2&5/16ths hitch on 2 inch ball !!!

Yes, get the right size ball. It can come off the 2". Another but more expensive option is the (Convert A Ball). Very versatile I have used them for the last 25 30 years. :)

Thanks guys. I will pick up one of the 3 way set ups suggested.

Golden_HVAC wrote:


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.

I bought one at Harbor freight for $19.99. then you can get 25% off that.
bumpy

DO it RIGHT or ..........DON'T DO IT!!!!! If something happens to the trailer who do you think is at fault for the damage??? It won't be the owners of the trailer....

No way. Please don't do it!!! I made a mistake with a utility trailer that took a 2 inch ball and I put it on a 1 7/8 ball. I didn't make it out of the driveway.

Please please get a proper shank and ball.

I'd say go to WalmarK and buy the right ball. They're like $15.00 and the trouble it will save - it's worth it! Charge the owners for it and then give them the ball after you're done.

WoodGlue

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.