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Insert this heavy-duty mount into your 3" hitch to get 5 stacked 2-1/2" receivers for mounting the included 2" ball, 2-5/16" ball, pintle hook, or other hitch-mounted accessory. Tongue weight is 3,500 lbs.
Features:
Specs:
This unique mount from Gen-Y Hitch includes a ball mount that can be easily positioned in one of the 5 stacked receivers that sits along the vertical shank of the unit. This dual-ball mount lets you tow a trailer with a 2" ball coupler or a 2-5/16" ball coupler.
Also included is a pintle lock, which can be inserted into the receiver directly above the ball mount to create a pintle hitch for hooking up a trailer with a lunette ring. Unlike other adjustable pintle hooks on the market, there are no nuts and bolts to remove and retorque when you change the positioning of this hitch. Just move the ball mount and pintle lock up or down to get the proper height and secure them in place with the included pins.
With the 5 stacked receivers, not only do you have the ability to adjust the height of the included ball mount, but you also have the ability to add various other hitch-mounted accessories.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hey, everybody. Today, we're going to be going over and showing you how to install the line of Gen-Y adjustable two ball mounts for two inch hitches. So our Gen-Y ball mount here is going to be an adjustable ball mount. Now adjustable ball mount is going to be a great option for pretty much any truck, as opposed to a fixed ball mount, where we would just have the correct rise and drop for one particular trailer. If we have multiple trailers or we're going to be towing a friend's trailer, pretty much any situation where we're going to be telling more than one trailer, you're really going to want to look into an adjustable ball mount. The reason why is it allows us to adjust the rise and drop here depending on our particular application at that time.
So what's really unique about the Gen-Y adjustable ball mount compared to just any other adjustable ball mount on the market is that we have these multiple stacked receivers.So the number of stacked receivers we're going to have is going to vary depending on which particular option we go with. But what's great about having multiple openings is, say, our truck was sitting a little bit higher and we could utilize one of these lower two openings here. We'd actually have a free one at the top here, and this can be used for a bike rack or a cargo carrier when we're really trying to load up the truck with as much things as possible to have to the campground. We want to hit the trails every now and then as well.So all of our Gen-Y ball mounts are going to be made of heavy duty steel construction. Now I'm sure right when you pick up the box, you're going to notice how heavy duty this thing is because I can be honest with you.
They're not light. However, this isn't a bad thing because you know you're getting a durable, well-made product. They're actually all made right here in the USA. And something else I really like about the Gen-Y ball mounts is we see the finish here. Now, this finish is super, super durable.
I've dropped these things multiple times. I've banged them into things and it really just doesn't come off. It has this nice hammered finish, which again, looks really well, helps blend in with the vehicle and holds up in due time.So we talked about the heavy duty steel construction. What plays into this is weight capacity. Pretty much, no matter what trailer we hook up, we're not going to have any issues with weight.
The two-inch hitch version is going to be rated from 10 to 16K depending on your particular model. We are going to get two hitch pin and clips that come with our kit here.If you're using it for a lunette ring, and you're going to be using the pencil lock, you're actually going to purchase an additional hitch pin because it's only going to come with two, but if you're just using it for a trailer in the standard application, you can see here, we're going to have all the hitch pins that we need. However, I highly highly recommend that you guys look into a locking hitch pin and clip so we can protect our ball mount from theft. We also have sets of these locking pins that we could have a key that is the same for the hitch as it is for the adjustable ball mount portion.So here's everything we're going to get with our ball mount. The first thing we're going to notice here is our stacked receivers. Now these are going to be available in a wide range of different rise and drops such as those that offer up to a five inch drop all the way down to a 15 inch drop. The number of stacked receivers is going to vary depending on how much drop we need. Now, in order to make sure you get the correct one for your particular trailer, or if you have multiple trailers, we need to take some measurements. The first measurement we'll be taking is from the ground to the top inside edge of the receiver tube. Then we'll have to come over to our trailer here. We first want to level our trailer using the tongue jack, and then we'll measure from the ground to the bottom edge of the coupler. Now, the difference in these two measurements, if the hitch on the vehicle is going to be higher than that on a trailer, we'll need a drop. Whereas if the hitch on the vehicle is going to be lower on the trailer, we'll meet a rise.So that's how you're going to be able to determine the correct rise/drop needs that you'll need to look for in ball mount. Keep in mind, we can get a little bit more than we think we need, because that will allow us to tow multiple trailers, but you also need to be careful that we don't go too long, because then you could run into ground clearance issues. So as we see now we have a good amount of space here but wouldn't really want to get any more of a drop because then we would actually run into issues with the stacked receivers, hitting the ground or bottoming out.So the other thing we're going to get with our kit here, we have this two ball mount that's integrated into one piece. Therefore, we're going to be able to tow trailers with a two-inch coupler or a 2 5/16 inch coupler, which will pretty much cover the vast variety of trailers that is on the market. Also in our kit here, we're going to get a pencil lock. So