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Curt/
Class III/
2 Inch Hitch/
4000 lbs GTW/
Visible Cross TubeItem # C13386
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This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Powder coated steel is sturdy and corrosion resistant.
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Installation Details 
2011 - 2019 Ford Explorer
Video of Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - Class III - 2"
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today, in our 2017 Ford Explorer, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Kurt 00:00:06 class three custom fit trailer hitch receiver, part number C13386. So, here's what our hitch is going to look like once we have it installed. And it's going to sit just below the bumper, but mainly what we're going to see sticking out is the receiver tube. It's a class three hitch, which means it's going to give us a lot of different options. We're going to mount up our accessories since it has that two inch by two inch opening. The way we're gonna mount all of our accessories, this is a hitch pin hole here on the side.
It is going to accept a standard five ace pin and clip. Now, these aren't included in the kit, but you can find them here at etrailer.com along with locking devices to keep our accessories secure. The safety chain connection points can be a plate style welded to the bottom, and as you can see, we'll have plenty of room to get most sized hooks on or off.As far as weight capacity goes, our hitch is going to have a 400 pound tongue weight, which is the maximum downward force of the receiver tube along with a 4,000 pound gross trailer weight rating, which is the amount it can pull, including the trailer and everything we have loaded on it. Now, our hitch is rated for use with weight distribution systems, which is going to be a separate component mounted on your trailer, but that's going to bump the tongue weight up to 500 pounds and the gross trailer weight up to 5,000 pounds. Now, with all those numbers in mind, you always want to double check your Ford's owner's manual and never exceed the manufacturer's recommended weight.I'd like to give you a few measurements, and that's going to help you whenever you're looking for accessories for your new hitch, like a ball mount, a bike rack, or even a cargo carrier.
From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outermost edge of the bumper is going to be right about four and a half inches. The measurement is going to come in handy when you're looking at folding accessories to make sure you have enough clearance, and that they're not going to come in contact with the rear bumper. From the ground to the inside top edge of the receiver tube opening is right about 16 and three quarter inches. That measurement is going to come in handy when you're looking at a ball mount to make sure you find the appropriate rise or drop to match your trailer.So, now that we've seen what the hitch looks like and gone over some of the features, let's show you how to get it installed. To begin installation, we're going to come underneath our Explorer.
We're going to need to lower our exhaust down so we can have some room to work, but we want to make sure that it's supported before we lower it down. So, I'm going to be using a support strap. Just going to hook it to a solid point somewhere on the frame or any solid point you can find. Then, we can tighten it up, so we can make sure that it will be supported once we loosen everything up.Now, right above the exhaust tip we'll have a rubber hanger. You're going to want to go ahead and spray that down with some spray lubricant.
It's going to make it a lot easier to slide it off of the actual hanger itself. You just use a pry bar, and we're going to pry on the hanger until we can get it to slide completely off. And once you have that one removed, we'll remove the other side as well.If you need a little more room than that, we can move right where our exhaust lies at, and we'll have another hanger. And then for the isolators that we're directly attached to our muffler, we're going to want to pull these off of the hanger itself. May be a little difficult just because there's nothing really to pull against, but if you spray them down with some lubricant, it should come off a little bit easier. We're going to remove both of these.Now, directly above the muffler where the rubber isolators we're attached to, we're going to have this hanger rod. It's going to be attached to the bottom of the frame using these two bolts. I'm going to grab an 18 millimeter socket, and I'm going to pull those bolts out. We'll pull the hanger off, and this is not going to get installed. We'll go ahead and pull the other hanger off the other side, and that side may have a tow hook on it, which will have an extra bolt on the inside of the frame.On the driver's side, we're going to have two mounting points. It's going to be the two weld nuts on the bottom where our tow hook and exhaust hanger we're bolted to the bottom of the frame.On the passenger side, we're going to have three points. We're still going to use the two weld nuts, but if we move towards the back of the bumper, we're going to have another large hole. We'll start by taking our pole wire with the coiled end. We'll grab a square hole spacer block, slide it over the coiled end of our wire. Then, we'll take a carriage bolt, and we're going to thread it onto the end.Then, one piece at a time, we'll thread our carriage bolt into the frame. Then, we'll take our spacer block, push him in as well. Then, we're going to pull down until the bolt comes out the hole, dropping down, and we'll leave our pull wire attached.On the side of our hitch here you'll notice that we're going to have this tab. This tab is going to be so that we can remount our exhaust hangers. So, we're going to take one of the long bolts and a flat washer. We'll grab our exhaust hanger. We're going to put the bolt through. We'll go through our tab, then we'll put another flat washer and a lock nut. And we'll put these on there hand tight for now, and we'll do the same thing with the other hanger on the other side.You want to come back with an 11/16 socket and wrench and snug them up just a little bit to where that washer and nut are tight against the hitch, but you're still able to move the hangar and rotate it. And we'll tighten up the other side as well.Now, with an extra set of hands, we're going to lift our hitch up. And on the passenger side, remember to feed your pull wire in to that hole at the very back of the hitch. Line up our hitch with the holes in the frame. We'll take one of our bolts and a conical tooth washer, making sure those teeth are facing up towards the hitch, and we're going to loosely secure one bolt on each side just so the hitch will support itself, and we'll get the rest of the hardware in place.Then, we're going to remove our pull wire. We're going to have a half