Gen-Y Adjustable 2-Ball Mount w/ Stacked Receivers - 2-1/2" Hitch - 6" Drop/Rise - 21K

Video Transcript for All About the Gen-Y Adjustable 2-Ball Mount w/ Stacked Receivers

Hi everyone. Aiden here with the trailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at some Gen-Y ball mounts for your two and a half inch hitches. Now this is going to come in a variety of different sizes. We've got a few of them here to choose from right now so we'll be showing you those and checking them out. The main difference between these is gonna be the variations in the drop height, but aside from that, they're gonna work with the same hitches and have the same weight capacities.

Let's check 'em out. So right away I do wanna point out the range of sizes we're working with. This is going to be the six inch drop variant we have in our hitch right now, and then over to the side is the 12 inch drop. These are the smallest and the biggest sizes in this hitch capacity. So if you need other sizes there, there's gonna be a few in between.

And there's also going to be this offset design which also features a six inch drop, but has one of these stacked receiver tubes up above where it attaches. So if you need a slight rise on occasion, this could be the way to go. That being said, these all have the capability to just completely remove from the hitch, flip upside down, and in the case of this 12 inch one, also give you up to a 12 inch rise. Now that's really gonna depend on your application, your truck and trailer combination what you're gonna need. But just know that if you need a little bit of both and you don't always want to be flipping it inside out from your hitch, then you can go with this option that can give you a little bit of that offset on either side.

Now that we've taken a look at some of the different sizing options, let's take a look at the things that are gonna be the same between all those options like the ball options you have here. There's the two and five sixteenth inch ball up top that can give you up to a 21,000 pound gross trailer weight rating with a 3,000 pound max tongue weight rating. Now if you need to, you can flip that around to a two inch ball that can give you a slightly lower weight capacity. That's gonna be 16,000 pounds of gross trailer weight rating with a max tongue weight of 1,500 pounds. Something else you get here is a pintle lock attachment.

So I've got it pinned in the storage position. I can unpin it after I drop my lunette ring trailer on top and then re-secure it just like we would with the ball below. What that lets us do is hook up to a lunette ring trailer. It's gonna afford the same weight capacities as the two and five sixteenth and the ball will allow, so that's good to know and it's really nice that right out of the box it's gonna work with a variety of different trailers. One thing I do wanna point out is that the ease of using the pins and clips even with large gloves on right now is actually really nice. Gen-Y does a good job at adding the small bend to their clips that actually makes it very easy to use and put on or take off. So that's just one of the nice touches that includes with this. Just something to note though is that it doesn't include a hitch pin, so you will need to pick up one from either etrailer or Gen-Y yourself. We've got all those options here on our site and I would definitely recommend a locking hitch pin for that. So I do wanna point out some measurements with these ball mounts. Again, they're gonna be pretty much the same for all of these different options. And one thing I'd wanna point out is on the shank of every ball mount, there's going to give you two hitch pin holes to choose from. Those are spaced an inch apart so if you need to get a little extra clearance from your vehicle and your trailer, you can put it on this outer one or slide it in a little bit more for this one. We're gonna be taking our measurements from the outer hole here, that gives us a little more clearance so just keep that in mind as we're measuring these. If you want to know the measurements from the other hole, just subtract an inch. Now from the center of the hitch pin hole to the center of the ball, that's going to be 13 and one quarter of an inch. That'll let us know how far our trailer is whenever we're hooking up to it. And then from that same point to the bare outside edge of the ball, that's gonna be 14 and a half inches. That lets us know how far this is sticking out from the vehicle when it's in our hitch. With the ball mount in the drop position though we can reduce some of that space it takes out and actually flip the ball around, having to put it sideways, re-pin it like that and then obviously the pintle hook attachment could flip around or just slide back into itself and take up a lot less room sticking out from your hitch. In this position, it only sticks out 10 and one quarter of an inch from the center of the hitch pin hole to the face of the ball mount right here, so it does take up a lot less room that way. The pintle lock and the ball are gonna have this matte black powder coat on top of it and then it's all going to be a steel construction. Now the ball mount itself with the stacked receivers, that's going to be a zinc primer base with this textured powder coat finish on top. That textured finish does give it a cool look but it's also going to be really resistant to rust and corrosion. Just feeling it and working with it it does feel a bit more durable in that standard powder coat so I do expect that it'll hold up pretty well to the elements over time. And hooking up with this ball mount is really much like any other. The height adjustment lets us get this matched up to our trailer so we can really match it to our truck and trailer combination and be hauling everything level. Even though we're not utilizing the pintle lock right now, it's stored down underneath, so it's locked away and ready to go for next time. If I needed to use that bottom slot, I just moved that pintle lock up to a different slot, and then all that you have to do is just hook up to your trailer. (metal clanging) And when it comes to adjustable ball mounts there's tons of options out there, ranging from the really entry level options all the way up to some very premium options. I think this one from Gen-Y lands itself in a really nice spot where you've got excellent construction and very good ease of use. I like the stacked receiver design because one, it makes adjustment very easy, but two, it's very modular in a sense. If for whatever reason the ball where our trailer's hooking up gets chewed up and starts to rust and corrode over time, then we can replace just that part. We can take it out, slide a new one right in and it's good to go very quickly. So things are replaceable, upgradeable and you can use it for a long time. Not to mention you've got a ton of different size options so you can get this fit to your truck and trailer combination pretty easily with all the different drop height variations. That'll do it for our look at this adjustable ball mounts for your two and a half inch hitches from Gen-Y. Thanks for watching.