Ball mounts and drop hitches
Reese Towpower Ball Mount, 2 inch receiver, 2 inch drop, 6,000 lb: published ratings and specifications
A plain fixed ball mount with the ball included, rated at 6,000 lb. When the drop you need is 2 inches, this is the correct purchase and everything else on this page is over-buying.
This page carries only what REESE publishes for this part. Where a figure is not published we leave it out rather than estimating it, because a reader comparing two pieces of towing hardware on a table cannot tell a published rating from a guess and should never have to.
What does REESE publish for the Reese Towpower Ball Mount, 2 inch receiver, 2 inch drop, 6,000 lb?
REESE publishes 3 figures for the Reese Towpower Ball Mount, 2 inch receiver, 2 inch drop, 6,000 lb, including a receiver size of 2.
Published standard A published, traceable figure: a standards body, a federal regulation or a manufacturer specification states it.
| Specification | Published figure |
|---|---|
| Receiver size | 2 |
| Drop | 2 in |
| Gross trailer weight rating | 6,000 lb |
Taken from the manufacturer listing. Anything the maker does not publish is absent here rather than estimated.
What the manufacturer says about it
- TRUSTED STRENGTH: Made of solid, all-welded steel for dependable strength and safety with a maximum capacity of 6,000 lbs. gross trailer weight and 600 lbs.
- MULTI-USE: This REESE trailer hitch makes it easy to hook up a boat, utility trailer, or camper and go. With the hitch ball already secured onto the ball mount, you can quickly connect your vehicle to any number of towables.
- COMPLETE TOWING KIT: This trailer hitch starter kit comes complete with a pre-attached trailer ball and a ball mount with a 2-inch drop and a 2-inch shank. The kit also comes with a 2-inch trailer ball.
- TESTED: REESE tow hitch ball mounts are inspected for quality and superior workmanship and are tested to exceed SAE J684 standards, so you can tow confidently knowing your family and your connections are safe and secure.
- WARRANTY: REESE starter kits and ball mounts are backed by a limited lifetime warranty, giving you peace of mind that your investment is backed by THE most iconic brand in towing since 1952.
Quoted from the manufacturer's own listing and kept as a citable source rather than paraphrased into a specification we could not attribute.
How it compares on published ratings
The nearest alternatives in the same category, compared on the same figures. A blank cell is a figure that maker does not publish.
| Published rating | Reese Towpower Ball Mount, 2 inch receiver, 2 inch drop, 6,000 lb | CURT 45041 Class III Loaded Ball Mount with 2-5/16 inch Ball | CURT 45036 Loaded Ball Mount, 7,500 lb, 2 inch drop | Reese Towpower Tri-Ball Trailer Hitch Ball Mount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $42.99 | $37.99 | $31.99 | $62.99 |
| Gross trailer weight rating | 6,000 lb | not published | 7,500 lb | not published |
| Hitch class | not published | III | not published | not published |
| Receiver size | 2 | not published | not published | not published |
| Ball diameter | not published | 2-5/16 | not published | 1-7/8, 2 and 2-5/16 |
| Drop | 2 in | not published | 2 in | not published |
Every figure here is the manufacturer's own published rating. A blank is a figure the maker does not publish, and we leave it blank rather than estimating it. The rating stamped on the part you actually receive is what governs.
Before you rely on any of these numbers
A published rating is the maximum the maker will stand behind for that part in isolation. The assembled hitch is limited by its lowest rated component, so a receiver, a shank, a ball mount, a ball and a pin each carry their own figure and the smallest of them is your real limit.
And none of them raises anything on your vehicle. Your payload, GVWR, GCWR and axle ratings come off your own door jamb sticker and owner manual, and no part on this page changes a single one of them.
Frequently asked questions
What are the published ratings for the Reese Towpower Ball Mount, 2 inch receiver, 2 inch drop, 6,000 lb?
REESE publishes receiver size of 2, drop of 2 in, gross trailer weight rating of 6,000 lb. Every figure on this page comes from the manufacturer's own listing. The rating stamped or labelled on the part you actually receive is the one that governs.
Is the Reese Towpower Ball Mount, 2 inch receiver, 2 inch drop, 6,000 lb rating the same as what my vehicle can handle?
No. A part rating and a vehicle rating are completely separate things. This part will carry what its maker says it will carry, and your vehicle will carry what the sticker in your door jamb says. The lower of the two governs, and on most vehicles it is the vehicle. Work your payload sum before you choose hardware.
What limits an assembled hitch?
Whichever component is lowest rated. The receiver, the shank, the ball mount, the ball and the hitch pin each carry an individual rating, and the assembly is limited by the smallest of them. A class V receiver fitted with a 5,000 lb ball mount is a 5,000 lb hitch, not a 17,000 lb one, and the same logic applies to every part in the chain.
Why are some specification cells blank on the comparison?
Because that manufacturer does not publish that figure. We leave it blank rather than estimating it, inferring it from a similar model, or copying it from a retailer listing that may have invented it. On a site about load ratings, a plausible looking number in a specification table is more dangerous than an honest gap.
Where do these figures come from?
From REESE's own product listing, pulled programmatically rather than retyped, which is how the price and image on this page stay current too. We do not test towing hardware in person and we never claim to. Nothing here is a measurement we took, and everything here is a figure the maker published.
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Researched, not professional advice. This page is compiled from published standards, manufacturer towing guides and product specifications, and owner-review consensus, not hands-on testing. Figures described as a rule of thumb are towing convention rather than published standards, and they are labelled that way wherever they appear. Nothing here overrides your own ratings. Work your payload sum before your tow rating, because payload is the limit that actually binds on most half ton trucks and nearly every SUV. Load a conventional trailer to 10 to 15 percent tongue weight and a fifth wheel to 15 to 25 percent pin weight, and never lighter: a tail heavy trailer is what starts sway. Weigh the rig loaded rather than trusting a brochure dry weight. A weight distribution hitch and a set of air bags both restore ride height and control, and neither one raises a single rating. Trailer brakes are required by state law above a threshold that varies by state, and a breakaway battery that has quietly gone flat is the normal condition of most trailers on the road.