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Old 03-30-2014, 12:46 PM   #1
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Trailer Ball

I'm looking to buy a 2002 299 Sprinter....seen plenty of pictures of the TT but in speaking with the owner....he had it delivered to his residence and has not personally towed it....states the hitch takes a 2 5/8" ball....been looking and researching and the 2 5/8" seems to be a rare ball....could he have been mistaken and it really takes a 2 5/16"? I'd hate to show up with the wrong size. This is a travel trailer and not a 5th wheeler....Bill
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Old 03-30-2014, 01:57 PM   #2
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It is most probably a 2 5/16" ball.
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Old 03-30-2014, 02:13 PM   #3
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The trailer ball is a 2 5/16" ball. BE CAREFUL with which ball you buy. There are a number of "lightweight" balls available at auto parts stores, etc that are rated at 6000 lbs total weight and 7500 lbs total weight. That RV probably has a GVW of close to 10,000 lbs so you'd want at least a 10K rated ball, preferably a 12K rated ball. The last thing you'd want to happen is to hit a bump, shear the shaft on the ball and watch your new to you RV go climbing up into the bed of your pickup......
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Old 03-30-2014, 07:30 PM   #4
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Thanks guys....kinda figured it is a 2 5/16....and JR you're right about the GVWR, the brochure states 9680....and i'd round it up to 10,000 in a heart beat....
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Old 03-30-2014, 07:52 PM   #5
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Anyone know what size socket the 2 5/16" , 10,000lb ball needs?


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Old 03-30-2014, 08:12 PM   #6
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It goes by shank diameter. A 1" shank diameter uses a 1.5" nut and a 1.25" shank uses a 1 7/8" nut.

If I remember, the torque on the 1" shank is 250 FT LB and the torque on the 1.25" shank is 450 FT LB...

Unless you've got a monster torque wrench with a torque multiplier, you'd be better off taking it to a trailer repair shop or a heavy equipment repair shop to get it torqued. Most people don't have any tools nearly heavy enough to torque the ball/nut. When you look at the lock nut that is on the bottom of the shank, you'll see why torque is so important. If you don't get it tight enough, the lock nut won't even be compressed flat....

Yup, I remembered correctly. Here's the Drawtite link:

http://www.draw-tite.com/content/pro...ID=1210&part=0
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Old 03-31-2014, 01:33 PM   #7
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