Impact Max Cushion Hitch & 8-Ton Channel Style Pintle Hook with 2-5/16" Ball
Rated for your tow
20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 3" receiver· 20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 3" receiver
$873.58
or as low as $73/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
Adjustable Pintle Hook & Ball Mount
Fits 6" OD x 3" ID pintle rings, with an adjustable design offering a 1" rise to 6-1/2" drop and 7 adjustment holes for flexibility in height.
HD Pivoting Design
Filters the rock shock through the urethane cushions with the greaseable 1" diameter 1045 carbon steel pivot bolt.
Unique Flip Around Design
Hitch can be flipped around more drop or rise. The only cushion hitch on the market that can be flipped around.
Dual Cushion Bump System
Absorbs road shock, bumps, and jerks, reducing sway and providing a smoother towing experience. Cushions forward & backwards plus up & down for maximum cushioning.
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.
Haul a loaded dump trailer or a skid steer behind a one-ton and every frost heave, expansion joint, and hard stop slams straight through a solid mount. That jarring beats up your truck, your trailer, and whatever you are hauling, and it wears you out by the end of a long day. The Impact Max Cushion Hitch & 8-Ton Channel Style Pintle Hook with 2-5/16" Ball takes that hit for you. Two sealed rubber cushions soak up the shock so the ride settles down, even loaded near the top of its range. It carries 20,000 lbs of trailer, holds up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight, slides into a 3-inch receiver, and adjusts from 1" of rise to 6-1/2" of drop to sit your trailer level. It runs the same proven cushion design as the Impact Cushion 14K on a heavier 20K chassis, wrapped in a matte black powder coat, with no air pressure to manage and nothing to maintain.
Key Highlights
- Pulls 20,000 lbs of trailer and holds up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight, the heaviest you'll put behind a one-ton
- Two sealed rubber cushions soak up road shock with no air pressure to set and nothing to maintain
- Matte black powder coat hides road grime, resists chips, and matches 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 over to dial your trailer level, more drop or more rise
- Takes the same ball mount attachments as the HD Max Black, so your gear carries over
- Costs roughly 30 to 40 percent less than the HD Max Black 20K air-ride version
- Built for one-ton pickups and dual-rear-wheel trucks working at the full 20K limit
What's Included
- Impact Max Cushion Hitch & 8-Ton Channel Style Pintle Hook with 2-5/16" Ball cushioned base frame assembly
- Sealed dual rubber bump cushions (pre-installed)
- 2-5/16-inch ball with pintle hook combo 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 You'd Want a 20K Cushion Hitch
Real Capacity for One-Ton Trucks
The 14K Impact Cushion handles half-tons and plenty of three-quarter-tons just fine. Once you start pulling skid steers, dump trailers, and heavy equipment behind a one-ton, that is when you want the 20K chassis. Same cushion setup, heavier-duty steel under it.
Two Rubber Cushions Do the Work
A solid mount passes every bump straight to the truck. Two sealed rubber cushions here squeeze and rebound to swallow that shock instead, and the pivoting ball mount lets them work, so the ride stays smoother even loaded to full GTW.
Matte Black That Hides the Miles
The textured matte black powder coat hides road grime, shrugs off chips, and pairs cleanly with a modern blacked-out truck. It is the same finish family as the HD Max Black air-ride line.
No Compressor to Drag Along
Air-ride hitches at this capacity need a compressor and a pressure gauge. The Impact Max 20K is sealed, so it needs neither. That matters out on a remote job site or ranch, where running a compressor before every tow is not always practical.
The Trucks and Trailers This Is For
Twenty thousand pounds is serious weight. The Impact Max is built for the trucks and loads that ask for it, and it does the job without any air-ride routine.
- One-ton pickups (F-350, RAM 3500, GMC 3500HD)
- Dual-rear-wheel trucks running at full GTW
- Skid steer trailers, dump trailers, and equipment haulers
- Contractor and ranch trailers pulling at or near 20,000 lbs
- Fleet trucks where simple and tough beats adjustable
- Owners who outgrew the Impact Cushion 14K and need more capacity
Impact Max 20K vs HD Max Black 20K
Same 20K chassis family and the same matte black finish. What you are really choosing between is how the hitch soaks up the road.
Impact Max 20K (this product)
Sealed rubber cushions that stay maintenance-free and cost about 30 to 40 percent less. No compressor, no pressure gauge, ever. Best if you want a simple, tough hitch that clearly out-rides a solid mount and skips the air-ride routine.
HD Max Black 20K (air-ride sibling)
An adjustable airbag you tune to any load, with more travel and an even smoother ride at any tongue weight. It needs an inflator, and the airbag is field-replaceable but does wear over many years. Best for daily towers and heavy-haul operators who want that adjustability.
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 out. The Impact Max 20K takes that step off your plate. Hook up, pull, unhook, and do it again for years, with no maintenance routine to keep up. If you want Shocker capacity and ride quality but want to treat the hitch like any other piece of fleet gear, this is the line for you.
Same Attachments as the HD Max Black
The Impact Max 20K takes the same ball mount attachments as the HD Max Black, so combo balls, pintle hooks, clevises, drawbars, raised mounts, and drop mounts all fit. Run more than one truck in the Shocker ecosystem and your attachments cross over the whole 20K family, so you buy one set and share it around. The textured matte black powder coat holds up to UV, road salt, and rock chips, and it is stocked in Canada for fast shipping with no border wait.
$873.58
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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
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