B&W Heavy-Duty Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - Class V - 2"

by: Stacey 01/22/2024

I love that hitch! I have had it on my truck for 1 full year and it doesn't even show any signs of wear at all. I tow alot of things behind my truck quite a bit! The downfall is, I totaled the truck that it is on. But the upside to it, I'll be transferring it to my new truck. Which is a 4 year difference and it all looks like the same type of mount from the old truck. Highly recommended and would refer this hitch bar to anyone!!!! Thank you again! Well worth the price by far.1713108

by: RichardR09/20/2023

The B&W Trailer hitch Receiver I purchased was designed for perfect alignment to match the factory made holes in the chassis of my 1999 Chevrolet extended cab pick-up truck. If you are installing this by yourself, I recommend you enlist the help of a friend to help install the first two bolts. The rest is easy and straight forward.1670483

by: Allen A.03/15/2017

2005 Chevrolet Silverado

This item rocks. Replaced my Class 3 hitch on my 2005 Silverado. Easy install, easily allows me to pull my 7,600 lb boat and tri-axle trailer. Nice unit, and I highly recommend to anyone wanting to upgrade their stock GM hitch.352977

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Allen A.

3/15/2018

Hitch is still performing great! Have made many tows with other trailers [rental trailer], rental equipment, etc Not one issue! I tow with great confidence.

This is a heavy-duty receiver. In my opinion the truck frame will bend before this receiver. I may have like it better if the mounting wings fit over the frame rails, rather than bolt to the bottom. But there are probably good reasons it (and the factory unit) is made the way it is. I removed the stock hitch and was fairly impressed with it as well. But the B&W is definitely an upgrade.

I have a small beef with it though. For 50 cents B&W could have added the tabs which on the stock unit give a little center support to the sheet metal behind the license plate. Now those sheet metal tabs beg for support, although they are not structurally important.

Further, the stock hardware included 9/16" bolts, whereas this kit came with 1/2" bolts; albeit they appear grade 8. Why not retain the larger bolts? I did use my stock bolts.

Overall price was good, shipping free, quick and perfect. There is a lot to like. I think I am going to enjoy knowing this thing is on my truck.1654865

B&W always makes great quality products. Hitch came nicely packaged, instructions were easy to read and installation was straight forward.1474856

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by: Steven 06/09/2023

Going on 2 years installed and this hitch is great! It has fared pretty well with upstate NY winters and road salt. Just started rusting a little bit. I towed with it recently and everything went great. It’s a solid hitch1597657

Excellent and well built product. Easy to install in my driveway and by my 68 year old self without jacks or lifts. It’s heavy but that bad. If you lower the spare tire, it can be used as a base to lay the receiver on. The only difficulty I had was modifying the hanger brackets for my custom exhaust which used the same frame holes as the receiver.
Instruction were clear and listed all the tools you will need. Torque wrench can be rented from any auto parts store for free. Having a 1/2” battery powered impact helps remove the old receiver bolts. 777908

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Fits as it should comes with all necessary hardware only thing is if you have after market exhaust you may have to cut it off and route it a different way. Other than that I'm pulling a 28 foot travel trailer with a short wide chevy with weight distribution,pulled great.246881

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Great product, installs exactly how it says it does, however the weight of the product online is slightly misleading (weight on strainer and on B&W) it weighs around 110lbs it is not possible for one person to install alone. GREAT PRODUCT678227

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Jared M.

7/30/2020

Great

The receiver is good quality however I had to replace all the lock washers I broke during installation.1635585

by: Bobby 07/12/2023

The hitch fit with no problems. Been using it for a year now with no complaints. Will definitely use etrailer for future purchases.1621765

I like the product very strong and easy to install1436752

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I just received my B&W hitch. Very fast shipping and It was easy and quick to install. I have bought from etrailer before and I will order again.851805

Kevin

7/28/2021

Fit great and is working good, fir better than the OEM hitch and I would buy again.

by: Kevin F04/28/2020

2018 Chevrolet Silverado

I bought this hitch to replace the factory hitch on my 2018 Silverado 1500. the factory hitch was rater at 1200lbs tongue weight and 12,000lbs towing capacity. My Airstream trailer has a tongue weight of 1160lbs loaded. This new hitch is rated at 1600lbs tongue weight, and 16,000lbs towing capacity. this made me much more comfortable on a 9,000 mile trip immediately after the installation.
the install was very easy. removing the old hitch and installing the new one in about 1 hour total time at home. Excellent fit and finish on this product. Thanks etrailer.


