High Capacity Ball Mount Recommendation for Heavy Boat Trailer
Updated 02/22/2016 | Published 02/21/2016
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Question:
Im going to pull a large boat and want to know which ball mount is the strongest. My boat has a trailer tong weight of about 7,000 lbs. And the boat with the trailer weighs about 18,000 lbs.
asked by: Lyle B
Expert Reply:
The highest capacity ball mount we offer is the BulletProof adjustable ball mount part # ED30OFFSET which has a 36,000 lb capacity when used with the 2-5/16 inch ball. This requires a 3 inch trailer hitch.
If your trailer really weighs 18k it would seem pretty unlikely you have a 7,000 lb tongue weight since tongue weight is typically 10-15 percent of total trailer weight.
Even our high capacity pintle that has a 60k trailer weight capacity # C48231 only has a 12k tongue weight capacity.
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BulletProof Hitches Adjustable 2-Ball Mount for 3" Hitch - Offset - 6" Drop/Rise - 36K
- Trailer Hitch Ball Mount
- Adjustable Ball Mount
- Two Balls
- 2 Inch Ball
- 2-5/16 Inch Ball
- Steel Shank
- Drop - 6 Inch
- Rise - 6 Inch
- Fits 3 Inch Hitch
- 36000 lbs GTW
- BulletProof Hitches
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