heading to SC with a loaded trailer, my trailer hitch is breaking. Anybody have a class 3 hitch?? Need for my 88 R30
I’m parked until I fix this.
Cell 518-225-3930
I’m parked until I fix this.
Cell 518-225-3930
CK5
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Anybody in Harrisonburg Virginia?? Got it fixed now!
- Thread starter bablazer73
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you should have a class 4 or 5 for the big trailer . class 3 is the smallest size of the 2" hitch .
but i understand you need to roll .
i can say tho if you were any were near me i would help you out no questions.
but i understand you need to roll .
i can say tho if you were any were near me i would help you out no questions.
wasted wages
1 ton status
Can you post a picture?
no where near you, but lots of talented people here may be able to provide you with suggestions for a temporary "trail" fix...
no where near you, but lots of talented people here may be able to provide you with suggestions for a temporary "trail" fix...
A couple of pictures
wasted wages
1 ton status
Is using the bumper ball mount for a temporary fix not an option?
I have no idea of what weight you are hauling or how far you have to go...even just to get to like u-haul or someplace that could provide a permanent fix..???
I have no idea of what weight you are hauling or how far you have to go...even just to get to like u-haul or someplace that could provide a permanent fix..???
I'd at least jack up on that hitch till the ball is vertical again or a bit more,then wrap a chain around it and bolt it to the two holes in the step & tow bumper,then you can limp it somewhere more safely...it looks ready to break off ! 
I honestly didn’t think of that! But I found a truck repair shop/road service. Met him at his shop, he jacked it back, welded a brace in, and built a bracket and attached to the bumper. New hitch when I get home!I'd at least jack up on that hitch till the ball is vertical again or a bit more,then wrap a chain around it and bolt it to the two holes in the step & tow bumper,then you can limp it somewhere more safely...it looks ready to break off !
Thinking this will be waiting for me when I get home!!
only thing that would work better is this massive unit 
custom built unit bolts to massive bumper / crossmember in middle / the goose neck hitch i got from kirt at diy4x
custom built unit bolts to massive bumper / crossmember in middle / the goose neck hitch i got from kirt at diy4x
Definitely putting a better hitch on. Truck has 5th wheel, I just don’t have a trailer..... yet!
that b&w hitch will do you just fine 
The frame will be the weakest link ,not the new hitch!..
So you got this fixed up? I know a guy, just down the road in Elkton.
Fleetcare. In New Market took care of it on Sunday. Got us down to SC fine. Rolling north tomorrow with an empty trailer. I’ll get a new hitch when we get home.
this is the hitch I put on my 77 it is less $$, and is welded at the cross bar. not 16k thou I am suspicious of that spec.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00075XCGM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00075XCGM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
wasted wages
1 ton status
Both the Curt and B&H are good hitches...
but it's hard to argue the price of the Curt..
but it's hard to argue the price of the Curt..
that CURT is a class 3 hitch for basic stuff .
600 lb tongue weight
6,000 trailer gross
or with weight dist hitch
1,000 tongue weight
10,000 trailer gross
the B&W hitch is class 5 rated unit
1,600 tongue weight both reg and weight dist hitch
16,000 trailer gross both also .
this is 2 totally different hitches for weight class of pulling . do not mix them up just cause its 2" hitch size if you were to get in trouble or bagged by the fuzz in a dot stop you could be parked and ticketed . there cracking down on lots of people these days .
and yes people get away with smaller hitches all the time but this exact problem posted above is why there is weight and size limits for each unit . another thing is check your hitch now and then if you live in the rust belt . i have sent many to the recycle yard that looked good out at the end but the under side you dont see was gone .
600 lb tongue weight
6,000 trailer gross
or with weight dist hitch
1,000 tongue weight
10,000 trailer gross
the B&W hitch is class 5 rated unit
1,600 tongue weight both reg and weight dist hitch
16,000 trailer gross both also .
this is 2 totally different hitches for weight class of pulling . do not mix them up just cause its 2" hitch size if you were to get in trouble or bagged by the fuzz in a dot stop you could be parked and ticketed . there cracking down on lots of people these days .
and yes people get away with smaller hitches all the time but this exact problem posted above is why there is weight and size limits for each unit . another thing is check your hitch now and then if you live in the rust belt . i have sent many to the recycle yard that looked good out at the end but the under side you dont see was gone .
I ordered a draw-tite class 5 hitch.
The "representative" picture got me. That does not look like a class 5 hitch.
I never saw the weight of the trailer.
I doubt I will tow over 6k my self.
I never saw the weight of the trailer.
I doubt I will tow over 6k my self.
Plan on throwing some plating in the frame to.
