Cut the receiver tube off and go with the Curt, there is another available that mounts in the stock location. It sits a little further in and also gets the weight up between the spring eyelets. Heavy steel plate with provided solid metal saddles bolted to holes Ford puts in the frame.

The factory F150 hitch is a joke and trash. Put it where it belongs.

Have had 4 of the aluminum f150s and use them for work. I can only imagine they put the weak hitch on for insurance crash cost ratings.

Dont listen to members on this forum giving dangerous advice. Careless non scientific advice. Follow what the engineers rate this stuff at.

 

Buy the factory Max Tow Receiver and install it. 50/50 you get a drooping tube with the standard hitch. Many posts & threads on here about swapping them. Both standard and Max Tow are Class 3/4 hitches. Class 3 in weight carrying, class 4 when used with a weight distributing hitch.

 

LOL...

 

Read some of the threads and advice this guy has given in the past and you’ll know to stay far away from his advice when it comes to this.

 

I blocked the guy, tired of his foolish posts, I can only wonder what he has said this time........

 

The factory hitch is a stamped steel joke.



You guys are like a cult. Its funny

 

Not necessarily. You'd have to find the details on each one; Ford is more random than that with its PN suffixes. The only one that really makes sense is that PN ending with "...RM" is reman.Actually, I wanted him to see all the options & how many details he left out of his original post. And that his pics are too close-up for me to know what shape the receiver assembly is.

 

Tasca has outsourced their tech support. Very difficult. Try fairway ford.

The 3 designs are interchangeable. You will need 2 extra bolts if you go with the Max Tow one.

Easiest way to order that is use a vin off a max tow truck.


The least expensive way to do this would be to do the aftermarket one and just get a hitch shop to install it. Probably run you less than a factory hitch part itself. And why install inferior equipment that has failed already?

 

Is this some of that scientifically incorrect information you were referring too?
How did you determine the hitch to be inferior?

Because based on my knowledge, experience and education...this hitch was misused and someone failed to follow the manufacturers specifications.

 

Read the OP. Had the truck 4 years. Tows 6,000 with wdh.

Seems to be the definition of inferior as its failing on the lower end of the load rating.