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by: Gary02/17/2018

Chevrolet Silverado

I have had this hitch receiver for over a year and have pulled some pretty hefty loads without any problems. It lined up perfectly for mounting on a extended cab, 8 foot bed Silverado. Item is well built from quality material and has some weight to it. Installing was easy especially if you have another set of hands to help you. I have no complaints.476572

Gary

2/18/2019

I no longer have the vehicle or the hitch but, I have no complaints with this product. I towed many heavy loads without issue when I did have it.

by: Daniel 06/28/2022

Hitch works just about flawlessly. The only con is the safety chain holes. They could be about 1/4" larger. I have a hard time getting my chain hooks with safety latches on and off. I have to force the safety latch to open because they get caught on the hitch.1317099

Good quality. Very easy install 1651370

If I could give this more than 5 stars I would.
I own a 2010 Silverado 1500 LTZ with Z71 tow package and tow a 20 foot enclosed trailer that's a workshop. The original class III hitch hasn't let me down but I can very easily, and often do run right at the tongue weight limit while using an Equalizer weight distribution hitch. Since the front of the trailer has all the cabinets, tools, and 400ah worth of lead acid batteries, having 1200 pounds tongue weight is almost unavoidable even with my generator stored toward the back. Before something goes terribly wrong, I decided the factory hitch had to go.

Both the B&W and the Reese class V with 2 inch receiver had the specs I was looking for but ultimately I knew the Reese was a complete overkill, plus I prefer the more hidden appearance of the B&W. The box arrived and it looked simple enough but I didn't fully appreciate it until I removed the original hitch. I simply cannot convey how pitiful the stock class III hitch is in comparison to the B&W. My initial thought was that I couldn't believe this hitch survived this long without bending and twisting the round hollow tube that spans the mounts. I have foolishly trusted it with far more weight than I should everytime I tow.
The B&W is puts it to shame and easily weighs twice as much. The side mounting plates are probably 3x as thick, receiver opening far longer and cross member is so brutally strong I actually feel like my truck frame would distort before this hitch would fail.

Peace of mind, plenty of strength to spare and fit my truck without any interference or clearence issues. All this and its completely inconspicuous. I think it's more hidden than the stock hitch due to its design. If I ever sold the truck I'd take this off and keep it.

In every way it exceeded my expectations. The price was unbeatable and etrailer provided free shipping! If you 609581

I purchased this hitch to replace the factory installed hitch on my 2017 Silverado. I needed a hitch with a higher tongue weight rating. This new B&W hitch was shipped promptly and arrived in perfect condition. Installation was simple and straight forward. The construction of the hitch is outstanding, with heavy gauge steel reinforcing gussets and beefy continuous welds. This is exactly what I was shopping for and is a tremendous improvement over my original factory hitch. I will be towing a Forest River Surveyor 251RKS with a gross weight of approx. 7,000 pounds and a tongue weight of about 1,200 pounds.745427

by: Adam 05/12/2023

2007 Chevrolet Silverado New Body

This went on my pickup with ease! I had it installed in less than an hour!1576419

The receiver is great. Chelsie and Caroline are very good at their job and extremely helpful.
I ordered my part thru etrailer because it heard good things and the delivery time was what I needed. But…. Somehow my delivery was messed up due to UPS saying they needed COD ( besides the fact that they tried to deliver the part to the wrong address on the original delivery date )
Long story short UPS was saying that they needed etrailer to send them a manuscript to show the shipping was paid and to confirm who the sender was and the receiver was and the correct addresses for each .
I’m not going to place the blame solely upon etrailer or UPS, but whoever was at fault for the screw up, but delivery dates are as important to the buyer as the sales are to the seller, and sometimes the selling point.
I want to thank Chelsie and Caroline for being so kind and the help they gave me. I give them 5 Stars1270760

Installation was quick and easy, it did come missing the self tapping sheet metal screws and two of the spacers. Haven’t used the hitch yet.1277021

Jenny N.

3/31/2022

I will have our Customer Service team reach out to you.

by: Richard 09/15/2021

Ram 4500

After the factory hitch rotted out I replaced it with the B&W Class 5. It was an easy install and the hitch has held up well. I only tow a 4500 lb camper but I definetly fee better having the Class 5 B&W.1153644

by: David 10/18/2022

This has proven to be a good hitch, well made and fits properly.1451007

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