This heavy-duty, sturdy steel, double-chrome-plated hitch ball is designed for use with Equal-i-zer weight-distribution systems. Features 2-3/8" long x 1-1/4" diameter shank and 16,000-lb maximum GTW rating.
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Hello neighbors, it's Brad here at etrailer and today we're taking a look at the Equal-i-zer trailer hitch ball in a 2 5/16 configuration. And this is gonna be a great option for that Equal-i-zer weight distribution hitch that you may be putting on your car. Now our neighbor picked up an Equal-i-zer weight distribution hitch that they're gonna be towing their enclosed trailer with and included was a two inch ball, but the coupler on their trailer is a 2 5/16 so the ball doesn't ever come pre-installed on the weight distribution hitch. So now's a good time to make sure we have the right ball. This is gonna work out great. It's got the 1 1/4 diameter for the shank and this is designed for the weight distribution hitch.
So this is gonna be a great drop in on this to make sure that we can hook up to their trailer. Being a 2 5/16 ball, this is obviously gonna be the diameter that we need to hook up to our trailer, but also the 1 1/4 works directly with the Equal-i-zer hitch. And this you can see is meant for it. Equal-i-zer stamp there. It's also rated at 16,000 pounds, so this is definitely heavy duty.
It's all steel construction and it does come with the split washer as well as the nut to get it installed. Our shank length is gonna be 2 3/8. So again, since it's designed for this, it's gonna work out really well. It's also double chrome plated, so this is gonna hold up to any rust or corrosion long term. So even if you're using your weight distribution hitch all the time or if it's sitting out in the elements, this is gonna hold up to those long term.
Now to get this installed is gonna require a pretty heavy duty torque wrench and maybe a specialty socket that you may not have. But I'll show you a quick tip on how to get yours installed once you get all those proper tools. Sometimes it's really hard to get the leverage that's required to get this torqued down. It is printed in the instruction manual, the torque setting you'll be using, and to just get a spot to be able to do this rather than putting in a vice, it can be tricky, but what we'll do is we'll just loosely install the bolts on our weight distribution head onto the shank and we're gonna turn the shank over in the hitch of our vehicle. And this is gonna be the point that's gonna hold it up for us.
We want the ball facing towards the passenger side, that way when we tighten, we're able to push down rather than pull up. And we'll just take our split washer and our nut and just kind of get these started. You'll see that there's flat sides on both sides of the ball and that's gonna allow us to get an 1 3/4 inch wrench on the head of the ball to keep this straight. It really, it's not super crucial, but it's nice to keep that head in place as we're putting that torque on there. That way it's not spinning around. So an 1 3/4 inch wrench will go here. So since this is a specialty tool, in order to get this installed, you may have to take it somewhere or you can pick up this socket here at etrailer separate if you wanna do this on your own or if you ever plan on swapping out the ball, you will need to pick this up. Now as I mentioned, the torque setting is really high on this and that's because it needs to stay in place obviously for the lifespan of towing that heavy duty trailer that you may have. So if you don't have a large torque wrench, you may have to go out and rent one. This is a pretty large, this is a half inch drive, so we're gonna be using this as well as keeping our wrench in place to get this torqued down. Probably gonna want an extension as well to get this in place. Make it a little bit easier. Now this is cumbersome. You might need an extra set of hands here, but with the wrench, I'm gonna make sure that I keep this aligned to where that's nice and straight. And then we're just gonna start cranking down until our torque wrench tells us we've reached our limit. There we go. We got our click on our torque wrench. So we've officially installed the ball on our weight distribution hitch. So with that torqued down, we can officially flop this back over. And one step of your Equal-i-zer weight distribution system is already done by getting this torqued down. So all it's left to do is get the rest of your system set up and now you'll be able to hook up to that 2 5/16 coupler. And that was a look at the Equal-i-zer 2 5/16 trailer ball for the Equal-i-zer weight distribution System.
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (188 Customer Reviews)
This heavy-duty, sturdy steel, double-chrome-plated hitch ball is designed for use with Equal-i-zer weight-distribution systems. Features 2-3/8" long x 1-1/4" diameter shank and 16,000-lb maximum GTW rating.This ball appears to be very well made. It met the need I had with my trailer hitch assy.
This was a replacement for a Rv we had bought, the previous owner sold the two vehicle but failed to remove the head unit. The replacement was perfect and I received it within days of the order. Thanks
Great product
this is for my backup hitch
Great product and great service thank y ou.
Product arrived early and was the quality expected.
Great ball hitch, works well with my travel trailer hitch set up. I took it to a garage and had them attach it because it has insane foot lb specs not achieveable at home.
I bought a 12,000 lb rated Equal-i-zer weight distribution system from a different retailer, but they installed the wrong rated ball. etrailer had the correct ball at good price. I can't wait until summer to use it.
Perfect fit onto my Equalizer head assembly’s. Using the available thin-walled socket made it easy. Looking forward to many miles of open road.
New to camping two year ago, had a R-Pod first year and now a Forest River FQ 17. Bought the Equal-i-er Weight Distribution system and trailer tows great.
It's a heavyweight hitch ball. Not sure what else to say. I use it on a 31 ft Travel Trailer (1,200 plus tongue weight). It does what's supposed to do.
Product information on website was useful for selection. Product delivery was good and ontime. Hitch was easy to install and adjust and helps keep my trailer from swaying.
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