Excellent Service From Reese

Wow.

Rockinfigs wrote:
can you post the new one you got pls? also where is the part # printed?

The part number is printed on the big white label stuck to the center:



Here is the old one (part #112750). Look how thin the metal is at the forward edge of the trunnion pockets (top of photo):



Look how thick the metal is on the new one (part #58167):

can you post the new one you got pls? also where is the part # printed?

This is a known problem and has been discussed several times on this board. I had the same issue five years ago when I bought our trailer and folks here pointed me in the right direction. Unless the situation has changed even further, I'm betting your original hitch head and the current upgrade have the same part number stamped on them even though the new part is obviously beefier. I actually ended up getting the correct part locally and inadvertently having one shipped from Cequent (Reece) and they ended up giving me the one they shipped rather than send it back, so I have a spare! That's service! There are still a bunch of those junk heads out there I'm sure, so it's going to take a while to weed them out. Some work ok and some fail, depending on the tongue weight and how it's adjusted. You should be fine now. My heavier upgrade doesn't even flinch at 1100 lbs and has given perfect service for several years now.

Thanks for the feedback on Reese service. It's helpful for someone like me, looking to purchase a fifth-wheel hitch for the first time.

The old ball mount in the pictures, with the bulge, was part number 112750. The new one is part number 58167. There is a huge difference in the thickness of the trunnion pocket walls between the two. If you have a part number 112750, I suggest you contact Reese and request the new model.

Great pic and that is more than a bulge, that thing is one tow away from busted!

Thanks for posting and good for everyone to note for their own setup

Also, note that these types of things many times takes years and tens to hundreds
of thousands of miles to manifest themselves

I have the same problem with my Reese SE Pro series hitch head. I bought it in 2008 or early 2009. May have been a bad batch made at the time.

Very nice service for sure. Good job spotting the issue, too.