Great for towing your light-duty camper or utility trailer, insert this adjustable mount into your 2" hitch to get 3 stacked 2" receivers. Included ball mount accepts Gen-Y hitch balls (sold separately). Matte black powder coat finish.
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Hello everybody, this is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today we're gonna take a look at the Gen-Y Phantom two inch hitch ball mount. Has a 5,000 pound towing capacity. Now this is an adjustable ball mount, so it'll let you hook up your trailer to your tow vehicle. The shank portion right here is what'll slide into your two inch hitch receiver on your vehicle. And up front here, this ball platform provides a mounting point for a hitch ball.
Now the hitch ball is not included. We do sell those separately. You do want to get a hitch ball that'll have a shank diameter of one inch. That's the diameter of the hole that the ball goes in. If you notice it has three stacked two inch receivers.
It'll accept the ball platform as well as other Gen-Y hitch mounted accessories. Does come with this stainless steel pin and clip, which is included to secure the ball platform or accessory to the shank. And we mentioned it's an adjustable height, so it'll let you tow trailers of different heights with the same vehicle. So to change the height, all you have to do is pull out the clip, pull out the pin, and then you can slide out your ball mount, put it into the middle one, put it into the top one, whichever you want. Once you get it to the height you need for your application, just line the hole up.
And once you get the hole lined up, slide your pin through, put your clip in there, and you're locked and all ready to go. Now this will give you a maximum drop in this position of 4 1/2 inches. If you flip this over in your hitch and put this in the highest position, it'll get you a maximum rise of 4 1/2 inches. It is a durable steel, has a zinc primer, and then a matte black powder coat on it 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.
Now those items we do sell separate on our website. The pin hole diameter back here is 5/8 of an inch. Now this part is made in the USA. The application again fits two inch by two inch trailer hitch receivers, gross towing weight capacity of 5,000 pounds, maximum tongue weight capacity of 500 pounds. And I do wanna give you a measurement. We're gonna measure from the center of the hitch pin hole to the center of the ball hole. So if we put a ruler on that, center to center is right at 11 1/2 inches. That's gonna do it for a review on this Gen-Y Phantom two inch hitch ball mount with the 5,000 pound capacity.
Quality product at a great price!
Arrived as stated and was just what we ordered.
Hitch pin did not line up with holes in supplied ball mount through receiver.
The hitch has worked fine. It’s heavy and durable. Would have liked a better calculation to determine hitch height. Would have purchased hitch with 3 settings instead of 4, saving weight and ground clearance.
The idea of this is nice, but the design & description are lacking. The material that the 2" ball mount is made of is too thin, it's only 1/2" thick, while most other ball mounts are 3/4" thick. Because of the thinner material my convert-a-ball shank is not threaded deep enough for it to bolt up safely & securely. I reached out to their customer service and got the lackluster reply of: "Our PHANTOM ball mounts come in one standard size unfortunately we do not offer a thicker steel ball mount". So beware. Your ball will probably not fit and you'll probably be forced to buy one of theirs.
Needed the max drop I could get for a Side x Side project to move trailers & my boat. I ordered this unit as it appeared to be an excellent American made mount at an affordable price. Super fast shipping & delivery. Mount exceeds my expectations in quality of build, fit & finish. This model did include the ball mount & pins. My thanks to etrailer & Gen-Y for a great product.
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