2&5/16ths hitch on 2 inch ball !!!
I need to move a 5K Lbs tounge pull trailer 10 miles today. I don't have a 2&5/16ths ball and don't see need for one in the future since I have a fith wheel rv. I have a 2" ball with 1" shank rated fo...
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If it was from one side of a RV park to the other, with no dips in the roadway, I would say take it slow, less than 10 MPH.
But one rough spot in the road, or a ditch, or something can pop the hitch off the 2" ball. Buy a 2-5/16" ball and charge the people who want the trailer moved. You will be paying more for fuel than the ball cost will be.
Finding a 2-5/16" ball with 1" shank might be a problem though. THey might have 1-1/4" shank, and thus will not fit into a 5,000 pound rated receiver.
They are designed that way. The 5,000 pound receiver adapters will only fit into a 2" hitch, and 2" receivers come with a 1" hole, so that people do not install a 15,000 pound rated 2-5/16" ball on the 5,000 pound rated hitch.
The 1-1/4" hole is in a solid receiver - part of a weight distribution system. They typically are rated at 10,000 to 15,000 pounds GVW and up to 1,500 hitch deadweight.
You can also find a combination hitch with three balls already installed. You rotate it to put the top one in that you need. So the 1-7/8" or 2" or 2-5/16" is rotated to the top when needed. It is all one piece, none of them remove, and I think they are rated around 10,000 pounds, depending on the design and manufacture rating.
Fred.
But one rough spot in the road, or a ditch, or something can pop the hitch off the 2" ball. Buy a 2-5/16" ball and charge the people who want the trailer moved. You will be paying more for fuel than the ball cost will be.
Finding a 2-5/16" ball with 1" shank might be a problem though. THey might have 1-1/4" shank, and thus will not fit into a 5,000 pound rated receiver.
They are designed that way. The 5,000 pound receiver adapters will only fit into a 2" hitch, and 2" receivers come with a 1" hole, so that people do not install a 15,000 pound rated 2-5/16" ball on the 5,000 pound rated hitch.
The 1-1/4" hole is in a solid receiver - part of a weight distribution system. They typically are rated at 10,000 to 15,000 pounds GVW and up to 1,500 hitch deadweight.
You can also find a combination hitch with three balls already installed. You rotate it to put the top one in that you need. So the 1-7/8" or 2" or 2-5/16" is rotated to the top when needed. It is all one piece, none of them remove, and I think they are rated around 10,000 pounds, depending on the design and manufacture rating.
Fred.
