reciver weight rating?

[doodlebug]

Originally Posted by DunesRunner08

its tongue weight you really have to worry about... that is probably what broke that hitch above as well as what has caused numerous problems for other people... the receiver mount will handle a little more than what they say, but the hitch itself will take a ton of stress when you have high tongue weight so I wouldnt ever go over rated tongue weight

I agree that the tongue weight is what can be a killer but it was not that heavy when I broke this. Two people could pick up the tongue.

[DunesRunner08]

if that was the case then you had a stress crack already because that should never have happened...

[2000 7.3 6speed]

I had a receiver rated for 4500 and i pulled 19500 with it

[psd_va]

thats a bit excessive

[doodlebug]

And stupid. If something went bad the lawyers would have had everything you own for the rest of your life.

I am not one that is "by the book" but you are just asking for trouble doing something like that. What if it busted off and killed a car full of kids?

[doodlebug]

Originally Posted by DunesRunner08

if that was the case then you had a stress crack already because that should never have happened...

Maybe it did I do not know. I do know I bought the hitch new and never overloaded it. I only had two trailers I pulled with it and both of them were withinspecs on gross and tongue weight.

I sent the hitch to the manufacturer and while they would not admit fault or explain why it happened they sent me a check to pay for all the damages.

[ralph]

i believe the ratings are for weight at the hitch. not the total load. been wrong before though.

DISREGARD


i was wrong 5k means 5k

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Last edited by ralph : 09-09-2009 at 05:43 AM.

[mtcarmelfarm]

I was thinking the hitch was rated for 1k tongue weitht and 10k towing.
Which I thought the truck was rated for 10k towing with a regular trailer, and 12.5k with a gooseneck.........
I would spend the extra to buy the better reciever.
Most recievers and hitches are rated for 1/2 of what they will handle. It protects the manufacturer.

[psd_va]

Originally Posted by mtcarmelfarm

I was thinking the hitch was rated for 1k tongue weitht and 10k towing.
Which I thought the truck was rated for 10k towing with a regular trailer, and 12.5k with a gooseneck.........
I would spend the extra to buy the better reciever.
Most recievers and hitches are rated for 1/2 of what they will handle. It protects the manufacturer.

That's what I thought but the sticker on the hitch itself says otherwise. And I think the 12k rating is for weight dis not goose. I think truck is rated somewhere in between 15-20k for goose

[mtcarmelfarm]

I don't think it is rated for that much. Check your owners manual. Dodge boasted 17k on a goose in like 2007 or 2008 and it was the biggest rating on a pick up to date if I'm not mistaken.
the duallys are rated for more on the goose.