Durable steel ball has a 3/4" diameter x 1-9/16" 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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Today, we're going to review part number 19258. This is a 2-inch hitch ball with a 3/4 inch shank from Tow Ready. This is our hitch ball right here. You obviously get the hitch ball, lock washer and a nut. You also get this label which actually tells you your torque specifications of whatever you're going to install it onto. One thing I want to point out is when you install a hitch ball, every now and then you'll see the tag left on there.
Don't do that. Aside from looking tacky, this actually can crush over time and whole hitch ball can loosen up from the lock nut, so always take this off. You always want to install this in a ball mount with a 3/4 inch hole. There are bushings that you can fit in there with that, but this actually still gives it room to move around and potentially loosen up. Try to use the same matching hole as the hitch ball. This ball is ready to have 3,500 pounds and this is the diameter, that's 2 inches.
Always use a decoupler that requires a 2 inch ball. The 2 and 8th inch, this will pop off, so don't use it with that, it's a style coupler. Obviously not much to it. Has a chrome finish. Let's put it in a typical installation. In this case, we're using a light duty hitch, a class 1.
Typically, we're going to mount in an up position like this, or a raised position. Simply put your lock washer nut into place, run the nut down, and then tighten it up. Let's put it into our hitch of our car and we'll tighten it down. I'll show you a little trick in tightening these down. We're actually going to put our ball mount in sideways.
That way, we can get leverage on our tool to go down to the ground. We'll go ahead and snug it up with a regular ratchet and a 1 and 8th inch socket. We'll take our slack, then we're going to use a pipe wrench on these flats right here on the ball. Put your wrench on the flats right here. That way you won't mess up the finish on the ball itself. You'll notice that we also have our pipe wrench on the ground. We'll put our torque wrench on and finish torquing the nut. We're constantly pushing down, we won't have to worry about the ball mount sliding out. Take your pipe wrench off. Then, we'll put our ball mount in correctly. Now our ball is ready for service to pull a trailer. That will finish it for our review of our hitch ball with 2-inch diameter and a short shank ready for 3,500 pounds tongue weight. Part number 19258, from Tow Ready. .
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (414 Customer Reviews)
Durable steel ball has a 3/4" diameter x 1-9/16" long shank. Built-in wrench flats ease installation. Chrome finish resists corrosion. Fine threads provide strong grip. Lock washer and nut included.
Used it to tow a trailer from NY to NO and it worked well. 651966
etrailer.com ranks among the best online retailers I have dealt with. I rate it 4 stars only because 4.5 wasn't an option. The half-point deduction is not a penalty. It merely allows room for improvement, which might be the ability to cross reference the year, make and model of my 2015 motorhome on a Ford F-53 26,000 GVWR chassis and only be shown parts that are available for and fit my vehicle. Not having that, I almost ordered the anti-sway bar specified for the Ford F-53 chassis, before realizing it was only for 22,000 and 24,000 GVWR chassis. 650236
The short shank of this ball is great for an ATV going to off road because it give more ground clearance, so it’s less likely to hang in stumps or rocks in the forest. I use it with my LogRite ATV Arch, with my wood splitter, and for transporting maple water to my sugar house to produce maple syrup. 41297
The hitch was well made and relatively easy to install. I installed it on a 2016 Golf Sportwagen LE. I can confirm that as others have stated that I did NOT need to trim the bumper fascia (as the instructions said I would need to). I separated the black, lower part of the fascia from the top part before reinstalling the main fascia. I was then able to snap the lower part on after fitting it around the hitch chain loops. A couple of other notes: the LE has the rear cross traffic alert. The sensors are bolted on each side of the bumper. I thought with the additional thickness of the sensors that the bolts might not be long enough but they fit fine. As has been mentioned in other reviews, the torx screws in the wheel wells have very little clearance. I highly recommend getting a torx racquet set. I bought one at a hardware store for about $20 (Kobalt 24-Piece Standard (SAE) and Metric Mechanic's Tool Set with Hard Case). This makes the removal of those screws straight-forward. 421514
great price ,ships fast 772689
Very fast delivery, and exactly what I ordered. 772306
The products were easy to locate and purchase on the website. Devivery was prompt in secure sturdy packaging. 772772
Excellent,prompt shipping ball and wireing harness fit perfectly!!! 768385
All shipped fast and JP was really help ful! 758621
The products arrived very quickly and fit my vehicle perfectly! 754879
Very pleased! Installation easy. I ordered and received the correct product, the first time. I have no complaints. 749517
I purchased the Ball and 1.25” tow hitch draw bar. Both items are solid and fit well. I plan to tow a pop up camper and small trailer. 748888
Just perfect. With great advice from the Etrailer crew 746582
Fast shipping, great product. However, the mount did not come with a pin. We purchased hitch, mount and ball with electrical wiring! I'll be back for future needs. Thanks! 744408
Excellent quality and fitment for my ap plication. 737704
I got very good service. Had a credit laying there for some time. Was no problem getting it for my next purchase YES I WILL BUY FROM ETRAILER AGAIN 737873
this ball is what I needed for the MaxxTow trailer dolly. 732405
Ball mount and ball are of excellent quality as was the service. 727402
Everything i ordered was in great condition Packed neat n secure. Thank you very much! The website is Great The Customer Services are Excellent. Definitely Will Order Again in The Future! 727286
This has been serving me well for the past year. Works great. 725377
These guys are awesome. The service people called me when they saw I had ordered mismatched parts just to make sure that's what I needed. I hadn't realized the error and they helped me fix it. These folks really go out of their way. I have been using the hitch more than I realized that I would with a small 3x5 trailer I have used for furniture mulch mowers and light construction projects. Everything I ordered has worked flawlessly. 722501
Robert provided excellent customer service. He had prompt replies, a sense of urgency and great communication skills. I would purchase from etrailer.com again and recommend them. Contact Robert prior to purchasing and he will suggest the best companies to provide the products you need. 720032
The fit was perfect for my vehicle 719584
Easily installed by myself. In the dark no less. Works perfect. I will be ordering another for my new car soon. 719275
Great 718908
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