Here is one picture
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ive seen that and that is the only one ive ever seen no matter what forum or topic about gm recivers it is the same picture i was at the GM dealer i do buisness with we checked the data base for warrenty repair and we found a total of 24 hitches that were bad for one reason or another in the past 2 years and that is it just would like to see data other than that one picture that shows up every where...
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2001 Jayco 23B HTT
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To be fair Dan, I don't have one and have no personal interest other than I had been following a couple of threads regarding this.
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gibson2403 wrote:
First thing I did with new truck was replace OEM Hitch with Putnam XDR Class V hitch.
First thing I did with new truck was replace OEM Hitch with Putnam XDR Class V hitch.
Do class V hitches have a 2" or 2.5" receiver tube? If they're 2.5, which I seem to recall they are, where do you get drawbars from? I've never seen them 2.5".
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2002 Chevy 2500HD Silverado CrewCab
Mike Schriber wrote:
I chopped off the wiring bracket from the OEM hitch and reused it on the XDR as well.
I chopped off the wiring bracket from the OEM hitch and reused it on the XDR as well.
That's slick! How did you cut that, a wheel? Torch? Looks too smooth for a torch though.
Class V receivers have the 2-1/2" square opening. Class IV receivers have a 2" square opening and some are available up to 14,000# rating.
V-5 on a hitch is not a weight rating nor a Class. It is a federal spec that all hitches meet...maybe it just relates to interchangeability or something similar--I can't find more info.
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If it make you feel safer, fine. But I think it's overblown on this site. How many millions of gm trucks are on the roads? Surely there is more then a half dozen or so, towing things.
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Molsondrinkr wrote:
If it make you feel safer, fine. But I think it's overblown on this site. How many millions of gm trucks are on the roads? Surely there is more then a half dozen or so, towing things.
If it make you feel safer, fine. But I think it's overblown on this site. How many millions of gm trucks are on the roads? Surely there is more then a half dozen or so, towing things.
True, but some of us update the hitch for tongue weight ratings. The XDR has a higher tongue weight rating that the GM OEM does.
Also, firepoggy, if you haven't yet pulled the trigger on the Putnam XDR, there is a guy on ebay under the name bestlesstruck that sells them through eBay or not. He will ship to you and gives a good price (less than $150 total with shipping). Someone on this forum posted that before and it worked well for me so far - just received the hitch and will install closer to when we pull the trigger on a TT.
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JimWilson wrote:
Do class V hitches have a 2" or 2.5" receiver tube? If they're 2.5, which I seem to recall they are, where do you get drawbars from? I've never seen them 2.5".
gibson2403 wrote:
First thing I did with new truck was replace OEM Hitch with Putnam XDR Class V hitch.
First thing I did with new truck was replace OEM Hitch with Putnam XDR Class V hitch.
Do class V hitches have a 2" or 2.5" receiver tube? If they're 2.5, which I seem to recall they are, where do you get drawbars from? I've never seen them 2.5".
Several have a 2" tube...try TowBeast by Reese!
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