I'm going to begin towing heavier - Bumper pulling at 10,000 lbs. (boat + trailer) package.

I checked the hitch on the truck...sure enough, it say it's only rated 12,500 lbs for weight distributing, and 5,000 non-WD (with a 500 lb tongue weight).
(I had hear rumors that this is a common issue among all truck manufacturers)

I want to get something that will bolt on - I don't really want to drill.

Curt says this will work with no drilling:
https://www.curtmfg.com/part/15410
(street price ~$216)

Anyone have any other recommendations? I don't really want to order it and have it not fit.

 

I use a Torklift SuperHitch 20K, it is rated in excess of your boat weight and bolts on with no drilling. It costs more than the Curt but it is also much beefier.
https://www.torklift.com/rv/superhit...hitch-original

 

Dang...super beefy. I don't know if I need the double receivers but will have a look on their website when I get to a computer.

 

I put that same Curt hitch on my F-250 pulling a 9k TT with a tongue weight around 1400lbs.

Awesome hitch. Have help as it is 78lbs or so.
Griz

 

Actually pulled it off solo yesterday afternoon during nap time (1.5 hour window) and I'm not the most mechanically inclined. That even included time to YouTube "how the heck do I get the spare down.?". Easy one person job if anyone is thinking about it

Believe it or not, the oem Ford bolts seemed more substantial than the new Curt bolts. But, the hitch itself the structure, the welds, seemed more substantial on the Curt.

 

If you insert the drop hitch- You can take the top plate off of a floor jack and bolt the drop hitch to the top of the jack-- then you can raise or lower the jack and slide it around making for an easy install :-)

 

That's a good one too!

The install holes are slotted so the hitch doesn't have to be perfectly aligned and can hang at an angle. I put one side up on the spare, and then was able to [loosely] get a few bolts in on the other side.

 

I just installed the Torklift on my 7.3 Excursion. Beefy! This is what it will be pulling. Jeep has 1K # of armor and gear.