Fish Man
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- Chattanooga TN
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- 1995 Explorer XLT
Hey everyone. My dad is buying a boat so I was looking for a class III hitch for him to put on his explorer. He has the class II right now. This boat is something like 4800lbs. We were both under the impression that we would need a class III hitch for it. However he was reading something saying that with class II you can tow 6000lbs. Now I dunno if thats true but he will only be towing the boat from storage approx 2-3 miles, and dropping it in the lake for the season. No more than that ever. So I was wondering 1, is class II gonna be able to handle that and 2, if so where can I find (whats the part that goes into the reciver that you put the ball on?) well one of those that will fit the class II hitch but still hold a 2 5/16" ball? The thing he was reading said "A class II hitch can be used with loads up to 6,000 pounds if heavy-duty balls with large shanks are used" so this got us wondering. Thanks for any help you can offer!