Durable steel ball has a 1-1/4" diameter x 2-5/8" 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 take a look at the CURT two and five sixteenths diameter long shank chrome hitch ball with a 15,000 pound weight capacity. Now, this hitch ball provide a connection point for your trailer's coupler. Does use find threads to provide a nice tight, strong grip. It's a treated steel which is very durable, has a nice corrosion-resistant chrome finish to it. If you notice these flat edges right here, these are built-in wrench flats that make it very easy to hold the ball in place while you're tightening the nut. Now, the lock washer and the nut is all included for installation.
Again, the ball diameter on this is two and five sixteenths of an inch. The weight capacity, which is stamped on the top of the ball, is 15,000 pounds.Just to give you a few dimension on this, we're going to measure the shank diameter, which is going to be right at one and a quarter inch diameter, and the length of it from the bottom to the end is right at two and five eighths inches long. It is designed to fit ball platforms from three quarter inch to one inch thick. But again, you'll just drop this through the hole in the ball mount, put your washer on, put your nut on, and then just tighten it down and torque it to the factory specs. But that should do it for the review on the CURT two and five sixteenths inch long shank chrome hitch ball with a 15,000 pound weight capacity..
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (3388 Customer Reviews)
Durable steel ball has a 1-1/4" diameter x 2-5/8" long shank. Built-in wrench flats ease installation. Chrome finish resists corrosion. Fine threads provide strong grip. Lock washer and nut included.Quality is fine. The experience is the reason for the 3 star rating. This ball does not fit the ball mount you sent, and I didn't figure it out until it was too late to return. As always, helpful, friendly staff, but this order had a couple of things the didn't match up. For example, the ball mount did not come with a pin to hold it into the receiver. As a novice, it would have been helpful to have your staff identify this.
Jenny N - 07/27/2023Very good quality. Original shipment box was damaged and this item was missing. etrailer reshipped me a replacement very quickly with no questions. Great customer service.
I put a trailer hitch on my 2012 Chevy Cruze. I don't use it very often. It went on easily as did the wiring harness. I'll use it more this summer. Two thumbs up.
David - 02/05/2018Good price for the capacity. Will be fine with my 1 inch thick drawbar. Note that the recommended torque spec is 450 ft-lbs; I purchased a digital torque adapter for the installation.
This product is well made, preforms well and is easy to adjust. The brake pad shows very little ware after 5,000 miles. The paint finish appears to hold up well and is very durable.
Received the advice I needed fro sizing the trailer hitch for my trailer. Plus speedy delivery of my order. Thanks Jacob!
This hitch ball is bomber.
I upgraded to this ball as I also ordered a 14,000 # convert-a ball with a 1.25 inch hole to pull my new dump trailer. Is a very nice setup with the dampening feature.
Monte E - 07/20/2022Good solid product exactly as advertised. Goid company to purchase from.
As it should be. Bought to go on an equilizer weight distribution hitch. Works great and good bang for the buck.
Perfect hitch ball for towing my 11,000 pound boat & trailer. 3,000 towing miles so far and all is well.
GREAT PRODUCT FOR THE RIGHT PRICE AND SHIPPING WAS FAST
UPS delivered the ball but not the hitch
Jenny N - 11/21/2022Looks heavy duty and can easily handle my trailrt
Got this hitch for my 2014 Ram 2500. It came with an adapter to use standard 2" ball mounts I already had from my old truck. The adapter wobbled and rattled so put some duct tape on it. That stops the rattle but makes it hard to change ball mounts!
I got this correct size ball mount and now no rattles or problems! Looks better too. Great Finish and welds. I got the matching Curt 2-5/16" ball and all is good now!
John G - 12/05/2017Worked as advertised. No issues after one year of use.
Really nice finish and quality for a good price. The flats are helpful to torque to what? 450 foot pounds?
I know turn the 2 inch square ball mount 90 degrees and stand on my 1 inch drive torque wrench, but I only weigh 155. Do the math, a cheater pipe 3 feet long.
I own a 31ft Cabin Cruiser boat that weighs around 10,000lbs and the trailer itself weighs over 2000lbs. Every time I would pull the boat out of the water the back of my truck would squat a little and the trailer jack would occasionally scrape the ground. So I purchased this Hitch Ball and mounted it upside down so that the ball is higher than the bumper of the truck and now the trailer is level when cruising down the interstate fully loaded.
This Hitch ball is very heavy and completlely solid! I dont hear any noises coming from the hitch at all.
Etrailer had the best price around and will always contine shopping with them anytime I need any trailer parts
Bought this hitch to use on a Jayco toy hauler at a dealers recommendation who sold several different types of load distribution/stabilizer products. Worked great so I bought another one for our new North Trail which is same size but 1/2 the weight. Only this time I installed it myself. Support from etrailer was excellent. They know their product. I actually ordered the wrong weight bars, and another part was missing and we had a trip scheduled! They got us the parts ASAP and we were ready to go with time to spare. One point of caution: When installing the ball, it requires 400 lbs of torque. I took this to a truck repair shop and did it for me free in just a minute.
Preston and Ian were outstanding to work with and get the proper fit for my truck and trailer. Very detail oriented and everything they told me was spot on. Thanks guys!
Paul - 05/22/2019The Reese weight distribution hitch would likely work fine for a trailer somewhere between 20-28 feet. Been towing for years, and find it does distribute the weight nicely onto the truck. However, with a long trailer (I am towing a 36 foot Rockwood with the weight of 3 large slides), you're going to have highway speed sway every time. There is just no two ways about this. Dialing it in precisely, new shocks, new tires, new truck - 3/4 ton to a one ton, is not going to fix it. The passing semi trucks will get you side to side if traveling at 50 mph or more, and it is uncontrollable at times. If you go with this hitch, you will be avoiding highways like the plague, trying to make sure you don't lose your trailer and more. Just spend the extra money and get a Hensley or Pro Pride hitch. They are the only hitches that work for weight distribution AND sway elimination on long trailers. If those are too pricey, seriously think twice about purchasing a long trailer - you will never have the same issues with a fifth wheel.
It's a ball... But a nice one. Want real reviews? Ask me in three months what I think. Not the day after I got it... Service from eTrailer was aok. Fortunately UPS lets us upgrade shipping from USPS delivery to UPS straight through. The ball appears to have heavy chrome. That will be a plus!
Dan F - 07/20/2015Received the ball mount and other items in their original packaging which was nice.
The finish is a good powder coat, and the items should hold up to my demands.
Item was well packaged for shipment arrived with no damage.
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