Where’s my hitch?

[Abray1978]

So I am new to having a Pickup and also new to this forum.

I purchased my 2019 Ram Sport 1500 last week. It has all of the Tow / Haul features, including the electrical jack on the bumper but it didn’t come with a hitch. Is that normal or is there a secret I am missing?

 

[troutspinner]

So I am new to having a Pickup and also new to this forum.

I purchased my 2019 Ram Sport 1500 last week. It has all of the Tow / Haul features, including the electrical jack on the bumper but it didn’t come with a hitch. Is that normal or is there a secret I am missing?

That’s normal. You have a receiver. Go buy a hitch that has the ball size you need.

 

[Zinger]

That’s normal. You have a receiver. Go buy a hitch that has the ball size you need.

Don't forget to consider the trailer you're towing so you can get the right level of ball drop so it tows as level as possible.

 

[devildodge]

This is very similar to another question about this, so to start we need more info. Sport...so guessing you are from Canada. Which is based on bighorn/lonestar. Which if you didn't get the towing package, or select the class IV reciever, then you only have a class 3 which is your bumper.

Give some more info and we will figure it out.

But if you do mean the hitch, then that answer was given...but if by hitch you mean reciever, then you may not have one.

 

[Abray1978]

Thanks everyone - yup, I’m in Ontario and the Sport is only available on Canada. I have the Tow / Haul switch in the dash and there is a wiring harness female plug beside the license plate. As well, I do have the cut out in the bumper for a ball it seems, so I guess that’s the class 3 one?

Right now I don’t have anything to haul but next spring we are looking to rent /buy a 15-22 foot camping trailer so will need to figure out if I need to purchase just the ball or what?

Again extremely new to this so I need to spend some time researching as well.

Appreciate the patience

 

[troutspinner]

Wow. I thought all Rams came with a class IV receiver. I’ve learned something new myself.

 

[Jared B]

Thanks everyone - yup, I’m in Ontario and the Sport is only available on Canada. I have the Tow / Haul switch in the dash and there is a wiring harness female plug beside the license plate. As well, I do have the cut out in the bumper for a ball it seems, so I guess that’s the class 3 one?

Right now I don’t have anything to haul but next spring we are looking to rent /buy a 15-22 foot camping trailer so will need to figure out if I need to purchase just the ball or what?

Again extremely new to this so I need to spend some time researching as well.

Appreciate the patience

You'll need a class IV receiver to pull something like that. Unfortunately in Canada. They're fairly cheap to install aftermarket so it shouldn't be a big deal.

Wow. I thought all Rams came with a class IV receiver. I’ve learned something new myself.

I believe they do in the States but in Canada that's a different story.

 

[Abray1978]

That’s the underside where the hitch is. Thoughts?

 

[devildodge]

Tradesman and bighorn/lonestar do not have a class IV hitch standard. It is part of the tow package that makes no sense on the higher trims cause the class IV is standard.

We had some confusion trying to explain this before...because what we didn't understand is that ththe class 3 isn't a reciever hitch but the bumper.

Tow/haul mode isn't part of the towing package either.

I would be curious to know if you get the 7 pin plug or just the 4/5 pin.
Another reason to make sure you know what you are buying.


Here is the link to the other discussion so we don't have to post the info twice and you can see what we found out.

https://5thgenrams.com/community/threads/2019-trailer-hitch.2692/

 

[devildodge]

Also here is some info about the different reciever mounts. And some other info.

https://5thgenrams.com/community/th...et-my-needs-or-am-i-waiting-for-the-2500.437/

 

[Abray1978]

Thanks everyone - my mistake for not checking what class of hitch was included.

I’ll look to upgrade in the spring.


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