CURT 40085 Raw Steel Trailer Hitch Ball, 30,000 lbs, 2-5/16-Inch Diameter, 1-1/4 x 2-5/8-Inch Shank

Really large shank. The whole unit is very robust Thanks

Sturdy

So far so good. Will update after towing 25k lb trailer across the country.

Great ball, but came with a 10 cent zinc nut. Poor quality on the nut.

This ball is rated way over what i will ever tow, however why chance it? with a 10,000 lb equipment trailer I wanted to go for the strongest. It will rust, it is raw steel. so what? spray it with oil once in a while, or paint it, if you are that worried. Kind of hard to get 450ftlbs of torque on the nut, and who has a torque wrench big enough to measure that? Just put a long pipe on your biggest pipe wrench or breaker bar and tighten it.

Solid product, machining looks great.

Perfect fit to pull my trailer behind my tractor, bolted directly to the stock drawbar on JD 5115R

I purchased and paid extra for the stainless steel ball to stop rust. I had the ball for 2 weeks, it was not on the vehicle that entire time, the shank was covered with rust. I called Curt Industries, after shufling me 3 times from answering, to customer service, to technical support, they told me the ball is not stainless steel, it is only covered with stainless steel and it was going to rust. They told me to return it.

This is heavy duty

Very strong and shows minimal wear after tons of heavy towing