stock trailer hitch?
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stock trailer hitch?
I have a 07 250 regular cab with a diesel. My stock trailer hitch says it is rated for 6k weight carrying, with 500 pounds of tounge weight. It also says that it is a class V hitch. I have been looking for a hitch that will be able to handle the loads I am going to put this truck through. All of the other class V hitches that I have found have far exeeded my factory class V hitch. Why does ford put such a weak hitch on, and yet call it a class V? Or is this hitch capable of much more?
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Your stock hitch is not class 5. The markings on it show that it is manufactured to V-5 standards, but is really a class 3 or 4 hitch. The factory hitch is well made and is probably under-rated.
There are several aftermarket hitches that are class 5 and will handle larger loads and greater tongue weights. The Reese hitch is a decent one and has the 2 1/4 draw-bar.
Lou Braun
There are several aftermarket hitches that are class 5 and will handle larger loads and greater tongue weights. The Reese hitch is a decent one and has the 2 1/4 draw-bar.
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Try and snag a used factory hitch from the late model F-350 DRW at a junk yard or Ebay, etc. It is the "Tow Beast" Class V hitch with a 2.5" receiver. Most likely this factory hitch is made for Ford by Cequent which is the parent company of Reese and Draw-Tite.
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Your stock hitch is not class 5. The markings on it show that it is manufactured to V-5 standards, but is really a class 3 or 4 hitch. The factory hitch is well made and is probably under-rated.
There are several aftermarket hitches that are class 5 and will handle larger loads and greater tongue weights. The Reese hitch is a decent one and has the 2 1/4 draw-bar.
Lou Braun
There are several aftermarket hitches that are class 5 and will handle larger loads and greater tongue weights. The Reese hitch is a decent one and has the 2 1/4 draw-bar.
Lou Braun
I know I pull upwards of 10K with mine on my F250.
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Thank you lou braun for your answer. I guess it is manufactured to V-5 standards, but is not a V-5 hitch. On the hitch it clearly says V-5 and has a weight carrying capacity of 5,000 pounds, which seemed like a contradiction to me! I guess I will need to get a real class 5 hitch now. Has anyone heard of putnam hitches? I found one online for only $159 this is the cheapest by far! It is a V-5 and rated for 15K weight carrying, which is higher than most.
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