Hitch Issue To Be Aware Of
Wanted to pass this on in hopes of saving you the hitch challenges I had in the purchase of my new trailer.
The hitch on my 2013 F350 truck is rated for 18,500 lb towing with 1,850 lb of tongue weight when using the 2.5” receiver. When using the 2” receiver adapter, the tow rating on the hitch drops to 12,500 lb and 1,250 lb of tongue weight (using WD hitch).
While working out the details of the sale, I told the salesman (via email) that I needed a 14,000/ 1,400 lb hitch with the 2.5” shank because of the trailer's tongue weight. He wrote back agreeing that was the correct hitch weight rating for the trailer but he apparently missed the part about the 2.5” shank.
Yesterday we drove 100 miles to pick up the trailer only to find that the hitch they had for us was the wrong size and they did not have the 2.5” shank in stock. They are going to special order it and hopefully, the right parts will be available by next weekend so we can pick up the trailer and bring it home.
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