inch flange nut that's going to secure the bolt down. Whenever you're tightening it up, just want to be careful not to push the bolt back into the frame whenever you're getting it started. I'm going to come back with a 19 millimeter socket and snug up all my hardware. Now, for the half inch, you can either use a 19 or a three quarter inch socket to snug it up.I want to come back with a torque wrench, and I'm going to torque all my hardware down to the specified amount in the instructions. Now, we can get ready to lift our exhaust back up. So, I'm going to spray a little bit of spray lubricant in the rubber isolator and on the hanger. We can just lift our exhaust. You want to make sure that the hanger's rotated down. And we'll just slide the isolator back onto the hanger. And we'll repeat that for any remaining hangars we have. Then, we can pull the exhaust support strap out, and that'll finish up your install.That'll finish up your look at the Curt class three custom fit trailer hitch receiver, part number C13386 on our 2017 Ford Explorer.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (18 Customer Reviews)
This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Powder coated steel is sturdy and corrosion resistant.I installed it on a 2017 Ford Explorer Limited. The installation was easy. I didn’t need to lift the vehicle and it took about 45 minutes with two people. It came to me with a number of chips around the front of the receiver tube, which is why I gave it four stars. I haven’t towed anything with it yet. 494075
Best hitch we’ve bought! Everything lined up exactly! No guessing, easy install! Wish i would have used this site the last 2 hitches we bought from auto part stores 512268
Awesome low profile hitch. It looks great on my Ford Explorer! The installation was super easy. I got it installed in about 30 minutes. The only issue I ran into was removing the exhaust brackets from the factory. They were pretty tough to remove. Had to use a cheater bar to get them off. Other than that, the install was super easy. Everything fit perfectly! The install video was dead on. Watched it a couple of times and knew exactly what to do. Again, awesome hitch! 529553
I received my new hitch and wiring harness quickly and without issue. The instructions were all clearly written. I would rate my mechanic abilities as moderate and I was able to complete the installation by myself during a Sunday afternoon in my driveway. I had some issues getting some of the old bolts out of the exhaust hangers due to some mild corrosion but nothing some PB Blaster could not solve. I was able to get all the new bolts secured and torqued down to spec easily and then re-hang the exhaust. I was able to pick up my new boat (about 1500lbs) and tow it home without issue. Part of the hitch was scratch and some of the paint chipped off during shipping but it wasn't enough damage for me to be concerned with it. I also have not finalized where I am going to put the trailer harness plug so that's just zip tied on at the moment. 547792
I have a 2015 Ford Explorer and bought Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver from etrailer.com on a Thursday afternoon. I paid a little extra to have it arrive by no later than Tuesday. The hitch showed up on Monday evening around 6:00. It took me about 35 minutes to put on. Super easy, and it fit perfectly. The instructions and online videos from the etrailer.com website where very informative and took any reservations about installing it myself out of the picture. The young lady Chris from etrailer was very helpful and told me exactly what I needed. I definitely would recommend etrailer.com and this product to others. Nice Job. I was impressed. 556487
Easy installation and great price. 729228
Quick shipping; extremely easy to install borh the hitch and the electrical connector; both within a half hour installation with two people 699157
Delivered on time, installed in less than an hour by myself on my 2015 explorer. Video was so helpful to install! 695949
great 692794
Hi George, The hitch has been great, along with your Customer Service team! Love it. Chris w. 681075
This was a perfect fit for my 2012 Explorer. It looks and functions great and the price cannot be beat! eTrailer is a great company; you can tell this by the organization and details on their website. Tracking the package in transit is a breeze and items arrive on time. The hitch is solid. The moment you take it out of the box, you’ll know you got a great part. I was able to install it myself, though it would have certainly been better to have someone help hold it in position just to get a bolt started on each side. In any case, it does not take long to install. All hardware was included and directions are minimal and straightforward. You’ll need some WD-40 to get the exhaust off its hangers, a strap to support the exhaust while it’s lowered, a socket set, and a torque wrench to tighten the bolts to specs. I did not have a torque wrench that went all the way up to the required torque value, so I ended up purchasing one at the local box store. If you don’t like acquiring tools, you could always ask a neighbor or maybe rent one from the local auto parts store. In any case, with the new wrench, as well as the 4-pole wiring harness and magnetic trailer lights (also purchased from etrailer), I still came out way ahead of what it would have cost to put on a hitch at the dealer. In essence, the $450 bike rack that goes in the hitch receiver and the quality torque wrench ($80) serve as “free” gifts to the family/myself for the DYI installation. Finally, some might want a Ford OEM hitch setup but the curved design of this particular custom hitch looks great. Happy hauling! 660092
Excellent ++++++ I received my new hitch for my 2018 Ford Explorer. I You Tubed the install from etrailer, and I literally could have sat back and watch it install itself. What a breeze. The ONLY difficulty I had was lining up the blocks to raise the car up a bit to make the install easier. This is my second hitch from etrailer. Needless to say, I'm 100% satisfied. Great product, fast delivery. Thanks 611129
Very easy installation, took less than 1 hr to complete 597617
Great product youtube video made it a breeze to install took less than 2 hours 597300
Easy to install fit perfect 594538
Got the hitch in a timely manner and was easy to install. That being said I was missing the HEX Flange nut. I had to go out and buy one similar to what was suppose to have been provided. 568510
From when I place the order (Curt Trailer Hitch 13386) to when I received it at home I was kept updated. I am very please with the products and prices of etrailer.com. I will always look at etrailer.com, for my truck and suv needs first. Thanks, Jorge DLR 551542
The service was great, she was very helpful and spoke English,Hahahaha. Sometimes that’s a big deal. Would recommend them to all my friends!! 521111
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