JDgreen227
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My truck is a Y2K model, and I have not even looked at any new trucks since I purchased it. Didn't even know the 2.5" size was available now...does anyone know which brand first introduced that size, and when? Thanks.
2" or 2.5" hitch?
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Diamondpilot
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It started with Ford on the Superduty line. They also introduced the Factory Built-in Brake Controller around the same time. GM followed about four years later, not sure about Dodge.
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Yeah, without a larger pin, the 2.5" just gets you more tongue weight capacity. All my 2" hitches were already solid Class V with the 1.25" hole and my WD hitch is 2". Not cheap to toss them and start over in 2.5".
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Here is a good thread on hitch pins. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/trailers-transportation/182179-hitch-pins.html
I have towed everything under the sun with my Superdutys, including a 70' Mobil Home, and never broken a 5/8" hitch pin. I have bent draw bars, broken hitches, ect. Last thing I would worry about it the pin.
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