Product Description
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- Smoother Towing Every Mile with Bolt-On Air Ride for Bumper Pull Trailers: Travel a lot on road roads or concrete highways? No more jarring every time you cross a section divider. The Shocker HD air tongue mount with ball coupler cushions absorbs the bumps, jerks, bounces & sways by filtering and dampening them through a built-in air ride system. This creates a safer, smoother towing experience.
- Heavy Duty 25,000 lbs GTW & 3,500 lbs Tongue Weight Capacity: For 25K tow capacity, make sure the coupler you use is rated at 25k. Note: Tow capacity is limited by the lowest-rated component.
- Features 3″ Wide Front Vertical Channel to Mount Coupler or Pintle Ring: Front 3″ inner diameter wide channel is used to mount a 3″ vertical channel mount trailer ball coupler or pintle ring. Ball coupler or pintle ring is not included. We recommend either a bolt-on vertical channel mount Wallace Forge or Demco ball coupler (part # DEM-14040-81) or a Shocker pintle ring (Part#: SH-P20000-B ) for best fit and rating.
- Heavy Duty Design for Equipment Trailers & More: Great for heavy duty trailers, farm applications, race trailers, stackers, end dumps, equipment trailers & flatbed trailers equipped with 3″ vertical channel or 4 bolt flat plate on front of trailer tongue.
- Easily Adjust for Trailer Weight, Best Ride & Load Control: Fine-tune the PSI for best ride, load control & trailer weight. Just add air pressure for heavier loads and reduce air pressure for lighter loads. When you are towing a trailer, the road bumps and jerks displace the weight. An air hitch absorbs this and cushions it so that when a bump causes the weight to come off the front of your vehicle, it can put too much tongue weight on it. An air hitch absorbs this. Without an air hitch, this can result in poor steering and braking. When a bump causes the weight to be displaced and put too much weight on the rear trailer tires. An air hitch absorbs this. Without an air hitch, this can cause your trailer to sway.
- Quickly Mounts to Front of Your Trailer Tongue: 2 Mounting Options: Vertical Channel Mount: For Trailers with 3-1/2″ Wide Vertical Channel, most use 5/8″ bolts or pins that are 4-1/2″ long for mounting to trailer. This option fits 3″ wide ID / 3-1/2″ wide OD vertical channel on front of trailer with 2″ center on center bolt pattern. (Need a Vertical Channel? Optional Part # SH-410-C Optional Weld-on Vertical Channel Kit Available – Sold Separately). 4 Bolt Flat Plate Mount: For Trailers with a square flat plate mount with a 4-1/2″ square bolt pattern. For Trailers with a 4 Bolt Flat Plate, The Size & Length of Bolts Needed Vary By Trailer. Generally 5/8″ diameter by 4″ long. (DOES NOT Include Trailer Mounting Bolts).
- Reduces Stress, Breakage, Wear & Tear on Truck, Trailer, Cargo & Equipment: This tongue mount air coupler reduces damage on pickup truck, driveline, trailer and frame. The shock-absorbing & dampening design creates less stress on the tow vehicle and trailer. Less stress means less wear and tear on both the tow vehicle and the trailer frame and welds. It’s a must-have for trailer frames that tend to crack because of rough roads with a traditional hard truck-to-trailer connection. This air ride tongue mount coupler will greatly reduce the chances of frame cracking and breaking.
- Less Stress on Passengers & Animals: Passengers & animals experience less stress while being towed. The shock-dampening design effectively absorbs the jerking, tugging, bumps, and damaging forces experienced when towing on rough roads and concrete highways, which you would normally feel with a typical hard connection. This makes the ride smoother and less stressful inside the tow vehicle and inside the trailer.
