Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (182 Customer Reviews)
This all-steel, adjustable ball mount lets you tow up to 10,000 lbs with the 2" ball, 14,000 lbs with the 2-5/16" ball, and offers the convenience of a 8" drop or 8" rise. Fits 2" trailer hitches.Just did ~500miles with about 5k worth of car plus trailer over hill and dale.
Works great. No detectable wobbling, but pins are easy to get through holes (not too tight or misaligned). Heavy, but not like, completely unwieldy.
This Hitch does the job perfectly for all my trailers keeping in the upright position and did not notice any excessive rattle..
Perfect for Suburban. Will store in rear storage tray
Overall it is a great hitch that serves it purpose. Initially I was very impressed with the build quality and heavy duty construction of the hitch. However, there a few issues that I have with the hitch after using it for a little over a year. Below are my pros and cons.
Pros
1. Built out of heavy duty materials
2. Lots of height adjustment for a variety of trailers
3. The two pin design allows the ball mount to fit snugly in the adjustment sleeve and doesn't allow much side to side or up and down movement.
Cons
1. The pin hole in the hitch is pretty far back on the shaft of the receiver. This makes it so that the hitch sticks out farther than I would prefer in my receiver and allows a good amount of "wiggle" or play up and down. It would be nice if the hole would have been drilled 1/2"-1" further back
2. The finish does not stand up. I keep this hitch under the back seat of my truck until I need it, then it is on my truck for only as long as the trailer is on (usually only a day), and then it goes back under the seat of m truck. I have had it on my truck for 1 or 2 rainy days and one or two snowy days and it is already starting to rust through the powder coat on all the black parts. The ball assembly is also starting to dull and look like it has a layer of corrosion on it.
Overall it serves it's intended purpose and works good but the longevity of the finish is concerning, especially sine this hitch spends the majority of it's time in my back seat and not exposed to the elements. I wouldn't want to think what it would look like if I just left it on all the time. I am also not a big fan of slop in my hitches. I like all my towing connections to as tight as possible.
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Highly recommend.
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This is an outstanding line of products and not only did I receive my product in a timely manner but it was packaged nicely and very professionally. After using my new product it seems to be everything I paid for . Upon requiring another product that E trailer carries I will definitely be purchasing from them again.
Well made and very easy to install, use. As good as this product is, I am adding a hitch lock and a ball lock (to replace the two cotter pins that keep the balk in place) so that it doesn’t “walk away”.
Richard
5/18/2019
Perfectly. Have used it numerous times for heavy loads and has not failed yet. I would still like to see it come with theft proof cotter pins
Heavy duty hitch, has done everything it's been asked to do.
We’ve had this hitch for a year now. We’ve pulled everything from a 3000 lb empty horse trailer to a 12000 lb dump trailer. I’m very happy with the way it functions. Easy to adjust, no rusting and less free play than my last adjustable height hitch.
Like anything, with more moving parts, more parts move. So it doesn’t feel the same as a non-adjustable hitch but isn’t sloppy, either. And for all the trailers we have/ pull for friends, adjustability is critical which this hitch does well.
I tow 4 different trailers and this makes it easy to tow all of them level. Works great. Good solid hitch.
Anthony M.
7/6/2018
Great
Purchase it one year ago and used to pull a motor cycle trailer, a landscape trailer, and a car hauler towing up to 7,000 lbs. Great versatility with ball size and height. I purchased this unit because from the photos and description, it seemed to be the highest quality at the best price. There may be some better adjustable rise, variable ball size, mounts out there but the cost is significantly greater when this unit is plain, simple, more than strong/study enough, and accomplishes the goal.
Really like the hitch. Changes ball size easily and plenty sturdy. Only thing I wish I did different is get the 2 1/2” shank instead of the 2” for my Ram 2500 Cummins. I bought the hitch so it would also fit my son’s Ram 1500. I have to use a 2” to 2 1/2” sleeve and it’s a little sloppy. No fault of the hitch though.
This is the best hitch I have ever owned. I can pull anything I want knowing that it is safe and secure behind me. I love the ability to adjust the ball height and size to adapt to the particular trailer I am pulling at that time. No more multiple hitches for different trailers.
Fits great on 2021 Tundra, love the sturdiness and adjustability ... I haven't towed with it yet however I foresee no issues.
Great product,i have stock ram 2500 that sits highier than other pick ups,and couse that I was looking for adjustable hitch. I have pulled 14,000lb trailer without any problems. The adjustment are great so u can excacly set ur height to trailer. I would recomend this to everyone
Our newest company truck is a Dodge Ram 2500 diesel 4x4. With more than six trailers to tow, we needed a lot of vertical adustment and a very stout ball mount to take advantage of the truck's towing capacity. This mount offers the largest range of vertical adjustment I could find while still providing an impressive 10,000 and 14,000 lb capacity respectively for the 2" and 2-5/16" balls. Great fit, finish and construction. We hauled our first trailer load of product back from one of our manufacturers within hours of recieveing the mount this morning. Very happy with this product.
It is the last ball hitch i will ever need covers all the high and low hock ups. and i used fine thread bolts with lock nuts then know one will want to walk away with it. Good heavy duty hitch.
I am pleased with the process of ordering from etrailer.com and the product I received. The hitch I ordered is exactly what I needed and appears to be manufactured very well. The shipping process and communication from etrailer.com was refreshing too. 5 days from order to receipt. Happy customer!
Recently purchased the adjustable 8" drop hitch, AM3298. Was surprised with the weight of the hitch and definitely built heavy duty. Own three different trailers with different heights so this hitch will meet all my applications. Very pleased with this product.
I have several trailers, all requiring individual ball mounts to accommodate different ball sizes, weight ratings and tongue heights. This mount will allow me to tow everything with the same mount. I have ordered many items from etrailer with great results. Items arrive quickly, selection and pricing are very good. They are my first (and usually last) vendor when I need trailer parts and accessories.
Jay S.
Middleton, WI
I've had this hitch for a year and it has served me well. I had previously bent 2 other style drop hitches, this one has so far held up great.
This hitch was just what I was looking for, I ordered this one because it has a 14,000lb rating compared to the 10,000lb rating most have. The price was awesome. My only problem I have is I didn't realize my receiver was 2 1/2" instead of 2", now I have to order a sleeve, but that's not a big deal because e-trailer has them too. :)
So far so good. Received a surprise early delivery of a toy hauler this weekend. Today I took it down to a storage space so I had to assemble and use the hitch on top of a bare hill at the end of the street with a temperature of 15 and 20mph winds with falling snow. It went together easily and adjustment was simple too. Just have to fine tune it on a bit nicer day. Only the one short haul part way across town, but looking forward to many longer ones to come.
This hitch is great. I always have the right size and height. I tow a lot of different trailers and I don't have to remember which size ball or drop I need.
Hitch is heavy duty and worked great with livestock trailer. Adjusting height is simple and quick. Would highly recommend it . Kudos to etrailer for prompt shipping, thanks.
Kyle T.
4/24/2018
The hitch still serves its intended purpose but there are still things that I do not like about it. I do not like how a hitch that is stored inside the truck under the back seat and has only seen weather rain and snow only a handful of times is starting to show rust through the powder coat and the polished parts are showing corrosion. If I were to buy a new hitch today I do not know if I would buy this hitch again. I would most likely look at some other options.