Video Transcript for All About the BulletProof Hitches 2-Ball Mount for 2-1/2" Hitch

Hi, everyone, Aidan here at etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at this BulletProof Hitches Adjustable Dual Ball Mount. Now, this is going to be one of their smaller drop sizes. So if you have a vehicle between 12 and 18 inches of ground clearance, measured from the ground to the bottom inside edge of the receiver tube, then this could be a good fit for you. Let's check it out. It's going to be designed for 2 1/2 inch hitches, so just make sure you pick this up for the right vehicle.

And this is part of their Extreme Duty line, which just means that this offers the heaviest weight capacity in their line of ball mounts. The 2 5/16 inch ball up here is going to give you a gross towing weight of 36,000 pounds, that's how much weight it can pull. And for the two inch ball on the bottom, if you wanted to swap to that, that can give you a 12,000 pound gross trailer weight rating. Now, as for the vertical load limit, the whole thing, regardless of which ball size you're using, is going to be 6,000 pounds. So just make sure you're not overloading the ball mount.

But with this being really highly rated, I'd say the limiting factor is probably gonna be your truck. So just make sure you check out what it and the hitch can handle, and go by the lowest rated component in your whole towing system. And the big advantage to an adjustable ball mount is the ease of adjustment. So we've got ours kind of in the level position right now, but it's very easy to just pull the pins and drop this down to whatever height we might need. So if you're the type of person that's towing multiple trailers and you wanna make sure that they're all level, based on the different truck and trailer combination that you've got going on, then it's gonna be easy to do, and you don't have to swap to a whole new ball mount just to get a different drop size.

Now, in the bottom position here, we're getting a maximum drop of 5 1/4 inches. And you can get a maximum rise of five inches out of it if we we're to completely remove it from the receiver tube and flip the whole assembly upside down. Now, it's important to note that these pins here are included with this. You can upgrade them to locking pins down the line if you want. And I would maybe recommend that considering that this would maybe be kind of a pain to replace.

You can if you want to, but I prefer just keeping it locked up and safe. And the whole thing does not come with a hitch pin and clip, so you will need to pick up one of those separately. And again, I would strongly recommend picking up a locking pin, just because then, it keeps your investment safe. So if you take this out of the hitch, one thing I do wanna point out is the fact that there's gonna be two hitch pin holes. So the reason you might use one over the other is if you need additional clearance. And we'll get some measurements later, going from the innermost. But if you need to get an extra inch and a half of clearance, you could always go to this outer hole here. And I'll go ahead and flip this upside down right now. And because of the solid shank here, the whole thing is pretty darn heavy, so just keep that in mind, and if you're looking at a bigger drop size, it's gonna be even more weight. So just some things to think about when you're picking this up. (pin clanking) In this position, let's take some measurements. We're gonna be going from the center of the hitch pin hole, and again, that's the furthest in hitch pin hole. So from there to the closest point on the ball mount, this reinforcement gusset here, is gonna be 4 1/2 inches. And that'll let you know if you've got clearance with your receiver tube and if there's enough room on the outer edge here to maybe add something like an anti-rattle device. That'll really help to take this kind of shake and play out of the ball mount, reducing the noise you hear going down the road. And from that same point to the center of the ball here is gonna be 11 3/4 of an inch. And that'll let you know where your trailer coupler's gonna sit, and relatively how close your trailer and truck are going to be to one another. Again, if you need extra clearance, you can move it to the outer hitch pin hole and gain an additional inch and a half. Some things to note about this that also make me really like it is the wide range of accessories that BulletProof Hitches offers. Anything from pintle mounts that can convert this to work with a lunette ring trailer to a step to maybe help you get up into your bed or even a receiver tube attachment to attach something like a bike rack, which for your 2 1/2 inch hitch is actually something really convenient to have. But it's all about how you're gonna use it. If you don't have any need for those accessories, then I might recommend something like a B&W Tow & Stow, because that one, the ball assembly can flip around backwards and be out of your way and not be such a shin kicking hazard whenever you're not towing. A lot of people around the shop like them, and we see a lot of those out in the real world just getting used day to day, because they're easy to leave in the hitch all the time. But if you do plan on using those accessories or you just like the BulletProof Hitches ball mount, then I think it's gonna be a really solid option for your 2 1/2 inch hitches. Thanks for watching.