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All purpose ball mount recommendation

dm6 said:
Is something like this Weigh Safe a good choice? Looks like it is around $100 less than the Bulletproof or B&W and seems like decent quality. And is an 8" drop going to work with most applications for Ram 2500, stock height?
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That is what I use...I like it!
 
dm6 said:
Is something like this Weigh Safe a good choice? Looks like it is around $100 less than the Bulletproof or B&W and seems like decent quality. And is an 8" drop going to work with most applications for Ram 2500, stock height?
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That's a nice looking hitch but you mentioned elsewhere that you will be buying a larger trailer and getting into a WD setup. You can do it all with a Bulletproof or similar hitch. Yes,.little more money but spent once is when it makes sense.

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whitexc said:
That's a nice looking hitch but you mentioned elsewhere that you will be buying a larger trailer and getting into a WD setup. You can do it all with a Bulletproof or similar hitch. Yes,.little more money but spent once is when it makes sense.

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Now I would definitely be interested in that. I was under the impression that a WDH is one entire unit that would have to be purchased separately but are you saying that is not the case with the Bulletproof?
 
We have to combine threads between here and the FR forum. See that response. I just don't want to see you spend decent money on something that will work for half your duties.

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Just ordered my Bullitproof after some exhausting research, nice that it will handle a WDH too, plus a crazy weight rating, now for locks....
 
brv10 said:
Just ordered my Bullitproof after some exhausting research, nice that it will handle a WDH too, plus a crazy weight rating, now for locks....
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You will be pleased with this choice. It is solid and heavy. Mine fits snuggly into the receiver so there is very little rattle and play.
 
Frank said:
Buy the appropriate hitch for the job. Normal people aren't pulling 18k lbs boats in 50 mph winds uphill both ways in the snow. You do you, but it's bad advice to say "Geezus Dudes" when someone doesn't go buy triple the hitch they will ever need. One size does not fit all.
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I never said I was NORMAL... but this is why I get paid to haul heavy boats and other items in adverse weather conditions all across the USA, because I can do it safely and with the proper equipment.

It's always the guy with low-rated hitch who never plans to haul something heavy, doing exactly that... "just one time" on the side of the road thanking God the lost load didn't kill any innocent motorists. Aluminum hitches make about as much sense as those guys who spend $100k building an "Off-Road Truck" that the only trail he sees is the one to Coffee in a parking lot.

I will stick to having more than I will ever need because what you and many people are thinking is the load rating is based upon STATIC WEIGHT, not what the ultimate load can be. An 8500# boat or car trailer with a hitch loading of 850-1250 pounds becomes 1700-2500 pounds in a simple "whoop" on the freeway at normal road speed. I have recorded G-Shock impacts exceeding 3Gs just driving across roads in New York, Louisiana's I-10 stretch near Lake Charles and anywhere near Illinois/Michigan. What this correlates to is shock impacts with a severity exceeding normal hitch ratings. That 8500-pound trailer with a 3G shock is effectively pinging a hitch rating nearing 25,500 POUNDS! Now, can you see why the Bulletproof Hitch on my truck carries a 36,000# rating? I will never tow that much, and my truck is not RATED to do so, but it is nice to know that if my hitch sees such loads, it is designed to do so. Many people never think of this but I promise you... your Insurance Company has and so has Bulletproof Hitches.

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Patriot Motor Sports USA said:
I never said I was NORMAL... but this is why I get paid to haul heavy boats and other items in adverse weather conditions all across the USA, because I can do it safely and with the proper equipment.

It's always the guy with low-rated hitch who never plans to haul something heavy, doing exactly that... "just one time" on the side of the road thanking God the lost load didn't kill any innocent motorists. Aluminum hitches make about as much sense as those guys who spend $100k building an "Off-Road Truck" that the only trail he sees is the one to Coffee in a parking lot.

I will stick to having more than I will ever need because what you and many people are thinking is the load rating is based upon STATIC WEIGHT, not what the ultimate load can be. An 8500# boat or car trailer with a hitch loading of 850-1250 pounds becomes 1700-2500 pounds in a simple "whoop" on the freeway at normal road speed. I have recorded G-Shock impacts exceeding 3Gs just driving across roads in New York, Louisiana's I-10 stretch near Lake Charles and anywhere near Illinois/Michigan. What this correlates to is shock impacts with a severity exceeding normal hitch ratings. That 8500-pound trailer with a 3G shock is effectively pinging a hitch rating nearing 25,500 POUNDS! Now, can you see why the Bulletproof Hitch on my truck carries a 36,000# rating? I will never tow that much, and my truck is not RATED to do so, but it is nice to know that if my hitch sees such loads, it is designed to do so. Many people never think of this but I promise you... your Insurance Company has and so has Bulletproof Hitches.

