Durable, solid steel ball has a 1" diameter x 2" long shank. Built-in wrench flats ease installation. Chrome finish resists corrosion. Fine threads provide strong grip. Lock washer and nut included.
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Hello, neighbors, it's Brad here at etrailer and today we're taking a look at the TowSmart inch and 7/8 hitch ball. This one's gonna have a inch diameter and be rated at 2,000 pounds. This chrome-plated ball is gonna be a great option for some of your smaller trailers that require an inch and 7/8 for the coupler, and being rated at 2,000 pounds, this is gonna be some light-duty towing, whether it's a small utility trailer, maybe jet skis, kayak trailer, something along those lines. But this is gonna be a great option for a lot of different ball mounts. You have a two-inch shank length. So from the bottom of the ball to the bottom of the shank is gonna be two inches.
So on a standard ball mount like this, it's gonna be perfect. It doesn't leave a whole lot of threads here, which is good. That way those don't get corroded up over time. Now, it's important when hooking up to a trailer to not only take a look at the ball that you're picking up, but also any of the other components. So our ball is rated at 2,000.
Our ball mount is rated at 6,000. The hitch is only rated at 2,000. And also, we need to check what the vehicle's capable of towing. So throughout all of that, take the lowest number and that's what you're gonna want your max towing capacity to be. You'll see that there's flat spots on the ball and that makes it easy to put a wrench on here when torquing it down, keep everything nice and level, and also be able to get that torque setting without the ball spinning around.
And speaking of that, you are gonna have to torque this down on your ball mount and I'll show you exactly how to do that. Now, if you're swapping your ball out on your ball mount or you have a new ball mount that you picked up, either way, this ball comes by itself, so you're gonna need to torque it down to get it installed on your ball mount. Now, a trick that we use, that way you don't have to use a vise, is grab your ball mount, put it in your hitch sideways, and determine which way you want rise or drop. But either way, you want the head of the ball facing towards the passenger side and this is just gonna make it easy with that torque wrench to be able to push down to get that torque rather than pulling up. So we'll thread this all together and there's two grooves on the top of the ball here.
That's gonna allow us to put our wrench on here so it doesn't spin around. So I try to get the laser etching to face you and it just looks a little bit cleaner. Inch and 5/8 on the head of the ball. And then our 1 1/2-inch socket on our torque wrench. So we'll slide this over. And the torque settings are found on the tag that comes with the ball. And if you need a torque wrench, you can generally go to an auto parts store and rent one for free. We do have them available here at etrailer. A half-inch torque wrench is gonna get you the torque setting you need here. So we'll just keep this wrench in place and then start to torque this down. (clicker beeps) Once you get that clicker beep, you've officially installed your ball on your ball mount. And that was a look at the Tow Smart inch and 7/8 trailer hitch ball.
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Ratings & Reviews
first time I have ever ordered from etrailers,,,,,FANTASTIC SERVICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FAST FAST SHIPPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to me 5+ stars all the way around,,, if I ever need anything again and etrailers has it I will order again,,,, could not ask for better,,, I don't get excited about to many companies but etrailers is top notch
Excellent quality and fit with my Ridgeline. My only issue is the free shipping using only USPS. USPS uses community mail boxes in my area and since this was “oversized” box they crammed it in; I had to smash the box to get it out. USPS does not deliver to the house, but UPS and FEDEX do. I ask that you offer the choice of other shipping. I would pay for shipping via another carrier instead of USPS!
Love the hitch, ball mount, ball and wiring harness. All were a breeze to install.
Thank you for such prompt service. I put this on my Polaris 570 mid size Ranger. The problem was a normal hitch was under the bed and a 2 inch rise was a bit too low for a level trailer. This fixed the problem moving the ball out further and higher. Much easier to hook up. I would recommend your company to others.
The quality of this product is fantastic and it assembled with no problems and makes my rv / toad I pull a perfect match. I will continue to do business with (etrailer.com) much more in the future. The following photos are of my 1988 Fleetwood Jamboree and my baby (rare 1982 Toyota Corolla Station Wagon) all connected up and the 9" drop towing bar makes my Toyota towing very easy and safe at a level condition with my RV. Also look at the new LED lights installed to dress up my older RV, also purchased from Etrailer.com. I am a happy camper and highly recommend purchasing from them.
Great products and service. I was able to order everything I needed to add a tow hitch and ball to my 2006 Jeep liberty. Very fast shipping. They even called me to verify orders and availability. Clear and easy to follow installation instructions. I hauled an U-Haul trailer from Texas to Ohio without any issues. Even bought a trailer and use it frequently for hardware stoe runs.
I haven't towed with this yet, but it fit well and had a shank long enough for my tow bar and sway bar plate. I could not find one like this locally, but e-trailer came through.
A little hard to explain. The pin that goes through the 2" is chamfered on the wrong end. The chamfer allows the pin to smoothly depress the ball and spring so the pin will align to the detent. The chamfer being on the wrong end makes it difficult to depress the ball and spring. I had to use a mallet to insert the end of the pin past the ball and spring to align the detent on the middle of the pin.
was easy to install the 2 ball and nut after installing the tow hitch. etrailer makes everything so easy. will order from them again.
This is a great ball. I like it because the base of the ball is squared so I can put a combination wrench on it when I torque it before and during trips. I had another ball with a round base which I had to grind it down to be able to torque it properly.
THIS PRODUCT WORKED GREAT! IT EXTENDED THE TRAILER HITCH PAST THE ENGINE BLOCK PERFECTLY TO PULL ALL OUR EQUIPMET AND TRAILER FOR WORK AROUND THE CAMPUS,
Just as ordered..nice product
Good fit
Works exactly as expected.
I’m surprised you provided a bolt for the ball. You could have deleted the bolt and improved your profits and sent me to the store for the nut burning that $6 gas
Worked great for the kayak trailer. eTrailer makes it easy to get what's needed for the trailer.
Chrome layer very poor adhesion. Some came off just running my hands over it
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