Reese Towpower 21794 Class III Interlock Ball Mount
Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 4 x 3 x 15 inches ; 8.4 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 11.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
- ASIN: B000CQQKGU
- Item model number: 21794
By : Reese
Item Description
Reese Towpower Class III Interlock Ball Mount is rated for 500 pounds tongue weight and 5,000 pound gross trailer weight. The 2 inch square hitch bar has a 5-1/4 inch drop to level your trailer and add to the safety and ease of towing. This kit attributes a built-in interlock method that only a single wrench is essential to tighten the hitch ball to the mount. Ball mount accepts 1 inch shank hitch ball.
Reese Towpower 21794 Class III Interlock Ball Mount
Customer Reviews
My husband bought this for use on his 2006 Ford F150 and he loves it. He used the 5/8" receiver pin hole with a U-Haul Reese hitch and it's worked perfectly for him. There is only 1 pinhole location on this product. If you don't want it to stick out from the hitch, make sure the 5/8" pinhole is towards the back of the Reese receiver slot. He hauls an enclosed utility trailer and it's very secure and safe.
I bought this for use on my 2003 Toyota Tacoma PU, which came equipped with a hitch and is pre-wired for towing. So far, so good.
The first thing that I noticed about this Reese 21794 "ball mount", is that it's TOO LONG! The one and only hole that is drilled in this item causes it to stick out from the hitch several inches. This means that the trailer wiring harness needs to be that much longer, as well. I don't find this to be true in all cases, and this extra length caused me to have to purchase a (3 foot) wiring harness extension at the last minute, in order to tow a borrowed trailer.
The second annoying thing about this item is the rattle, caused by about a 1/16th inch tolerance between the Toyota receiver and the Reese product. Driving without a load on ANY trailer (I've tried 3 different ones, so far!) caused the "ball mount" to bounce up and down inside the receiver. I'm no towing veteran, but I don't see why Reese can't choke up the tolerance so that the ball mount can be easily slid into the receiver, yet not be so damn noisy!
... and how about a SECOND hole, for those of us that don't care about the extra towing length, but DO care about the ability to use a standard/short wiring connection!
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