Shocker HD Air Channel Style Pintle & Ball w/Mount Hitch
Rated for your tow
16,000 lbs GTW · 1,600 lbs TW · 2" receiver· 16,000 lbs GTW · 1,600 lbs TW · 2" receiver
$1,259.98
$1,327.18 save $67.20
or as low as $105/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
Smoother Safer Towing
Air ride towing technology with a heavy duty built in air spring to cushion the ride & absorb the bumps, bangs, jerks & tugs.
Adjustable for Weight
Fine-tune for your towing weight. Just add air for heavier loads. Just add or ride air depending on the weight of your trailer and it's contents.
Adjustable Ball & 8-Ton Channel Pintle Hook Combo
3" Drop to 7" Drop. Adjustable combination 8-ton pintle hook & ball mount. Fits 6" OD x 3" ID pintle rings. 8-Ton 16,000 lbs Capacity. Choose 2" or 2-5/16" hitch ball.
Built in HD Air Ride System
Absorbs road shock, creates smooth ride & reduces tendency to trailer sway. Dual rubber bump cushions also offer additional HD performance.
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.
Load a trailer up near its legal limit and every frost heave, pothole, and hard stop slams straight up through the ball into your truck, your trailer welds, and your cargo. That pounding is what wears out drivelines and turns a long haul into a white-knuckle ride. The Shocker HD Air Hitch is the heavy-duty 20K red-finish flagship of the Shocker bumper-pull lineup, built to soak up that shock before it reaches you. It carries 16,000 lbs of trailer (GTW) and up to 1,600 lbs of tongue weight on a beefier-wall version of Shocker's signature 8-hole chassis with an upgraded HD-rated airbag. It fits F-150-class half-ton trucks (and class III/IV receivers) with a 2-inch receiver, and it is built for one-ton trucks pulling the heaviest legal bumper-pull loads you can put on the road.
Key Highlights
- Hauls 16,000 lbs of trailer (GTW) with up to 1,600 lbs of tongue weight, the heaviest bumper-pull rating Shocker makes
- A 20K-rated heavy-duty airbag with reinforced multi-ply rubber that cushions the hardest hits instead of passing them on
- Beefier chassis walls than the Original 14K, the same footprint with more steel where the load stress lives
- Runs a 2-inch receiver, with a 3-inch option available for one-ton trucks
- Adjustable air pressure lets you dial in ride height and load support for whatever trailer is behind you
- 3″ Drop to 7″ Drop ball-mount geometry so you can sit the trailer dead level
- Iconic safety-red, impact-resistant powder coat that stands up to rock strikes and road abuse
- Backed by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee
What's Included
- Shocker HD Air Hitch base frame (2-inch receiver shank, red)
- 20K-rated HD air spring and dual rubber bump cushions (pre-installed)
- Schrader air valve with cap
- (3) D-handle ball-mount attachment pins with clips
- Selected ball-mount attachment if applicable to this SKU
- HD installation and air-pressure setup instructions
Not Included
- —Air compressor or pressure gauge (available separately, recommended for HD use)
- —Friction sway-bar kit (sold separately)
- —Add-on ball-mount attachments beyond the one shipped with this SKU
Installation
Watch the official install walkthrough for this hitch — the exact steps and tools, straight from the manufacturer.
How the HD Air Ride Does the Work
20K-Rated Air Spring
This HD air bag uses more rubber plies than the 14K version, so it carries up to 16,000 lbs of trailer and still soaks up the road shock before it reaches your truck and your cargo.
Air You Adjust for the Load
A heavy trailer can swing 1,000+ lbs between empty and loaded. Add air for the max-weight run, then bleed it off for the deadhead home. The HD airbag gives you a wider usable pressure range than the 14K to work with.
Reinforced 8-Hole Chassis
It keeps the same outside shape as the Original line, so every Shocker ball mount still fits, but the wall steel is thicker and the welds are reinforced to take the 20K loadings.
One-Pivot Rocker Arm
Shocker's down-and-back motion runs on a single pivot, with no slides, rollers, or stacked airbags, even at HD loadings. Fewer moving parts under heavy stress means a hitch that lasts longer.
Who Buys the HD 20K
Built for one-ton trucks and the heaviest legal bumper-pull combinations you can hook up.
- F-350, RAM 3500, and Silverado 3500 owners towing near their max trailer ratings
- Heavy livestock haulers running 30+ ft gooseneck-equivalent bumper-pull stock trailers
- Equipment and skid-steer haulers on 16k+ tilt-deck trailers
- Big enclosed cargo trailers and car haulers up to 16,000 lbs
- Dually trucks with a 3-inch receiver that need a matched HD hitch
- Anyone whose Original 14K is bottoming out under heavy tongue weight
What the HD Adds Over the Original
Same chassis silhouette and the same attachment ecosystem, with three meaningful upgrades.
Heavier Airbag
The multi-ply rubber bag is rated for the full 20K GTW and gives you a wider usable pressure range, so heavier tongue weight settles in without bottoming out.
Beefier Walls and Welds
Thicker steel and a reinforced weld pattern at the high-stress points take the tongue weight up to 1,600 lbs, versus 1,400 lbs on the Original 14K.
Flip It for Drop or Rise
This Shocker HD Air Channel Style Pintle & Ball w/Mount Hitch ships with a 3″ Drop to 7″ Drop ball-mount configuration. Most Shocker ball mounts are reversible, so you can flip the mount to turn drop into rise, or use the 8 adjustment holes to fine-tune your coupler height. Heavy bumper-pull trailers care a lot about sitting level. A mismatched drop dumps the weight onto the front or rear axle of the trailer, so take the time to dial it in right.
Built to Take the Heaviest Loads
This is reinforced heavy-wall steel under Shocker's signature impact-resistant safety-red powder coat, in stock and shipping direct from Canada with no border wait. When the HD air bag eventually needs replacing, you can swap it in minutes using the same simple Schrader-style fitting as the 14K. It is all backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,259.98
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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