Tom Hightower
2025-07-15 20:29:25
As always with Curt an exact fit for my needs. It's a trailer ball. Not much to say. The mfg. is well known for quality products. This will give my years of quality use, I am sure.
Joe, America Born and Raised. USA.
2025-07-07 21:00:15
Nice ball. No more rusty balls for me. Had this one mounted up on a forged Aluminum drop hitch 6 inches down on the back of my Hummer H3, This truck is a 2008 and has been kept in new conditions no rust on frame, axles, or body riding on 35" with 3 inch lift and only put 2000 mile on it in two years. So with the aluminium drop and Stainless ball's make this complete and no more rust there in the ball's area. Nice built ball's, strongly balls. 2 inch balls. Well that's what the trailer need on it. 10,000 pound balls. Ok you get the point. This is one ballistic truck (You thought I was going to say balls) And these balls will last a life time.
LMC
2025-05-31 13:06:58
No complaints. Very happy with the purchase.
65 Mack
2025-05-17 12:05:52
Nice Ball. Slick, shiny, smooth. Expect no rust.
Ziggy Bourne
2025-04-29 10:17:02
Was looking for a 2" ball to go with my curt 45340 17,000 lbs. 2 inch drop hitch. Since the trailer hitch on my 2006 F250 is rated for 12,500 lbs., I wanted to get something as close as I could to that. Curt does make a 12,000 lbs. 2†ball, but it only has a 1†shank and is back ordered. I figure that this ball is close enough at 10,000 lbs. The finish of the ball is a bit different than the picture in this ad, as the ball is stainless steel, and the image appears to be chrome plated. Curt recommends tightening to 450 ft/lbs, but my largest torque wrench only goes to 300 ft/lbs. Looking at some charts for stainless steel fasteners, it appears that the unlubricated torque should be set to 480 ft/lbs., and the lubricated fastener torque should be 408 ft/lbs. Since I don’t like putting stainless steel fasteners together without lubrication to prevent galling, I decided to install this using the lubricated number of 408. The nut that came with this fits a 1-13/16†socket and the flats on the ball are 1-7/8†across. The nut appears to have a direction, as it will fit a socket on one side but not the other, and the threads are ever so slightly different from one side to the other. I tightened in 50 ft/lbs. increments, marked a line with chalk on the nut and hitch, and found that from 150-200-250-300 ft/lbs. the ball had turned 3/8†each time, or almost 15°. To get the final torque I used a 36†breaker bar and turned the nut an extra 3/8â€, twice. The ball did attempt to rotate in the hitch up to about 350 ft/lbs., and required a 1-7/8†wrench to hold it in place. The final tightening from 300-400 ft/lbs. was about the distance of one corner of the nut being moved to a flat section (30°). Checking the height of the ball at the end put it at 17.5†to the top, or about 16 ¾†to the center. I put a few images in to help others if they are trying to get a proper amount of torque on this nut.
todbnla
2025-04-21 11:48:34
Re: Socket size; Amazon's A.i. it says "The product information indicates this trailer hitch ball comes with a zinc-plated hex nut that requires a torque of 450 lb-ft. Customers have reported using a 1-13/16 inch socket for the nut and a 1 7/8 inch open end wrench to hold the ball shank during installation." BUT 1 13/16 inch socket does NOT fit the nut, a 47mm socket fits w/some slack. YMMV
Charles Knauss
2025-01-28 19:54:25
But I ordered a 1 1/4†shank by mistake. I need a 1â€. Same with the aluminum nut an washer🤣
Technoman
2025-01-05 10:17:24
I like to keep my hitch capability well past what I tow without buying into the really too expensive stuff. This fit the bill exactly! I replaced an adjustable hitch with this as it was at the perfect height for the majority of what I tow with the newer stronger hitch I selected. Still have the adjustable hitch/ball in case I get other needs from time to time, but for day to day this works great!
R. Paquette
2025-01-02 10:09:16
Stainless steel is the best as it is sturdy and does not rust over time. This one is well made, robust and easy to install using large wrenches. I bought it to install on the towing bar of my pickup truck. Very satisfied so far.
salvador leal moya
2024-12-15 10:55:49
Exelente articulo muy fuerte para jalar mi lancha,de 3 toneladas ,sin problema alguno el vendedor muy rapido y profesional con mucha puntualidad
C Bender
2024-12-11 14:42:38
Nut and washer not stainless steel. Curt we want a stainless steel nut and washer to go with the stainless steel ball.