Rockerball trailer hitch -- has anyone tried it?

keymastr wrote:
I don't think it is compatible with a weight distributing hitch since they use pressure between the ball and bars

It's not. From the Q&A on etrailer's page:


The Curt RockerBall Shock Absorbing 2" Hitch Ball part # C40047 will not work with a weight distribution system because the flange that gets wedged between the platform and base that stops the unit from rotating will not fit over the shank on a weight distribution system. Therefore, the Curt RockerBall must be used with a standard ball mount like the Curt Ball Mount for 2" Hitches part # C45067.

If you are looking to add a shock absorbing feature to your weight distribution system you'll want to swap out your shank with the Gen-Y Shock Absorbing Weight Distribution Shank part # 325-GH-12006.

I don't think it is compatible with a weight distributing hitch since they use pressure between the ball and bars

Jebby14 wrote:
my 14" aluminum fishing boat is 1 7/8
my 8 foot utility trailer was 2"
my 91 prowler (19 feet) was 2 5/16
my 08 flagstaff (23 feet) is 2"

lol, So?

my 14" aluminum fishing boat is 1 7/8
my 8 foot utility trailer was 2"
my 91 prowler (19 feet) was 2 5/16
my 08 flagstaff (23 feet) is 2"

So I'm like your brother except 40 years would put me starting out towing a wagon behind my bmx bike or a sweeper behind my grammas lawn mower. Either way, I don't understand what "lurching" is. Never wore out a hitch ball, no grease, not sure what there is to "adjust" on a hitch really. Maybe couple times have adjusted the bottom of the latch out of idk, hundreds of different trailers.
Never hooked a wdh to my truck but I have had to drop trailers and go find a bigger truck sometimes when the truck looked like a dog draggin it's @ss across the carpet.
Never actually weighed a trailer or my truck. Not passenger trucks anyway, just commercial loads.
I consider a quiet hitch anything that isn't a pintle hitch. Some of y'all would **** your pants and think you were gonna meet your maker the first time you hit the brakes with a pintle hitch and the trailer feels like it rear ends the truck.....every time.

This is a gimmick, not unlike many other towing aids.

My brother has been towing nearly 40 years. He never greases the ball, never attaches anything to keep the hitch from rattling around and just has accepted this is towing.

Me, I have perfection.
I grease the ball.
I tighten the trailer hitch to fit the ball perfectly, just enough to move freely in all direction, but tight enough that there is no play.
I use the U-bolts to tighten the receiver so it does not move, and lastly
I have a WD hitch.
I get no lurch (whatever that is) or any odd input from the trailer hitch.

I cannot imagine how rubber would improve anything in my system

I don't have one and have never seen one.

My brother has a receiver hitch that has a slotted hole and rubber mounted inside of it. This is where the pin goes through . This is suppose to take some shock out of towing. I've used it and don't notice any difference.

I sure wouldn't want my ball rocking back and forth as I was towing.

Only rated for 7500 lbs?

Grit dog wrote:
And it's still a bad idea from an engineering standpoint.

I agree. I'm not an engineer, but common sense tells me that it doesn't sound like a good idea to have movement at the ball like that.