Shocker HD Max Black Air Hitch & Pintle Hook w/Mount
Rated for your tow
20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 3" receiver· 20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 3" receiver
$1,394.37
$1,461.57 save $67.20
or as low as $117/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
This adjustable pintle has a
nice fix because of the design reducing slop and the built in airbag smooths out your towing
Fits standard 2″ receiver tube,
2 1/2″ and 3″ receivers. Often used on farm applications, contractor trailers and off-road trailers and works great on pickups, vans and select SUV's with the receiver tube under the bumper.
Comes complete with Shocker HD
Max Black air hitch with built in 20K airbag, adjustable pintle hitch and two d-handle ball mount pins with clips
Huge selection of ball mount
adapters available from combo multi-ball mounts, draw bars, drop ball mounts, raise ball mounts and more.
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.
Hook a max-weight trailer to a one-ton and you feel every frost heave and hard stop come straight back through the truck. That jarring pounds your bed, your hitch, and whatever you're hauling. The Shocker HD Max Black Air Hitch & Pintle Hook w/Mount puts an air spring between you and the road so heavy loads ride soft instead of slamming. It's the top of the bumper-pull line, sized for F-350, RAM 3500, and dual-rear-wheel one-tons (Class V/VI receivers) with a 3-inch receiver, and it hauls 20,000 lbs GTW with up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight on a heavy-wall HD chassis. All of it in a textured matte-black powder coat, so you get maximum capacity without giving up how the truck looks.
Key Highlights
- Hauls 20,000 lbs GTW with up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight, the heaviest bumper-pull rating Shocker makes
- Textured matte-black powder coat hides scuffs and matches a blacked-out truck
- A 20K-rated HD air spring, multi-ply rubber built for the load, soaks up road shock
- Heavy-wall HD chassis with reinforced welds where the stress piles up
- Fits one-ton trucks with a 3-inch receiver shank
- Adjustable air pressure lets you dial in ride height for a full load or an empty deadhead
- 2.5" Rise to 6.5″ Drop ball-mount geometry so you can level the trailer right
- Backed by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee
What's Included
- HD Max Black 20K base frame (3-inch receiver shank, matte black)
- 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 (matching black where offered)
- 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 Shocker HD Air Ride Works
20K-Rated Air Spring
This heavy multi-ply rubber air bag carries up to 20,000 lbs of trailer while soaking up the shock that would otherwise hammer your truck and your cargo. It's the same air-ride engineering as the HD Red, finished to match the matte-black chassis.
Air Up or Bleed Down for the Load
A heavy trailer can swing 1,000+ lbs between empty and loaded, and a fixed hitch can't keep up. Air up for the max-weight run, bleed it down for the deadhead home. The HD air bag has a wider usable pressure range than the 14K, so it covers more of that swing.
Reinforced HD Chassis
It keeps the same external 8-hole geometry, so every Shocker ball mount still fits, but the wall steel is thicker and the welds are reinforced for 20K loads. All of it under a textured matte-black powder coat.
Single Rocker-Arm Pivot
Shocker's down-and-back motion runs on a single pivot, with no slides, rollers, or stacked airbags to wear out, even at HD loads. Fewer moving parts taking the strain means it lasts longer.
Why Buyers Choose HD Max Black
The top of the core line, heavy-duty capacity with a premium finish.
- Maximum bumper-pull capacity at 20,000 lbs GTW
- Textured matte black hides scuffs better than glossy or red finishes
- Matches blacked-out factory trim on Ford, RAM, Chevy, and GMC one-tons
- 3-inch receiver matches dual-rear-wheel truck factory hitches
- Works with the same 20+ Shocker ball-mount attachments, black-matched where offered
- No trade-off between capacity and looks
HD Max Black vs. Max Black 14K: What's Different
Same finish family, different capacity tier:
Heavier Air Bag and Walls
The 20K-rated HD air bag and reinforced steel walls take you past what the 14K can carry, up to 20,000 lbs GTW with 2,000 lbs of tongue weight. When your loads climb past 14k, this is the one to grab.
Three-Inch Receiver Option
The HD Max Black comes in a 3-inch receiver for dual-rear-wheel one-ton trucks, a size the Max Black 14K doesn't offer.
Flip-and-Adjust Drop / Rise Geometry
This Shocker HD Max Black Air Hitch & Pintle Hook w/Mount ships with a 2.5" Rise to 6.5″ Drop ball-mount setup. Most Shocker ball mounts flip over, so you can turn that drop into rise, and the 8 adjustment holes let you fine-tune coupler height on top of that. Getting a heavy trailer level really matters. Ride nose-high or nose-low and you overload the front or rear axle of the trailer, so take a minute and dial it in right.
Premium Finish, HD Frame
Underneath the finish it's the same reinforced HD chassis as the Shocker HD 20K Red. The textured matte-black powder coat is built to last. It resists UV fade and hides the micro-scratches you get from sliding the shank in and out of the receiver, and it holds up better than glossy finishes on salt-belt highways and gravel roads. Backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,394.37
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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