Reciever weight rating.
I can't find the weight rating on the reciever. I have a 2500HD GMC SLE. I may have overlooked it in the book and there is no sticker on the reciever. Off hand and in this forums collective wisdom any...
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Ralph Cramden wrote:hornet28 wrote:
A hitch does not have to be 2 1/2" to be a class 5. They make 2" class 5's. As far as the stock GM hitch do yourself a favor and buy a good hitch instead of the OE junk
The OEM hitch on a 16 GM 2500 is junk?
I have had a 2013 with the same hitch, have a 2015, and was responsible for a small fleet for a while with the same, and none were junk to my knowledge despite a lot of abuse on the fleet vehicles. It's one of the few OEM hitches I know of rated @ 2K lbs weight carrying.
This is from the standards for Class V hitches which I copied to my post:
"A Class V hitch has a 2-1/2" square receiver opening."
I cant verify your experience or what was actually on a **1997** Chevy but I do know what the specs say.
And while there may have been a change since that time today to the best of my knowledge a class V has a 2 1/2 Opening.
