Impact Max Cushion Hitch & Channel Style Pintle Hook
Rated for your tow
20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 3" receiver· 20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 3" receiver
$839.98
or as low as $70/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
HD Cushion Pintle Hitch
Cushioning pintle hitch design for farm, contractor, military & heavy-duty trailer towing applications.
10-Ton / 20,000 lbs Capacity
Up to 20,000 lbs towing capacity and a 2,000 lbs tongue weight on hitch and pintle ring.
Max Black Textured Finish
Impact resistant super durable textured matte black powder coated finish of base frame.
Adjustable Pintle Hook
Cushioned adjustable pintle hook ball mount. Fits 6" OD x 3" ID pintle rings.
Stop destroying your trailer and cargo.
Every bump, pothole, and expansion joint sends a violent jolt through your trailer frame, damaging cargo and wearing out your truck. Shocker Air Ride Hitches absorb that punishment at the coupling, before it reaches your trailer.
Pull a loaded equipment trailer behind a 1-ton on rough road and you feel every hit. The chucking through the truck, the jarring that wears on your hitch, your trailer, and whatever you are hauling, the white-knuckle grab when you have to brake hard. A solid mount passes all of that straight into the frame. The Impact Max Cushion Hitch & Channel Style Pintle Hook softens it. Two sealed rubber bump cushions take the shock so your rig rides calmer at the heaviest loads. It carries 20,000 lbs of trailer with up to 2,000 lbs on the tongue, so it hauls the biggest loads you will put behind a 1-ton or dual-rear-wheel truck. It slides into a 3-inch receiver, adjusts from 1" Rise to 6-1/2" Drop to sit your trailer level, and wears a matte black powder coat. And there is no air pressure to set and nothing to maintain. Hook up and pull.
Key Highlights
- Hauls up to 20,000 lbs of trailer with 2,000 lbs on the tongue, enough for the heaviest loads behind a 1-ton
- Two sealed rubber cushions soak up the road shock, with no air pressure to set and nothing to maintain
- Matte black powder coat resists chips and hides road grime on a blacked-out truck
- 3-inch shank drops into F-350, RAM 3500, and dual-rear-wheel one-ton receivers (class V/VI)
- 7-hole frame flips and adjusts to set your trailer level, whether you need more drop or more rise
- Takes the same ball mount attachments as the HD Max Black line, so you can share parts across trucks
- Costs roughly 30 to 40 percent less than the HD Max Black 20K air-ride version
- Built for 1-ton pickups and dual-rear-wheel trucks that pull right at the 20K limit
What's Included
- Impact Max Cushion Hitch & Channel Style Pintle Hook cushioned base frame assembly
- Sealed dual rubber bump cushions (pre-installed)
- Pintle hook ball mount attachment (when configured with a ball)
- 2 D-handle hitch pins with clips
- Textured matte black powder coat finish
- Installation instructions
Not Included
- —Sway control kit (available separately if towing close to GTW limit)
- —Receiver tube adapter (only required when stepping between receiver sizes)
- —Additional ball mount attachments (pintle, clevis, drawbar, drop, combo, raised, sold separately)
Installation
Watch the official install walkthrough for this hitch — the exact steps and tools, straight from the manufacturer.
Why Step Up to a 20K Cushion Hitch
Enough Capacity for a 1-Ton
The 14K Impact Cushion handles a half-ton and plenty of three-quarter-tons just fine. But once you are dragging a skid steer, a loaded dump trailer, or an equipment hauler behind a 1-ton, you have outrun it. The 20K chassis gives you the headroom, with the same cushion technology built into heavier steel.
Two Cushions Doing the Work
Two sealed rubber cushions squeeze and rebound to eat the shock before it reaches your truck. The ball mount pivots as they move, and that motion is what lets a cushion hitch ride smoother than a solid mount, even loaded to the full 20,000 lbs.
Matte Black That Holds Up
The textured matte black powder coat hides road grime and shrugs off chips, and it looks right on a modern blacked-out truck. It is the same finish family as the HD Max Black air-ride line.
No Compressor to Drag Around
Air-ride hitches at this capacity need a compressor and a pressure gauge. The Impact Max 20K is sealed, so there is neither. On a remote job site or out on the ranch, where running a compressor is not always practical, that is one less thing to haul and one less step before you pull.
Built For These Trucks and Trailers
Twenty thousand pounds is serious weight. The Impact Max is built for the trucks and loads that call for it, without the air-ride routine.
- 1-ton pickups like the F-350, RAM 3500, and GMC 3500HD
- Dual-rear-wheel trucks working at full weight
- Skid steer trailers, dump trailers, and equipment haulers
- Contractor and ranch trailers pulling at or near 20,000 lbs
- Fleet trucks where dead-simple and durable beat adjustable
- Owners who outgrew the Impact Cushion 14K and need more capacity
Impact Max 20K vs HD Max Black 20K
Same 20K chassis, same matte black finish. The only real question is how you want the ride to work.
Impact Max 20K (this product)
Sealed rubber cushions that never need service. No compressor, no pressure gauge, nothing to set. It runs about 30 to 40 percent cheaper and still gives you a clear ride upgrade over a solid mount. This is the pick if you want simple, tough, and done.
HD Max Black 20K (air-ride sibling)
An adjustable airbag you tune to each load, with more travel and a smoother ride at any tongue weight. You dial pressure with an inflator. The airbag is field-replaceable but wears over many years. This is the pick for daily towers and heavy-haul operators who want to fine-tune the ride.
Built for the Job Site
On a working ranch, a remote job site, or a busy fleet yard, you do not always have a minute to check airbag pressure before you roll. The Impact Max 20K takes that step off the list. Hook up, pull, unhook, and do it again for years with no maintenance routine. If you want Shocker capacity and ride quality but treat your hitch like any other piece of fleet gear, this is the one built for you.
Same Attachments as the HD Max Black
The Impact Max 20K uses the same ball mount attachments as the HD Max Black, including combo balls, pintle hooks, clevises, drawbars, raised mounts, and drop mounts. Run more than one truck across the Shocker lineup and your attachments carry over across the 20K family, so you buy one set and share it around. The textured matte black powder coat stands up to UV, road salt, and rock chips, and it is stocked in Canada, so it ships direct with no border wait.
$839.98
Still researching?
Skip the product wall — these are the four guides every buyer actually opens before they decide.
Installation Guide
Step-by-step videos for every Shocker family. What's in the box, what tools you need, and how long it takes.
Watch the installAir Pressure Setup
How to dial in air pressure by trailer weight so the ride is right the first time and the hitch lasts longer.
See psi by loadTowing Capacity Guide
Match GTW, tongue weight, and receiver size to your truck class so you don't over- or under-buy.
Read the guideConfigure Your Hitch
60-second fit quiz — answer a few questions about your truck and trailer, get a tailored recommendation.
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