Aluminum reversible ball mount easily slides into your hitch and can be used in either the drop or rise position. This ball mount measures 9-3/4" from the pin hole to the ball hole and can accommodate a hitch ball with a 1" diameter shank.
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Today we're going to be taking a look at the Brophy aluminum ball mount. Now a ball mount is going to let you hook up your trailer to your tow vehicle. The shank is going to slide into the receiver end of your hitch, it's going to get secured with a hitch pin and clip or a hitch lock. Those items are sold separately. Then down here at this end this is going to provide the mounting point for your hitch ball. Hitch ball is sold separately as well so if you're in need of either one of those products you can find them right here on etrailer.com.
We sell a variety of each. The ball hole diameter on this mount is going to measure one inch so be sure to keep that in mind when choosing a hitch ball. The unit's going to be made from a heavy-duty aluminum construction, very strong, very durable. It's going to be highly resistant towards rust and corrosion. Light weight design but it's still going to offer a gross towing weight of 8,000 pounds with a maximum tongue weight capacity of 800 pounds. Even though it's light weight it's still very strong, heavy-duty and dependable.
You can use this in either the drop or rise positions to help ensure level towing. Again to secure this inside of your hitch it does require a hitch pin and clip or a hitch lock. The pin holes on the mount will accept a standard five eighths of an inch diameter pin. Again those items are sold separately but you can find them here if you're interested in one. This is designed to fit a two inch by two inch trailer hitch receiver. Again gross towing weight capacity is 8,000 pounds, tongue weight capacity is 800 pounds.
The overall length of the unit, measuring end to end, that's going to give us a measurement of about fourteen inches. The center of the hitch ball hole to the center of the hitch pin hole, that's going to give us a measurement, that looks to be around nine and three quarters of an inch. If we take a measurement from the center of the hitch pin hole to kind of the beginning of this curve right here, that's going to give a measurement of about five and a half inches. The distance that we have from the center of hitch pin hole to the back of the shank is going to measure two and five eighths of an inch. When using this in the rise position if you measure from the inside top edge of the receiver tube of your hitch to the top of the ball platform, that's going to give a measurement of one inch. A maximum rise of one inch.
Using it in the drop position, from the inside top edge of the receiver tube of your hitch to the top of the ball platform, it's going to give you a maximum drop of two inches. The thickness of the ball platform is going to be one inch. It's a very simple installation, I'm going to go ahead and show you how you would install this inside of your hitch. All you have to do is slide it into the receiver tube until you get your pin holes to line up. Then you can secure it with a hitch pin and clip or a hitch lock. For our demonstration today I'm using part number PC3, it's going to be your standard five eighth diameter pin and it's going to come with a clip. That's going to do it for today's look at the Brophy aluminum ball mount.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (85 Customer Reviews)
Aluminum reversible ball mount easily slides into your hitch and can be used in either the drop or rise position. This ball mount measures 9-3/4" from the pin hole to the ball hole and can accommodate a hitch ball with a 1" diameter shank.This is quite a nice hitch, but noticed it is quite loose when put in the standard 2" hitch receiver on my Subaru. May need to figure out a way to shim it up, so it does not rattle....Maybe etrailer has some ideas. Good looking ball mount though, no denying that....just wish it had a snug fit!!
Rachael H - 08/28/2019
Scott - 08/24/2020Very nice ball mount. Smooth, one piece design. Unlike my previous ball mount, it's long enough (enough straight length between the pin hole and the beginning of the bend) to accommodate a Blue Ox Hitch Receiver Immobilizer II, yielding a nice, tight connection. Attractive polished finish. Made in Taiwan (according to the box it came in). Photos show it attached to a Hidden Hitch Class III Hitch Receiver, secured with a Blue Ox Hitch Receiver Immobilizer II, and a Curt 40053 2-inch stainless steel ball.
Great looking product and fast service as usual. Now I can keep it clean and stored under my seat without the grease and rust issue. The ball mount with the 2" Brophy stainless ball and the Master Lock Pivot Hitch pin work perfect. Thanks, Garland R in Kentucky...…….
Excellent quality and very fast service! I have ordered several items from etrailer and have always been well pleased! Thank you!
Ken B - 02/14/2021I had a 15 year old steel ball mount on my brand new car. Michigan winters had the ball mount looking pretty bad. I got this aluminum one with the thought it will hold up better. Aluminum will pit some, but at least not rust. I am very impressed with it now that I have it. It is polished to a mirror finish and all the edges nicely rounded to minimize the leg damage when we walk into it loading the rear hatch. I got a stainless ball to go with it and they look great on the new car. I am very pleased with the appearance and function. It is a little pricey.
Very high quality and the perfect fit for the long shank needed on an L494 Range Rover Sport.
I just received this hitch ball mount and haven't used it yet, but I did “mess” with it to gauge its sturdiness. Doing so, it seems like this thing will easily handle my motorcycle trailer with 500 lb. motorcycle. I love the color – it has a chrome-like appearance. And the weight is unbelievably light – I love it. As far as the vender, etrailer, they are super-fast with shipping (from Missouri). I place my order at about 10:00 PM on a Thursday and my hitch ball mount was waiting for me (in Panama City, FL) when I got off of work the following Wednesday. I’ll be buying form these guys again.
The product will work perfect. But you need to do a much better job packaging the product. My mailman had to tape the boxes back up because the product was coming out of the boxes.
Ordered the wrong receiver and called the next morning. Talked with Dottie and she made everything so easy. Cancelled my original order and sent me the receiver I needed. Received my order a day earlier than projected. Thanks Dottie ! RM
Ron M - 09/10/2017
Nice and light and just long enough so that I can put my tailgate down while hooked up to the trailer.
Scott - 09/18/2017
I don't have the new hitch installed yet but I'm certain I'll b very happy with my purchase from etrailer..the customer service is very good and I'll b buying from them again.the installing videos are awesome. Thank and God Bless
Lightweight aluminum but stronger than steel , wont rust. I dont plan on buying another one in my lifetime! But if I had to, I'd buy it from etrailer, top notch service!
Just what I was looking for! After a year there are no rust stains or peeling chrome. Looks as good as it did when it was first installed. Would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to keep their truck with that showroom look.
Well made and lightweight, yet still rated for twice the capacity of anything I tow. The extended length gives me a little more margin for error when backing.
Something this spendy should have an anti-rattle feature.
Thanks for the way your company handles a sale....
Great product, good quality, haven`t used it yet. Looks ten times better than the metal ones that end up rusting.
Product was just what I expected it to be.
John - 12/07/2017Do you have a question about this Trailer Hitch Ball Mount?
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