TheRangerOfDanger

Sorry if this has been covered but I didn't find anything. I've got a stock height 2013 4x4. I've got a drop drawbar for my 1 7/8" ball but now I need a 2 5/16". I was thinking about getting another dedicated drop drawbar but the cost of a triball and having all three sizes is basically the same...

Does anyone tow with a triball regularly? Is it easy to jack knife the side of the bar since the ball is higher up and further into the drawbar? Maybe I'm overthinking this but there has to be a trade off??? Right???

sloans4x4

I tow my boat regularly with a tri ball. Havent had any issues. My truck sits taller than stock, but use the tri ball because it keeps my trailer level.




Shane

EventHorizon

If a tri ball works for all your needs then go for it. I personally don't like them because you are limited to the same height for all towing. And I just hate the look of them. It might cost a bit more but I buy the proper ball and drop/raise for each trailer I own.

Norotso

I invested in one of these reversible ball hitches d/t all the different trailers I sometimes hook up to:

https://www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-Bal...all_Mount.aspx

smokeywren

Yeah, two different ***** is all I ever need, 2" and 2 5/16th inch for my 5 different trailers. Adjustable drop means that's all the shank+ball mount you should ever need. If you do have a combination that requires a drop or rise more than the adjustment can achieve, then buy a dedicated ball and ball mount for that rig.


About 25 years ago I had a camper trailer that used 1 7/8th ball. So I can see that some folks might need all three sizes today. But not me.

Wannafbody

The 1 7/8 size makes no sense to me when 2 inch is just marginally bigger. Why do manufacturers even bother. And they are close enough that someone not paying close attention could put the 1 7/8 on a 2 inch trailer.

smokeywren

Maybe so, but a 1 7/8" coupler will not clamp onto a 2" ball.


A 2" coupler will clamp onto a 1 7/8" ball, but the fit would be so loose that you'd have to be unconscious to not notice they don't go together.


As with most activities dealing with towing safety, you have to be awake and paying attention when you hook up a trailer to a tow vehicle.

Dirttracker18

The concern you should have is height.

Your trailer should be level when hitched to your truck to tow best. That may work with a triball set up but a quick measurement will tell you.

smokeywren

They make tri-ball hitches on adjustable shanks, so if you pay the big bucks for one of those, then you can put together a tri-ball hitch that is the correct height to result in a level trailer, front to rear.
http://www.truckntow.com/tri-ball-fu...m_content=Main


A simple Reese tri-ball hitch from Wal-Mart costs $30. But that hitch above with the adjustable shank costs $160. So that's why I say "if you pay the big bucks".
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Reese-Towp...w-Bar/15125828

TooManyVehicles

Wow, lots of $. If one wanted to go really crazy, you could get one that includes a scale:
http://www.etrailer.com/Ball-Mounts/...afe/WS4-2.html