Video Transcript for A Look at the Patriot Hitches 5-Way 3-Ball Mount The Captain for 2" Hitches with Red Accent

Today we're taking a look at The Captain 30,000 pound five-way ball mount from Patriot Hitches. This guy is available in the gloss red that we're looking at, as well as blue and black. So, you can match your personal style or maybe even your gear. This guy is gonna give you a lot of flexibility, so let's take a closer look at it and see what's special. So, out the box, you're gonna have a lot of versatility as far as what you can tow with this guy. You're gonna have a lunette ring adapter, as well as being capable for a 2 and 5/16ths ball, two inch ball.

You actually have a ring for tow straps as well as a one, and a inch and 7/8ths adapter. Now, this guy overall has a length of right at 12 inches. The thing that stands out to me is the fact that it's solid steel. So, outside of the bruises and scrapes that most ball mounts are gonna get, this is gonna hold up against the lifetime of abuse. Now, one thing to keep in mind with this, also, you can always hit it with some spray paint if you're worried about the appearance of it, but the metal underneath is treated so you don't have to worry about chunks of it flaking off.

So again, overall length is right at 12 inches. Your overall width going from side to side and up and down is the same at seven and 5/8ths inch. Now as far as the distance on your holes, you're at two and a half inches from the rear here at the farthest hole. And the nearest hole to the center of ball is four and 3/16ths. Now, you're gonna have a pencil hole diameter of six and a half, so just keep that in mind.

And overall, I would say this is a pretty handy piece of equipment if you don't know what you're gonna be pulling. So, now we're gonna go ahead and put The Captain to use. I have this enclosed trailer here in my studio. I'm gonna go ahead and hook it up to this F-150 using the two and 5/16ths ball. So, I'm gonna back up and get this guy moving.

Also, since you have the lunette ring adapter, I'm just gonna go ahead and hook it up to this surplus trailer we have just hanging out back here, just so you can see an idea of how well that fits. Now, I had to roll forward a little bit to get that adjustment correct, but after that, you're just gonna insert your pin and you're ready to ride. Now naturally, you know, you're gonna hook up your trailer lights as well as your safety cables, but just to see how the lunette ring looks, there you are right there. Patriot Hitches does a great job of creating a product that's reliable and customizable to your current style. So, if you like matching up your toys and your truck to your accessories, this is a great way to have that level of expression. And Patriot Hitches is super cool. They're a US company, veteran-made, built here in the US. So, all those things are just good for everyone. And once you receive your ball mount, I'd love to know how it's performing for you. Go ahead and leave a comment below because I just love having that interaction with you. Now again, this is Ed with etrailer.com taking a look at the Patriot Hitches, The Captain 30,000 pound five-way ball mount. Have a great day.