PJ 16' Tilt

[Diamondpilot]

I have an '01 F250, Diesel, the hitch is rated at 5K and 12.5K w/wd hitch. I checked my hollow mount and it is only rated at 5K.

My wd hitch for my enclosed car trailer is rated at 12K. The problem I have is where they mounted the electrical boxes on the tilt trailer, of course they are in the way of where the brackets have to mount.

Thanks, Mike

I would seriously consider upgrading the hitch. I have seen 2 break on Superdutys. One was mine and another was also overloaded and broke on the boat ramp.

I would look at something like the Class 5 2.5" Reese Titan. They are good for about 14,000# without WD. I have one on my 04 F-250 that I broke the hitch on.

Chris

 

[slowzuki]

The SD's also came with an optional 2.5" class 5, I think 12,000 lb non wd, 16,000 lb with wd. I got mine from a guy installing a wheel lift. It came off a 2009 dually truck, fit perfect on my 2001 SD srw.

 

[tmc2318]

Diamondpilot > just curious how your hitch broke. Did it snap completely off? How much tongue weight do you think you had on it? I would hate for that to ever happen to me....

 

[Diamondpilot]

Diamondpilot > just curious how your hitch broke. Did it snap completely off? How much tongue weight do you think you had on it? I would hate for that to ever happen to me....

I was pulling a boat that weighed 14,600# back from the Pittsburgh area to Indiana. I was told the boat weighed 12,000# which was still above the hitch rating but when I had it weighed that's when I found out it was 14,600#.

Anyway, I made it home and went to unhitch it and though it looked funny but it was dark. The next morning I went out to hitch up another trailer that used a 2" ball instead of the 2 5/16" ball I had in. When I went to pull the pin I noticed the pin box was bent down, the welds were cracked 3/4 of the way through, and the pin hole was wallered out 3/8" extra.

The tongue weight was about 1,600# at that time. When I fueled the boat and added water and supplies it was about 1,800#

This was all on a basically new truck less than one year old.

Chris