Most Popular Manual Ball Removal for 1985 Dodge Ram Pickup

my install was completely custom as the back end of my 2005 ram 3500 is custom. I converted it into a weld in place hitch since the factory location was not being uses. axle was moved back 28" so the hitch had to be also.

This is a good kit. It took me about 3 hours to install, but I'm not the fastest. You'll need a floor jack, rope, 4" hole saw, 1/2" and smaller drill bits, drill, torque wrench, sockets, wrenches, and a impact driver would help make the job faster. Use the floor jack in the truck bed with a rope to lift the heavy plate into place. See pictures.

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Everything worked out great the only problem is the handle to pull the pin out is not long enough to go outside the wheel well so I had to add three more inches onto it other than that great product thank you very much

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I've had the hitch for a year and I love it, especially paired with the 5th wheel companion hitch. Installed in a 1995 ram 2500

I had my order before I was even ready to install it. Excellent work!

fast service and good customer service

I havnt towed with it yet, but this hitch seems to be very well built. Install was easy, I'm pretty handy and it took me about an hour and a half, would have been 45 minutes if I had a helper. Hardest part was my bed is bowed from use and the cross pieces were very snug between the bed and the frame.

No bolts came with hitch. Am going to have to buy them.

Great product. Convenient to always have the ball there and ready to go.

It just arrived. Looks good. I'll know more after installation.

I ordered the Curt ball,and safety chain kit for my new 2018 Ram 2500 with factory hitch. A excellent value,for a quality product, that saved me a lot of money compared to OEM dealer price. Fast shipping had me ready to tow, in no time at all.

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I bought this product to us in my 2016 Ram 2500 with the 5th wheel prep and an Andersen Ultimate hitch. It is top notch quality, and the anchors DO work with my Ultimate hitch. The fit is tight, but the anchor mounts do clear the hitch base. This is a well made product in a nice storage case. I recommend it.

It works great. Installation was pretty easy. I put it on a Ram 2500.

Installed it by myself and my 14 year old son in about two hours very easy to follow instructions and the new Dodge Ram was already built for it very easy to operate and pulled the trailer like it wasn't even there and no need to pull out inner fender wells

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Seems to be very well built. Shipping was very fast. Will definitely purchase other products.

The hitch works fine and was easy to install. Everything fit well with one exception. The rod that locks the ball in place from the wheel well is too short. I expect it is the wrong rod for the 2013 Ram pickup. I made an attempt to contact etrailer to get another, but failed to contact anyone. Can you put me in contact with someone who can assist me in getting a replacement?

The hitch works fine and I like it. 2 stars because the kit came with 2 driver's side frame brackets. etrailer and Curt could not figure out how to send me the part they shorted me on and I had to purchase another mount kit for one bracket. I would not recommend this product for that reason. I basically had to buy it twice.

I placed the order for this on a Sunday evening knowing it wouldn’t be processed till Monday. It said it would be delivered on Thursday and it was. The I received was completely destroyed with all the parts laying on one end of the box and all the supposed packaging torn up and the parts bag ripped open. After getting everything out of the box, I laid out the parts to see what was missing. There were 13 different pieces missing so was unable to put this in and I needed it to pull a trailer that weekend. I immediately called to let them know how the package arrived and that I was missing parts. After giving them the list, I said I would need them overnighted because I needed to use it this weekend. I was told that since it was free shipping that it was impossible to do and the would ship it out sometime next week and maybe get it by Thursday. This was the first time I ordered from this company and it will certainly be my last.

Awesome product. Would recommend to anyone!

Excellent product. Good fit. Clear directions. Straightforward install. I would absolutely recommend this product. It's great to be able to ditch the ball when you need to haul stuff in the bed. Free install tip: I used the hitch itself as a template for drilling the bed and frame rails. Saves some layout and measuring.

B and W makes the best products. I am willing to pay a little extra to buy B and W over other manufactures as the quality and build is outstanding. I bought this item as well as their 5th will puck hitch. Couldn't be happier, works exactly like its supposed to. One note is on my previous Ram I had the factory gooseneck and the ball would spin in the hitch, wearing it out. On the truck I have now, I specifically bought it without the factory hitch so I could put B and W's hitch in which is MUCH better!!

etrailer not only have a great procedure for online trading or online store, but also a great website....people on similar business can appreciate that as per other this feature can be transparent for them...it takes a great effort of team work to accomplish what this level of a,b,c,d online process to be done the way of etrailer has done. The products are simply well described, well packed, fast shipping. Whether is in stock or direct ship from manufacture, they make it look like is nothing..to me another great team effort and well though software architecture. As often we find instructions from manufacture to be some confusing, etrailer back it up which bunch of literature and videos to easy the process. Device recommendations: I strongly recommend that anyone purchasing this item to purchase also the harness kit, installation is plug and play and it looks part of another factory install. Cons: The part where every instruction or videos said "remove the clamp of the exhaust pipe to move exhaust pipe over" I found that is extremely difficult to accomplish that procedure on a 2014 3500 Ram with a Diesel Engine which it has the extra exhaust regeneration device or so call DPF...where fuel exhaust particles are burn, etc. that makes my vehicle exhaust to be solid almost one foot before reaching my rear end axle, meaning location where I need to be working installing my under bed gooseneck hitch. I did not removed any exhaust clamps and I simply got me a short 22 mm and tight my bolts with a wrench and a hammer. NOTE: ABS harness bracket it looks like is going to be rubbing against the hitch and it is extremely close, but it does not once bolts are tight you will have about 1/2 clearance (will not rub). Last comments, everything fits and everything goes where is says instructions, do not remove your bed of cut your truck in half..jejejejej Good luck, hope I help someone God Bless

I bought this hitch for my 2014 Ram 1500. I love it. I've had a few gooseneck hitches in my life and this one is my favorite. I love the fact you can unlock the ball in the bed without jumping in and out. Just turn the key provided and turn the ball over. If I replace this truck down the road, I will be ordering this hitch again. Great hitch, strongly recommend.