- Simple & Effective Pivoting, Shock Absorbing Design: Filters, dampens & absorbs the road shock through the air ride system & urethane cushions with the greaseable 1″ diameter pivot bolt. Uses a rocker arm pivot design to work with the air ride system. The heat treaded harden, greaseable 1″ diameter 1045 carbon steel pivot bolt used in the Shocker HD air tongue mount coupler is heat treated to prevent wear & has machined grease passage for easy lubrication. The yield strength of the 1″ pivot bolt exceeds the two 5/8″ bolts used to hold the typical ball coupler on the average vertical channel adapter.
- Saves Money & Improves Fuel Economy: Save money with less breakage and improved fuel mileage. Trailer couplers, a-frames, along with all the welds on steel or aluminum, can be very expensive to fix. If welds break while towing a trailer, very dangerous. An air ride coupler can reduce the chances of breakage, which can save you a great deal of money. Customers report fuel savings of 1 to 2 miles per gallon.
- HD Tongue Mount Air Coupler Includes: Air ride HD tongue mount with mount style selected. Ball coupler, pintle ring & trailer mounting hardware not included.
- Can Be Used with a Weight Distribution Hitch: If your pickup is squatting with the trailer & you need a WD Hitch, this tongue mount air coupler will work with a weight-distribution hitch.
- Matte Black Textured Powder Coat Finish: Impact-resistant premium matte black textured powder-coat finish on tongue mount and components.
- Safety Notice: Towing capacity is limited by the lowest rated component. Manufactured by Shocker Hitch® USA in Jamestown, ND.
FAQ for Bumper Pull Trailer Towing
- Do I Need Sway Control?
- What Size Receiver Does My Truck Have?
- How To Measure Receiver Hitch Size
- Towing Capacity 101
- Shocker Hitch Applications
- Benefits of an Air Hitch
- How to Level Your Trailer
- My Truck is Squatting with Trailer
- Do I Need a Weight Distribution Hitch?
- Types of Trailers
- Why Grease Your Hitch Ball
Upgrade to air-ride towing with any bumper-pull trailer that has a front A-frame with a vertical channel or 4-bolt flat mount with this air-ride Shocker 25K trailer tongue mount. Instant bolt-on air ride for the front of your trailer. Turn your trailer into an air ride trailer in minutes. This is the heavy-duty air tongue mount. Features 25,000 lb GTW & 3,500 lbs tongue weight capacity. This does not come with the bolt-on trailer ball coupler or pintle ring, which are sold separately. A channel-style coupler or pintle ring can be bolted on the front of this HD tongue mount channel. This style of air tow hitch is used on end dump trailers, tilt, equipment, along with race hauler stacker trailers for safer, smoother towing. Instantly turn your trailer into an air ride trailer.
Great for absorbing bumps, bounces, jerks & sways. It reduces breakage, damage, wear & tear on pickup, trailer & cargo that happens when towing with a traditional hard connection. The advantage of the Shocker HD air coupler is your ability to adjust air pressure for changing trailer weight, best ride, and load control. The Shocker HD air tongue mount is a miniature air suspension unit mounted between the truck and trailer. This shock-absorbing trailer tongue mount coupler is a must-have for easier, safer & smoother towing. The heavy-duty air ride system is mounted above the trailer tongue for maximum ground clearance. Simply bolts to your trailer a-frame and is ready for whatever truck is pulling it. Choose from the vertical channel or square plate mount (4-1/2″ bolt pattern). The Shocker air trailer tongue coupler is attached to your trailer and ready for whatever truck is pulling it.
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Where has this been all my life?
I bought this channel mount air ride tongue hitch for one of our roll-off dumpster trailers. when the trailer has no dumpster loaded, it is extremely tongue heavy, with no weight on the rear axles it absolutely Hammers our truck! with concrete highways the truck and trailer would get a rhythm and it would start jackhammering the back of the truck you have to slow down.
this hitch solved 90% of that problem, the truck and trailer can never get in that chucking, and bouncing Rhythm. This hitch takes care of the Lion’s Share of the uncomfortable bouncing when empty, and the loaded ride is just like a pillow! my only regret is that I waited so long the purchase it!!!
I am now going to purchase one for every darn trailer that we have.