etrailer | Setting up the Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver on your 2017 Ram 1500

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Hi there Ram owners. Bayner 2017 Ram 1500. We're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how Curt's front mount hitch. And this is what our front hitch looks like when it's installed. The cross tube's gonna be hidden behind our front bumper here. We will be able to see the receiver here at the front and the center, and you'll be able the to see the tow hooks that come attached to your front hitch.

And I'd like that the tow hooks are attached to the hitch here because you actually will remove your tow hooks if you have 'em present here to install this hitch. So it's cool that they've got 'em on here, so that way you can still utilize that functionality after installing your hitch. And the hitch offers a 500 pound tongue weight and that's the force going down on top of our receiver. And 500 pounds should be more than enough for most of the things you're intending on using this for. If you're gonna be using it for bike rack and cargo carriers, you should have no problem putting a four-bike rack, fully loaded up on here.

You do wanna keep in mind that, with tongue weight, that's the weight of anything placed in the receiver plus anything on it. So if it was like a cargo carrier, that'd be the weight of the cargo carrier plus the weight of any gear you're putting on the cargo carrier. It's also should be enough too. If you're using it for an over the cab extender, you can put that on there to help support some ladders and the weight as well. Just keep in mind 500 pounds is the maximum you got for your tongue weight.

It all offers a 5,000 pound gross towing capacity and that's how much that it can pull. A lot of people like to use these for moving trailers around in their driveway. If you've got a spot that you like to put your trailer really close to your house, that might be kind of a difficult spot to back into. If you take your ball out of the back and slide it into your front hitch here, having your steer axle right next to the ball, makes it significantly easier. You get a lot more fidelity with moving your trailer around, making it way easier to get it parked into a tight spot without any issues.

It also offers a 9,000 pound line pull, which is useful for winch guys out there. A lot of people like to put a winch on these and with 9,000 pounds, that should be more than enough for anything you're planning on using your winch for. If your truck gets stuck, you should be able to pull yourself out with that. If you get a winch installed on here then you should be able to pull out most of your buddies with that as well. I do like that it's got the tow hooks on here too. So if you do install a winch, you can utilize those tow hooks too in assistance to wrap it around a tree and hook on there to help pull yourself out. Or again, you can use those to help pull somebody else out if you're using the truck to do so. So it really opens up the versatility of your Ram. You'll secure your accessories to your hitch using 5/8 inch Ascent hitch pining clip. Now, one doesn't come included with the hitch, but we've got plenty available here at etrailer. And I also I recommend locking ones, so you can protect your investments. If we take a look at those tow hook attachments, it's got a very large opening so you should be able to fit just about any kind of chain or tow strap that you need to on there. And it's not overly thick, so if you do have a smaller one, it can still attach on there as well. So now I've got some measurements for you to help you when deciding on accessories. From the center of our hitch pin hole to the edge of our front bumper, we're measuring right at about 8 inches. And that's important when determining if your accessories will contact the bumper when inserted into your receiver and if it has any kind of storage position that it folds up whether it will contact the bumper when placed into that storage position. And from the ground to the top inside edge of our receiver tube, we're measuring right at about 16 inches. This is important when determining if you need to drop, a rise, or a shake on your accessories. And it's also useful to know about the clearance that you've got here at the front of your truck for maybe if you're gonna do any off-roading and things like that so you know kind of what you're gonna be able to clear. All right, now we've covered some of the features of our hitch. Why don't you fall along with me in the shop here and we'll s