This B&W Turnover Underbed Gooseneck Trailer Hitch setup fit my RAM 1500 perfectly. Removal of the ball is a breeze and it secures firmly in place when re-installed.

Very nice hitch, took me about 3 hrs to install on a 2014 RAM 2500 6.5 bed with help from the wife. The hitch is very thick steel, probably close to 1/2". The ball works great, very easy to secure and remove. Very happy with the hitch and glad I chose it over the turnover ball which seems to be slightly harder to install. Some tips... remove spare tire, remove heat shield, drill the 3 1/4" hole, make sure to use a good hole saw made for metal, positition the nuts using the brackets, have someone get the bolts started while you hold the hitch. Tighten the bolts, you will probably have to remove the exhaust hangers to move the exhaust enough to tighten the passenger side bolts, torque to spec, drill the safety hook holes, install safety hooks and put everything back together...thats pretty much it. I took my truck and had the bed Linex'd after I installed the hitch. They touched up around the holes. Looks awesome!

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Ordered the Curt underbed gooseneck trailer hitch for my Ram 2500 from etrailer.com. The pricing was great and hitch was delivered quickly. Installation is easy with assistance from one other person. This is a quality hitch and will serve my needs.

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Kit installed easily and fit perfectly. Instructions could have been better or included more pictures, but watching a few videos of similar installs online helped. Lost one star because the kit was missing an exhaust hanger bracket and a couple other pieces that were considered optional and fortunately not needed during my install.

complete kit, everything needed to complete job, was able to fabricate hitch to a 2018 Dodge Ram cab and chassis model without factory installed crossmember

received the hitch kit quickly and it looks very heavy duty and well made. I'll be excited to use it in the building of my flat bed for my RAM 3500.

This is an excellent product from B&W! It fits my Ram truck exactly, is very well built, and was easy to install following the instructions specific to my vehicle. etrailer shipped this from stock very quickly and their customer service representative was extremely helpful. Thank You!

Great product.

Overall this Installation went as I anticipated, 4-5 hours; it's not for an unprepared amateur. I strongly recommend watching the Installation Video, but more importantly, disconnecting the wiring harness (from both sides, there's 3 connectors) that cross over the rear cross member above the Differential. Disconnecting the rear exhaust was a MUST DO for us (my son helped me) as is a second person. Patience was our friend during this entire Installation for both of us. The brake line that crosses over to the passenger side was of concern to me, and got in the way as well; in the end it is below this entire installation. However there is a Mount Block on the driverside that creates a problemwith getting one bolt into place; a "Fishing Spring" (spring wire that wraps around the threads with long tail to fish/thread/pull thru the hole) would have helped to get this into place. (SEE PICTURE) Once in place the head is able to be held with a narrow spanked wrench while tightening. The rear center bolt is a HUGE challenge to reach once everything is in place and you're torquing things to spec.I had to purchase a "3/4" Crowsfoot" to get this and some of the others because of things blocking access with a socket (not talked about in the video or Installation Video). Once everything is in place and Reconnecting electrical plugs we found that there was enough gap/spacebehind the Kit Rear Cross Bar, over the vehicle rear cross member, to run the driver side electrical. Pay attention to have the "male" plug facing inboard to give you enough slack to reach the passenger side plug. A couple of zip-ties were needed to keep this inplace. See picture for how I routed this and the vent tube to avoid the heatshield. I've got a 26 foot Keystone Cougar 5th wheel RV Trailer that I be using this, along with an Andersen 3217 hitch. With this B&W Hitch I don't have the 5th wheel Rails across the bed full-time anymore of my 2022 Ram 1500DT 4x4.

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I bought this hitch for my 2014 Ram 1500. I love it. I've had a few gooseneck hitches in my life and this one is my favorite. I love the fact you can unlock the ball in the bed without jumping in and out. Just turn the key provided and turn the ball over. If I replace this truck down the road, I will be ordering this hitch again. Great hitch, strongly recommend.

Works great. Glad we bought it. Was a little tough to install for somebody that has never done one but after doing it I can now do them again. Will be buying another one at a later time for my other truck I am currently working on.

The product seems to be great quality. Nothing really lined up so I had to make a few minor modifications. But the company had it at my door in 2 days free shipping... It was 106 pounds. That's what I call impressive

Great product. Convenient to always have the ball there and ready to go.

It just arrived. Looks good. I'll know more after installation.

under bed gooseneck mount 2017 RAM 3500 reg cab diesel 2WD I installed it myself sitting on the ground with the spare tire out. a bit challenging for one small guy . But got-er done. Only residual problem, it ever so slighty touches the exhaust pipe when starting the engine. Hauled my 26' 10000 lb trailer to Michigan and back. Like it much better than the "universal" mount in my 96 Ram 2500 CTD.

Hide a Goose gooseneck hitch, great product , great service, great price. This is a great product easy to install and should deliver years of reliable service. E trailer is a great source of information of all sorts pertaining to trailers. I've done business for years with etrailer and have nothing but positive things to say about this great company.

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