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Insert this heavy-duty mount into your 2-1/2" 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.
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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.
Hello, everybody. This is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a look at this Gen-Y adjustable two-ball mount with the pintle lock. Has a nine inch drop and rise and it's for a 2 1/2 inch hitch. And this has a 32,000 pound gross towing weight capacity. Now, this is an adjustable ball mount that'll let you hook up your trailer to your tow vehicle.
Basically, the shank portion right here is what'll slide into your 2 1/2 inch hitch receiver on your vehicle. And then up front, you can use either this 2 5/16 diameter ball or this two inch ball. Those will provide the connection points for your trailer coupler. Also on this part, they do include this pintle lock accessory. When this accessory is paired with the larger 2 5/16 ball, it'll provide a nice connection point for a lunette ring coupler.
And a lunette ring coupler is used on a lot of heavy-duty trailers. Just a large ring that'll drop over the ball. Basically, I wanna pop up an insert. That picture, if you look, will show you a lunette ring over this ball. And then you can see the pintle lock accessory sliding out to hold it into place.
Basically, to install that, all you have to do is take out your pin and clip, slide the accessory back out of the way. Go ahead and hook up your lunette ring to the ball. Once it gets down on there, slide this over the lunette ring, line up your pin with the hole, clip it into place, and then that'll lock it into place. Keeps that lunette ring from coming off the ball. Now, if you happen to not be using a lunette ring coupler, just a regular trailer coupler, you can actually store this lock out of the way.
Just slide it back. There's a second hole. And then clip that into place. And it'll store this pintle lock accessory into the shank and you can use this for a regular trailer coupler. Now, the capacity on this ball mount will be determined by the ball size you used. So, if you use this larger 2 5/16 diameter ball, gross towing weight capacity is 32,000 pounds. Tongue weight capacity of 3,500 pounds. If you flip it over and use the two inch diameter ball, gross towing weight capacity of 16,000 pounds. Tongue weight capacity of 1,500 pounds. If you notice, this shank has a five stacked 2 1/2 inch size receivers. These will accept the included ball mount and pintle lock we mentioned as well as other hitch mounted accessories. It does come with these two 3/4 inch diameter stainless steel pins and clips. Those are included to secure the ball mount to the shank and the pintle lock to the shank. And one thing I wanted to mention, talk about is this twist lock or this twist clip design. It's a really nice feature cause usually those clips are just straight. And when you try to put them on, sometimes it's hard to push them on or hard to get them off. On these, you just twist it. And as you twist it, you can see it pops right off. Slide out your pin. And then when you go to install it, put your pin in and then you just push them into place. And when you push it, it'll clip into place. It's twisting goes into place. So, those clips are very easy to use. Now, this does give you adjustable height. It'll let you tow trailers of different heights with the same vehicle. Works well if you have a lifted truck. Basically, this ball mount can be put in any one of these receiver openings to get you the correct height you need for your application. Maximum drop, in other words, if you install this shank just like this and put this in the lowest position, it'll get you a maximum drop of nine inches. If you take this shank and flip it over into the rise position and put that in the highest position, it'll get you a maximum rise of nine inches. Now, this is a heavy-duty steel construction. Has a zinc primer and a black powder coat finish on the two-ball mount and the pintle lock accessory. On the shank itself, it uses a nice primer and then a durable silver vein epoxy powder coat to resist corrosion. Now, when you do install this into your hitch receiver, it will require a hitch pin and clip or a hitch lock for securing it to the receiver. Those items are not included. We do sell those separately on our website. And they give you two different size hitch pin hole diameters here. It's got a 5/8 inch diameter on the smaller one, 3/4 inch on the larger one. This part is SAE J684 certified. It is made in the USA. Application, again, this fits a 2 1/2 inch by 2 1/2 inch hitch receiver. And one last note I do wanna mention on this, this ball mount does have many different dimensions to it. So, I do recommend for you to go to the product page of this part number to verify any dimension that may be needed for your application. But that should do it for the review on the Gen-Y adjustable two-ball mount with the pintle lock accessory, and it has a nine inch drop or rise for a 2 1/2 inch hitch..
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (69 Customer Reviews)
Insert this heavy-duty mount into your 2-1/2" 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.
Great product. Very stout, but also very heavy. Only complaint is the weight, particularly because I am not a full time trailer “tower” so I install/remove frequently. Definitely peace of mind in terms of not having to worry about ball mount issues with 2500#+ tongue weight.
The hitch is great except for one problem. The ramp in front of the 2 5/16 ball that is for a pintle hitch is cracking at the weld.
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.
Looks fantastic.
I had to return and get a 6" drop because this 9" drop hangs too low for my 2019 silverado 3500 SRW.
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This hitch is the last one I should ever have to buy. It is well worth the money and should last a long time. I pull 10,000lb trailers and it works out well. No rattling or clanking with this hitch.
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I have both ball and pintle hitch Trailers. That is why I bought this hitch. The hitch it self is well built but the Paint job is not that great . I have had it a year and most of the paint on the Shank ( another reason I bought it for the 3" shank to fit my receiver on my ford Superduty) is pretty much gone. The hitch it self still clanks around in the receiver .I wish there was an adaptor to fit over the Larger ball so that my pintle eye would not move around so much.
Jenny N - 07/12/2022Review from a similar Mega Drop Ball Mount in Trailer Hitch Ball Mount
We use these for almost every truck in our fleet. For us, it really is a 1 hitch solution. On some of ours that our several years old and stay in the receiver year-round, the finish is starting to come off because of the ridiculous amount of salt that they put on the roads in our region. But otherwise they still function 100%.
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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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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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Very tuff hitch. Will support my 30’ trailer nicely.
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Great product. Always the best. This is the 3rd one we have purchased for our heavy trucks. My hitch came all scratched and banged up from poor shipping. Not a positive for a $xxx hitch. Will be looking for a different distributer than etrailer in the future for these products. Great product, 5/5, however etrailer did no favors on this product.
Katrina B - 04/08/2022Review from a similar Mega Drop Ball Mount in Trailer Hitch Ball Mount
Super Duty hitch with enough drop for my 2022 F250 with 6” Lift and 37” tires
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delivered right on time/ packed well. the only thing is did not receive the twist clip snap rings for the pins
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Awesome heavy duty hitch, ordered some locking pins for just incase someone felt strong enough to to take it.
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Everyone was helpful to order and help towards getting an account set up for the business.
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Perfect to be able to haul to the maximum amount for a 350. Its heavy to lift (carry on your shoulder for anything more that 25') but I take that as as sign of a good product
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Very heavy duty and solid. Like the fact that it can be used and a drop or rise.
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Haven't used it yet but it looks great! 19 f250 with 8" lift and 37's. The 12 drop is perfect
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Very robust and fits like a glove in my 3” receiver
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does exactly what we want. the 9" rise keeps us from modifying our truck like we did our old one. great weight capacity.
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Solid and well built! Packaging didn't survive shipping via UPS though.
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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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