3” Weight Distribution Shank
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5th Wheeling
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3” Weight Distribution Shank
Hi,
I have a 2017 F350 with the 3” receiver.
i also have my blue ox weight distribution hitch but it only has a 2” shank. It is also not long (low) enough and I don’t want to use the Ford 2.5” and 2” reducers.
Can anyone tell me where I can purchase a 3” weight distribution shank?
Thank you..... and help is very much appreciated.
I have a 2017 F350 with the 3” receiver.
i also have my blue ox weight distribution hitch but it only has a 2” shank. It is also not long (low) enough and I don’t want to use the Ford 2.5” and 2” reducers.
Can anyone tell me where I can purchase a 3” weight distribution shank?
Thank you..... and help is very much appreciated.
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From: Garner, NC
I have a salt spreader I use with a 2" shank. But my 2013 F350 has the 2.5" receiver. The place I bought the spreader actually welded a 2.5" sleeve to the shank of the spreader.
If you just can't find what you're looking for, does having a 3" sleeve welded to your 2.5" shank sound like it would help? Should help with the slop. Just an idea.
If you just can't find what you're looking for, does having a 3" sleeve welded to your 2.5" shank sound like it would help? Should help with the slop. Just an idea.
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GEN-Y has a 3" shank and a weight distribution and sway control kit, I've linked them here:
GEN-Y Shank
GEN-Y Weight Distribution Kit
Sway Control
GEN-Y Shank
GEN-Y Weight Distribution Kit
Sway Control
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When you say it's not low enough do you mean the drop height?. If so ox has a bigger drop part you can buy that should work. As far as reducers, I purchased the curt reducers and I am going to have them welded together. The ones that came stock will go in the garage. I think the 2.5 inch part from ox is unnecessary unless you are pulling a huge trailer.
Curt
http://www.blueox.com/hitch-accessories/bxw4003/
Curt
http://www.blueox.com/hitch-accessories/bxw4003/
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Tuned
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From: Clayton, Georgia
I'm not pulling a huge trailer, but didn't want to hear noises from the shank moving in the adapter moving in the receiver, so got the shank that fits the receiver.
In retrospect things probably wouldn't slop around as the WD system puts a whole lot of torque on the assembly, and things likely wouldn't move much.
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You guys are right........I don’t need the 3” shank.
i just bought a Curt 2.5” 7 hole shank....but with the adaptor it is sloppy in the hitch receiver.
Also the drop isn’t low enough, as I’m trying to get the top of the ball at 23” off the ground. With this Curt shank, it only gets me to 25”.
May have to use this one, but I don’t still don’t like the sloppiness.
Thank you again for all responses.
i just bought a Curt 2.5” 7 hole shank....but with the adaptor it is sloppy in the hitch receiver.
Also the drop isn’t low enough, as I’m trying to get the top of the ball at 23” off the ground. With this Curt shank, it only gets me to 25”.
May have to use this one, but I don’t still don’t like the sloppiness.
Thank you again for all responses.
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5th Wheeling
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Hi,
I just got a Curt 2.5” 7 hole shank, but the drop only puts the top of the ball at 25” off the ground, but I was looking for 25”
But the bigger concern is that this shank used with the Ford 3” to 2.5” adaptor results in sloppiness......not happy about towing like this.
What are everyone’s thoughts on this?
thanks again......
I just got a Curt 2.5” 7 hole shank, but the drop only puts the top of the ball at 25” off the ground, but I was looking for 25”
But the bigger concern is that this shank used with the Ford 3” to 2.5” adaptor results in sloppiness......not happy about towing like this.
What are everyone’s thoughts on this?
thanks again......
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I researched this quite a bit and the only weight distribution 3" shank drop hitch I could find was the Gen-Y. You can get them in solid or torsional but either are super expensive. I ended up just getting a 2.5" for my weight distribution and then I bought the 3" shank Weigh Safe for when I don't need the Weight Distribution. I was going to spend the money for the torsional Gen-y but then found some info suggesting the torsional only works with really heavy tongue weight.
If you really want a 3" shank you can always buy a 2.5" and just weld some flatbar to it.
If you really want a 3" shank you can always buy a 2.5" and just weld some flatbar to it.
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From: Durango, CO
I researched this quite a bit and the only weight distribution 3" shank drop hitch I could find was the Gen-Y. You can get them in solid or torsional but either are super expensive. I ended up just getting a 2.5" for my weight distribution and then I bought the 3" shank Weigh Safe for when I don't need the Weight Distribution. I was going to spend the money for the torsional Gen-y but then found some info suggesting the torsional only works with really heavy tongue weight.
If you really want a 3" shank you can always buy a 2.5" and just weld some flatbar to it.
If you really want a 3" shank you can always buy a 2.5" and just weld some flatbar to it.
Last year, the lightest weight they had was 16k in the 2 inch. I ordered it and it has definately smoothed out my towing experience. I'm guessing the 10k unit would even be better for my max 11k load but I'm not dropping any more cash on my setup. I still have to deal with the reducers and my setup is extremely heavy between the Gen-Y torsion receiver and the distribution head but I am pleased with the overall performance.
If they offered the 3 inch in the 10 K version, I would order it today and sell my other one.
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From: Durango, CO
Jim, that is a really clean and simple design. I like it! I know your toy hauler is a lot like mine so I’m wondering if it truly distributes enough weight to the front end. What setup did you have before and how do you compare your Anderson to it?
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From: Wyoming
I had a 2" shank Blue Ox that worked well but wasn't really rated for my trailers 11K GVWR. In fact, the shank was rated for 1,000 lbs less. I needed to make a change, plus I really wanted a 3" shank so I didn't have to deal with the reducers.
It took a bit of tweaking to get the hitch right but once I did it worked just as well as the Blue Ox. I did a review of the Andersen hitch here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ion-hitch.html
It took a bit of tweaking to get the hitch right but once I did it worked just as well as the Blue Ox. I did a review of the Andersen hitch here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ion-hitch.html