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Curt Rockerball

mkirsch
Nomad II
Nomad II
Anybody used one of these yet? I saw them for the first time in the local farm and fleet store yesterday.

Looks like it's got a small amount of shock absorbing capacity for a trailer that chucks back and forth.

Putting 10-ply tires on half ton trucks since aught-four.
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Grit_dog
Navigator
Navigator
Still seems like snake oil to me.
Didnโ€™t or donโ€™t they still offer a cushion hitch stinger too? Where the pin block in the stinger is rubber damped?
I prefer not adding potential failure points to components. But thatโ€™s just me.
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BarneyS
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PrivatePilot,
I hope you will post your impressions here when you get it. I will be very interested in seeing your views and probably a lot of others also. I hope I'm wrong in my post above.:)
Barney
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Hensley "Arrow" 1400# hitch (Sold)
Not towing now.
Former tow vehicles were 2016 Ram 2500 CTD, 2002 Ford F250, 7.3 PSD, 1997 Ram 2500 5.9 gas engine

PrivatePilot
Explorer
Explorer
BarneyS wrote:
2-5/16 Curt RockerBall

I can't really see the purpose of this. If your hitch and coupler are fastened together properly and greased there should not be any fore/aft movement. Looks to me like this thing would only introduce it.


That's exactly what it's designed to do - introduce a little (rubber dampened) for and aft flex to things to help reduce the herky-jerkyness that is often experienced pulling a trailer.

I'm curious for anyones experience on this as well. I'm likely going to buy one for a small 1500# ultralight we have now that transmits a ton of aforementioned herkyjerkies to the tow vehicle.

The reviews I've been able to find online thus far seem to be overwhelmingly positive, but as with all things, I take them with a grain of salt until I see the same trend across multiple places.
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NJRVer
Explorer
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Just buy a hitch with a shock absorbing shank. Probably safer than that ball.

Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Explorer III
BarneyS wrote:
I agree - but my comments still apply.
Barney


I agree!
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Timmo_
Explorer II
Explorer II


The RockerBall completely changes your towing experience by absorbing the erratic movement and rattling of your trailer at the coupling point.

Another silly gadget to correct operator error?
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BarneyS
Explorer III
Explorer III
I agree - but my comments still apply.
Barney
2004 Sunnybrook Titan 30FKS TT
Hensley "Arrow" 1400# hitch (Sold)
Not towing now.
Former tow vehicles were 2016 Ram 2500 CTD, 2002 Ford F250, 7.3 PSD, 1997 Ram 2500 5.9 gas engine

Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Explorer III
BarneyS wrote:
2-5/16 Curt RockerBall

I can't really see the purpose of this. If your hitch and coupler are fastened together properly and greased there should not be any fore/aft movement. Looks to me like this thing would only introduce it.
Barney



Probably intended for hooking up some sort of tow behind with no weight distribution or sway control.
2015 RAM LongHorn 3500 Dually CrewCab 4X4 CUMMINS/AISIN RearAir 385HP/865TQ 4:10's
37,800# GCVWR "Towing Beast"

"HeavyWeight" B&W RVK3600

2016 MobileSuites 39TKSB3 highly "Elited" In the stable

2007.5 Mobile Suites 36 SB3 29,000# Combined SOLD

BarneyS
Explorer III
Explorer III
2-5/16 Curt RockerBall

I can't really see the purpose of this. If your hitch and coupler are fastened together properly and greased there should not be any fore/aft movement. Looks to me like this thing would only introduce it.
Barney

2004 Sunnybrook Titan 30FKS TT
Hensley "Arrow" 1400# hitch (Sold)
Not towing now.
Former tow vehicles were 2016 Ram 2500 CTD, 2002 Ford F250, 7.3 PSD, 1997 Ram 2500 5.9 gas engine

mkirsch
Nomad II
Nomad II
cavie wrote:
mkirsch wrote:
Anybody used one of these yet? I saw them for the first time in the local farm and fleet store yesterday.

Looks like it's got a small amount of shock absorbing capacity for a trailer that chucks back and forth.


one of what?? I see no picture or link to anything.


Curt Rockerball, as the title says. I assume people can use google if they don't know what I'm talking about or can ignore the thread if they don't care.

Putting 10-ply tires on half ton trucks since aught-four.

cavie
Explorer
Explorer
mkirsch wrote:
Anybody used one of these yet? I saw them for the first time in the local farm and fleet store yesterday.

Looks like it's got a small amount of shock absorbing capacity for a trailer that chucks back and forth.


one of what?? I see no picture or link to anything.
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Lwiddis
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Iโ€™d try it. The 2 5/16 inch is $65.00 on Amazon.
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