbs. Boat and trailer loaded is no more then 7500lbs so I'm plenty good. Plus it's made in the good ole USA and comes with a life time warranty.

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Damn! That's a $325 hitch. But that's just a pennies compared to the $30,000 boat it's towing.

 

[TLAW719]

Damn! That's a $325 hitch. But that's just a pennies compared to the $30,000 boat it's towing.

Yeah it's an expensive hitch for sure but so far worth every penny. I think the smaller drop B&W's are a hollow shank but I'm not positive. I'm going to be lifting my truck soon so that's why I went with such a large drop. They have a 3-5-7 inch drop as well.
And yeah, brand new boat at the cost it was, I wasn't going to skimp on the hitch.

The curts are good as well. Main thing I don't like about them is the ball is cast aluminum.

 

[prosthogod]

Are you guys saying there is something wrong with the rapid hitch? I've been towing 8-9000 lbs with it for years.

 

[plaster dave]

Are you guys saying there is something wrong with the rapid hitch? I've been towing 8-9000 lbs with it for years.

Yes they are. Your hitch is clearly not meant to do what it's been doing for years. Lol

 

[TLAW719]

Are you guys saying there is something wrong with the rapid hitch? I've been towing 8-9000 lbs with it for years.

I'm not saying anything is wrong with the rapid hitch. I'm just saying what I went with.

 

[GMD]

I saw one of those break out at the desert. It was a bad situation and I would never trust one of those aluminum hitches.

 

[Stainless]

:yikes