All receivers manufactured are rated in the following
manor
They are classed as class l
up to 2000# class ll 3500# class lll 6000#
(rated higher if used with a equalizer
hitch) class lV 6000# up to 10000# (higher
rating if used with a equalizer hitch
** there are a few manufacture calling their
heavier receivers a class five ? reese/drawtite
12000# receiver 14000# with equalizer - Putnam 15000#
towing or equalizer
The steel that hitches are manufactured
from is rated up to grade "V-5"
and that is the highest rating so
far for the quality of the raw
steel used for manufacturing of hitch
and hitch products.
If you have a "V-5"
on a hitch that has "nothing to
do with load capacity of that particular
hitch" it is the quality
of the steel
**** INFO" **** needed to get you the right setup for your needs - Trailer GVW (loaded weight) -Lenght - Tongue Hieght (measurement from ground to top of where the ball fits with trailer level on level ground) - Tow Vichicle year, type, model - Tow vehicle height (measurement from ground to top of receiver "insert hole" on tow vechicle setting on level ground) - open or enclosed trailer - Trailer tongue "A" frame or straight "Pole" type
" NEVER EXCEED THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURES TOWING WEIGHTS"
MEASUREMENTS needed to have trailer and tow vehicle level
1 - know the measurement from the top of
receiver hole 2x2" opening on vehicle to ground setting on level ground
and on
the trailer
from the top of where the hitch ball goes to ground on level ground
with trailer setting level
2 - towing weight ( GVW ) is what you want
your trailer hitch to pull, it is the weight of the trailer fully loaded,
tongue weight is a percentage of gvw (tow weight)
weight loaded into the back of the towed vehicle is considered as
part of tongue weight
3 - when ordering receivers give - make
- model - year - anything special like xt - gt - 4 door - 2 door - deep
bumper - etc
4 - trailer setup - when trailer and vehicle
are loaded and hooked up both should be setting level
5 - equalizers should be bought for the
max load you will be towing - normally equalizer hitches are all the same
cost wise
if they come with
550-600-750-800-1000# bars, in this case bigger is not better get the ones
you need (for safety)
6 - there are two types of equalizer ball
mounts WELDED means the ball mount and the hitch bar are welded together
as one,
minimum ball height is about 3" above the hitch bar maximum ball height
about 8" above top of hitch bar,
the second
type is a adjustable one ball mount bolts to hitch bar and is adjustable
uses about three different lengths
( height)
of hitch bars a standard hitch bar minimum ball height is about 1"
above the top of the hitch bar
next one
is about 4" below the top of the hitch bar and then the next about 6" below
the top of hitch bar
TOWING INFO
1- the basic types of
tow bars are - one that connects to the tow vehicle using a ball hook-up
and
removes
for storage - second is one that stores on front of towed
vehicle for storage - third is
one
that attaches directly into the tow vehicle 2x2" receiver and stows
on the back of tow vehicle
2 - BASE PLATES (brackets) are the
parts that bolt to your vehicle that you want to tow so you will have something
to connect
your tow bar too. some older vehicles will
allow you to connect a tow bar directly to your bumper
where
your bumper brackets bolts to your bumper (recommended 27-42" spread)
3- some base plates allow you to remove
the attachment brackets and some are permanent
| We
have been selling, installing, and using extensively the towing products
we sell for over 40 years
will do the job it was intended to do. like a 2000# ball may not be a 2000# ball "towing equipment is not the place to use inferior parts or equipment" The most common statement we hear is like "i don't have to worry i have a 23' cabin cruiser - (no problem) on a heavy duty trail with x axles and it balanced great and it carries all the weight and my car pulls it great " ** CORRECT TONGUE WEIGHT IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE EQUIPMENT ** if not more |