โNov-25-2018 06:13 AM
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โNov-30-2018 03:46 AM
โNov-30-2018 02:13 AM
mkirsch wrote:hornet28 wrote:
Believe what you want. Just remember the hitches are produce by the lowest bidder to minimum specs. I personally still wouldn't trust their design nor the way method of attachment. Just my $.02
Overvalued advice if you ask me, because you can say that about ANYTHING. Where do you draw the line? In this specific example, what makes Curt, or Reese, or Draw-Tite any less likely to be doing the EXACT SAME THING?
โNov-29-2018 07:40 AM
mkirsch wrote:hornet28 wrote:
Believe what you want. Just remember the hitches are produce by the lowest bidder to minimum specs. I personally still wouldn't trust their design nor the way method of attachment. Just my $.02
Overvalued advice if you ask me, because you can say that about ANYTHING. Where do you draw the line? In this specific example, what makes Curt, or Reese, or Draw-Tite any less likely to be doing the EXACT SAME THING?
โNov-29-2018 04:30 AM
hornet28 wrote:
Believe what you want. Just remember the hitches are produce by the lowest bidder to minimum specs. I personally still wouldn't trust their design nor the way method of attachment. Just my $.02
โNov-28-2018 12:46 PM
hornet28 wrote:
Believe what you want. Just remember the hitches are produce by the lowest bidder to minimum specs. I personally still wouldn't trust their design nor the way method of attachment. Just my $.02
โNov-28-2018 09:23 AM
โNov-28-2018 08:25 AM
George3037 wrote:
This discussion has been here before but I couldn't find the thread on it.
The OEM hitch on my 2016 2500HD is a V5 2 1/2" Factory rated at 1300 tongue and 13000 max trlr. There were some others that had a higher rated which I believe was either 1700/17000 or 2000/20000. They may have been on a 2WD truck. Mine is 4WD CC short bed. The sticker is on the bottom so you have to lay on your back to see it. If yours isn't there then it fell off.
โNov-28-2018 08:08 AM
Beentherefixedthat wrote: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.
โNov-28-2018 06:54 AM
โNov-28-2018 06:21 AM
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.
โNov-28-2018 06:12 AM
โNov-27-2018 05:10 PM
Lynnmor wrote:
The 1999 thru 2013 GM receivers were indeed junk. I don't know if newer ones are much better. Here are some photos so you can see where the problem lies: Photos
โNov-27-2018 12:33 PM
hornet28 wrote:
.....As far as the stock GM hitch do yourself a favor and buy a good hitch instead of the OE junk