Flat Mount Trailer Coupler 2-5/16", 14K

Video Transcript for Wallace Forge Trailer Coupler FMC251614 Review

Today we're going to take a quick look at the Wallace-Forge trailer coupler, part number FMC251614. Now this is a flat mount coupler that's designed to bolt direct to either a pintle mount or to the trailer frame. It has an overall length of about 7-1/4 inches. There are four holes on the back for bolting that are 4-1/2 inches, center to center, square on the back of the plate. Now we're going to go over the latch system with you. I t's designed to work with 2-5/16 balls.

To open the latch, we'll need to remove this top pin, as well as the pin below. Once we've done that, we can open our latch and pull the mechanism back. What that does is slide this wedge back and out of the way. While we're looking at the underside, I'll go ahead and close it again. The wedge comes forward and it will be resting against the back of the ball.

Open our latch handle and pull it back. Now, we've got a 2-5/16 ball here with us today. We can fit it into the socket, push our latch handle forward and the wedge comes around the back of the ball. The ball is now completely captive, it can't come out on its own, but it allows nice smooth travel to help keep the trailer tracking nicely behind the vehicle. With the ball in place, you reinsert your main lower pin and this is to keep the wedge from coming forward or coming back and then you'll reinsert your pin at the top, which prevents the latch handle from being open.

Now the ball is nice and secure inside our coupler. You could also replace this pin with a coupler lock sold separately to help protect against theft while your trailer's in storage. Now this coupler has a gross trailer capacity of 14,000 pounds. The main lower pin is also attached to a chain lanyard to make sure you don't lose it. And that's it for a quick look at the Wallace-Forge trailer coupler, part number FMC251614..