this is definitely going to be useful if we're towing any trailers, such as the agriculture or military trailers that have that lunette ring. We're going to be able to utilize and pull those trailers with everything here in our package. We don't need to purchase anything separately. And then lastly here, we're going to get two hitch pin and clips here, which are these standard 5/8 inch diameter.So now that we've shown you everything that comes with, let's go ahead and show you how to use it. We'll first start here by taking our stacked receiver and inserting it into the hitch on our vehicle. Now, as you'll notice, we have two hitch pin holes here, and this is really going to be for accommodating different trailers, different trailer hitches rather in regards to the pin hole depth. Now we're going to try to use the one closest to the end. That way we get as much of the shank inside the receiver tube as possible. Once we have that lined up, we'll take our hitch pin here, insert it through, and then follow that up with our clip.Now we're going to be using the measurements that we took earlier, so we can make sure that we install the hitch ball into the correct stacked receiver here. That way we can get the correct rise and drop and tow our trailer level. So once you determine this, you also want to make sure that we're using the appropriate size hitch ball. This trailer here has a two inch coupler, so we're going to be using the two inch hitch ball. We'll go ahead and insert the hitch ball assembly now, and again, lineup our holes and insert the pin through. Now we can lower our coupler onto the hitch ball. We'll then hook up our safety chains and our electrical connector, and now we're ready to hit the road.So in summary, the Gen-Y Adjustable Ball Mount is a really nice option for any truck. If you have a lifted truck, they're definitely going to be ideal for this due to the wide range of drops that they offer. Also, if you really trying to load up with as much gear as possible, it's going to be a perfect option for you because you have these extra accessory hitch holes. So we're really going to be well-equipped for pretty much any application, hit the road, hit the trails, hit the campsite. We're going to be able to load everything up here without having to worry about any additional adapters.And that'll do it today for our look and installation of the line of Gen-Y adjustable two ball mounts for two inch hitches..
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (27 Customer Reviews)
Insert this heavy-duty mount into your 3" hitch to get 5 stacked 2-1/2" receivers for mounting the included 2" ball, 2-5/16" ball, pintle hook, or other hitch-mounted accessory. Tongue weight is 3,500 lbs.
A little heavy when installing
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This hitch has been used with both balls in every height position. Hitch is durable and high quality. It has not been off my truck since I purchased it and is used frequently to tow 10-20K trailers.
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Been towing with this hitch for a year now. It’s the best hitch I’ve ever owned. The longest I’ve ever kept the same hitch. Easy to switch heights, strength, it’s bulletproof. I’ve dropped a loaded dump trailer onto the ball after not getting it lined up correctly. The weight would have bent any other hitch. This Gen-Y laughed at it.
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This is great. Heavy duty, quality product. will use to tow my toad behind my RV & bike rack for bikes above tow bar
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Sturdy, well built. But it rusts!! All that money and it rusted within months. I’ve had a B&W for 10+ years and it’s as shiny as the first day.
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Shipping was lightning quick, fantastic hitch insert...
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This hitch is solid. It u is very heavy. I will never need something different. I have towed thousands of miles with three different trailers. I like the flexibility. Works very well for me.
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This review is for the install only, as i have not towed with the hitch yet... Well, getting the hitch into the receiver was a major pain in the rear. So much powder coating made it very difficult to insert. I hade to use a 5000lbs tie down ratchet, and it took about 45 minutes to complete the task. Not happy with that portion at all.
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well built and easy to change heights for different trailers. eliminated a lot of play from reducing down to use 2" hitches in the 3" receiver
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Quick Delivery and great communications all along the way. I have purchased from them before and they always have been awesome to work with.
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Nice quality & design - good fit - heavy duty - prompt delivery - easy return policy (wrong one - my fault) Knowledgeable sales personnel that make the transaction easy
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Great customer service
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I have been pulling this trailer daily for 19 years. Have been through a few hitches in that time. They all seem to bend over time. This one has just been installed and I must say it is the best quality heavy duty hitch I have ever purchased. Can't wait to pull with it...
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The hitch came quickly, it's top quality and super heavy duty. Thanks!
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Good customer service - prompt shipping and easy ordering. Hitch appears very durable and fits in ford 250 3” receiver.
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the product looks great. Everything was as described and it looks very durable. The color looks better in person than in the photos.
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Excellent prompt service
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I am extremely happy with the hitch and lock. Both components are solid as I expected
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Quality heavy duty product. Quick shipp ing
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