I was looking at the hitch this afternoon. It’s a 2” drawtite rated 5000lb has some various reinforcements so looks pretty stout. I’m guessing it’s basically a factory analog.
The tranny tube has a plastic plug on top. I need to get one of those dip things to measure fluid level. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Aug 24, 2018, at 8:15 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > >> On August 24, 2018 at 12:41 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> >> It has an aftermarket hitch and a sketchy wire > > The current 2" Curt offering for W163 bolts to the four hitch mount holes in > the bumper frame and is rated for 3500lb. > The 2" Draw-Tite is similar to the Curt, but also includes a couple of > reinforcing brackets that strengthen the bumper frame at the ends where it's > welded to the frame rails, and is rated for 5,000lb if you install the > reinforcements. I never knew why they did that, as I thought the W163 was > rated for 5000lb as-is, without bolting extra gussets to the frame. > > I think I've seen W163 with 1 1/4" receivers on them, don't ask me what's up > with that but I wouldn't consider towing over 2000lb with them. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
