I have a chance to pick up a used 5th Airborne pin box for my 26RKX Cruiser CTX at a really good price. It is the model 5AB-E1621-610 that is rated for 21k lbs. My question is.......is this too heavy dutyfor my application as my GVW on thetrailer is 11k lbs? 5th Airborne make a 16K model 5AB-E1621-16K that is well within the rating for the trailer. Anyone have have any comments or suggestions? I tried contacting 5th Airborne / Reese but no response to my emails.
My opinion is, you can get to heavy and defeat the purpose of the hitch. I think before I jumped out there and bought it, I would contact somebody that could give an informed answer. If you can't a hold of anybody at air borne, call Tweety's they are pretty well versed on hitches.
Ditto on Tweety's I think the real concern would be the length of the hitch. When I ordered my Democ they needed the part number off of the lippert pin to make certain it was the proper length
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My opinion is, you can get to heavy and defeat the purpose of the hitch. I think before I jumped out there and bought it, I would contact somebody that could give an informed answer. If you can't a hold of anybody at air borne, call Tweety's they are pretty well versed on hitches.
I guess I am asking but isn't the main component, yes maybe a little heavier metal design but isn't most of it controlled by the pressure in the bag or capacity of said air bag??JBEdited by: John B
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My opinion is, you can get to heavy and defeat the purpose of the hitch. I think before I jumped out there and bought it, I would contact somebody that could give an informed answer. If you can't a hold of anybody at air borne, call Tweety's they are pretty well versed on hitches.
I guess I am asking but isn't the main component, yes maybe a little heavier metal design but isn't most of it controlled by the pressure in the bag or capacity of said air bag??JB
Ya know John, you are probably correct on that. I had the Mor/ryde stuck in my head when I stated that. I wasn't thinking about being able to adjust the pressure in the air bag. If that's the case I definitely stand corrected.
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