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If you buy a good quality hitch, that is rated for what you want to put on it, it will handle the momentary increased load that you are describing. It is designed/engineered for that. Otherwise, we should all have a class 8 truck.
 
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Does anyone have experience with Gen Y hitches? Everyone here mentions BPH and B&W, does Gen Y suck in comparison?
 
tchur1 said:
Does anyone have experience with Gen Y hitches? Everyone here mentions BPH and B&W, does Gen Y suck in comparison?
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Are you talking about the torsion versions or the static ones? If you're talking about the torsion hitches then you should be aware that they are set for certain tongue weights...they aren't adjustable...so if you have an 18k load and buy a hitch for it when you put 7k load on your rig the gen y will be too stiff...I looked at those for my bumper pull and my gooseneck....I might try one for my gooseneck because I got it for hauling 2 Jeep's....the load won't really be changing but for my bumper pull hitch I run a shocker air hitch...rated at 16k and adjustable height and adjustable for different load weights....
 
Patriot Motor Sports USA said:
I never said I was NORMAL... but this is why I get paid to haul heavy boats and other items in adverse weather conditions all across the USA, because I can do it safely and with the proper equipment.

It's always the guy with low-rated hitch who never plans to haul something heavy, doing exactly that... "just one time" on the side of the road thanking God the lost load didn't kill any innocent motorists. Aluminum hitches make about as much sense as those guys who spend $100k building an "Off-Road Truck" that the only trail he sees is the one to Coffee in a parking lot.

I will stick to having more than I will ever need because what you and many people are thinking is the load rating is based upon STATIC WEIGHT, not what the ultimate load can be. An 8500# boat or car trailer with a hitch loading of 850-1250 pounds becomes 1700-2500 pounds in a simple "whoop" on the freeway at normal road speed. I have recorded G-Shock impacts exceeding 3Gs just driving across roads in New York, Louisiana's I-10 stretch near Lake Charles and anywhere near Illinois/Michigan. What this correlates to is shock impacts with a severity exceeding normal hitch ratings. That 8500-pound trailer with a 3G shock is effectively pinging a hitch rating nearing 25,500 POUNDS! Now, can you see why the Bulletproof Hitch on my truck carries a 36,000# rating? I will never tow that much, and my truck is not RATED to do so, but it is nice to know that if my hitch sees such loads, it is designed to do so. Many people never think of this but I promise you... your Insurance Company has and so has Bulletproof Hitches.

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I always believe in having more than you need when towing also...I had the distinct pleasure of being by an SUV towing a camper that was waaaay to big for it and the tail wagged the dog and everyone came screeching to a halt...my wife was wide eyed and stunned...I calmly explained that was the reason I buy more truck and hitch than we need....I never want that to happen.....she's never questioned me since...at least when it comes to towing....lol...
 
Here's a pic of my shocker air hitch on my buddies gen 4 2500....we had a 20ft equipment trailer on the back with my wrangler on it....the air bag once inflated keeps the thing from jumping around and being noisy and you can see it's quite adjustable....
 

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IndyRamDRW said:
Are you talking about the torsion versions or the static ones? If you're talking about the torsion hitches then you should be aware that they are set for certain tongue weights...they aren't adjustable...so if you have an 18k load and buy a hitch for it when you put 7k load on your rig the gen y will be too stiff...I looked at those for my bumper pull and my gooseneck....I might try one for my gooseneck because I got it for hauling 2 Jeep's....the load won't really be changing but for my bumper pull hitch I run a shocker air hitch...rated at 16k and adjustable height and adjustable for different load weights....
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I was just referring to the static adjustables, not the torsion. Torsion looks awesome but I only tow around 10k pretty short distances so no need for me. Was more just curious why everyone swears by b&w and bph it never mention gen y. I agree torsion is awesome if you are towing the same weight all the time.

That shocker looks like an great setup for you.
 
dm6 said:
I have a new Ram 2500 on order and I currently tow an occasional small boat, utility trailer or popup with my Tahoe. I plan to get a travel trailer in the next year or so and I know I will need a WDH for that (I know nothing about them but will deal with that when the time comes), but I will also need a hitch for these other applications and to pull the pop up until I get the larger trailer. I have like 3 different ball mounts now but they range from 0" drop to 2' drop and judging from the height of the Ram, I am probably going to need something in the range of a 6-8" drop. Is my best bet here to get some sort of adjustable ball mount so I am able to pull any smaller trailer if needed, even though it won't be very often, or to just get a couple of different fixed balls mounts of various drops as needed?
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Andersen hitches if you like aluminum. It’s what I run as well as their fifth wheel hitch
 
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