Shocker Max Black HD Air Channel Style Pintle & Ball Hitch
Rated for your tow
16,000 lbs GTW · 1,600 lbs TW · 2-1/2" receiver· 16,000 lbs GTW · 1,600 lbs TW · 2-1/2" receiver
$1,293.58
$1,360.78 save $67.20
or as low as $108/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 road shock, bumps, bangs, tugs, jerks & sways.
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 Pintle Hook Combo
3" Drop to 7" Drop. Cushioned adjustable combination pintle hook ball mount. Fits 6" OD x 3" ID pintle rings. 8-Ton 16,000 lbs Capacity. With a 2" hitch ball.
Matte Black Finish
Max Black™ Textured Matte Black Premium Powder-Coat Finish on Base Frame.
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 heavy bumper-pull trailer to a one-ton and every frost heave, expansion joint, and hard stop slams back through the ball, into the truck, and out to your cargo. It chucks, it jars, and it wears on both rigs. The Shocker Max Black HD Air Channel Style Pintle & Ball Hitch drops an air spring between the trailer and the receiver so road shock gets soaked up instead of hammering you. It is the heaviest hitch in the Shocker bumper-pull lineup at 16,000 lbs GTW and up to 1,600 lbs of tongue weight, enough for the biggest legal trailer you will put behind an F-250 or RAM 2500-class three-quarter-ton truck (class V receivers, 2-1/2-inch receiver). The 20K-rated HD chassis wears a textured matte-black powder coat, so one-ton owners who will not give up capacity or finish do not have to.
Key Highlights
- Hauls the heaviest legal bumper-pull trailer at 16,000 lbs GTW and up to 1,600 lbs tongue weight, the biggest rating Shocker makes for bumper-pull
- Textured matte-black powder coat shrugs off scratches and matches blacked-out trucks
- 20K-rated HD airbag, multi-ply and reinforced to take the heaviest loads
- Thicker-wall HD chassis with reinforced welds where the stress piles up
- Fits a 2-1/2-inch receiver, with a 3-inch option for dual-rear-wheel one-ton trucks
- Add or release air to set ride height for a full load or an empty deadhead
- 3″ Drop to 7″ Drop ball-mount geometry to get a heavy trailer sitting level
- Backed by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee
What's Included
- HD Max Black 20K base frame (2-1/2-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 the Shocker HD Air Ride Smooths the Ride
20K-Rated Air Spring
A heavy-duty multi-ply rubber air bag carries up to 16,000 lbs of trailer while soaking up the road shock that would otherwise pound your truck and cargo. Same air-ride engineering as the HD Red, finished to match the matte-black chassis.
Dials In For Any Load
A heavy trailer can swing 1,000+ lbs between empty and loaded, and a fixed hitch rides wrong at one end or the other. Air up for the max-weight haul, bleed it down for the empty run home. The HD airbag has a wider usable pressure range than the 14K.
Reinforced HD Chassis
Keeps the same external 8-hole geometry so every Shocker ball mount still fits, and adds thicker-wall steel with reinforced welds rated for 20K loadings. All of it wears the textured matte-black powder coat.
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 parts moving under heavy stress means it lasts longer.
Why Buyers Choose HD Max Black
The top of the core line, heavy-duty capacity and a premium finish in one.
- Maxes out bumper-pull capacity at 16,000 lbs GTW
- Textured matte black hides scuffs better than glossy or red finishes
- Matches blacked-out factory packages on Ford, RAM, Chevy, and GMC one-tons
- 3-inch receiver option matches the factory hitch on dual-rear-wheel trucks
- Takes 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, a bigger capacity tier:
Heavier Airbag And Walls
The 20K-rated HD airbag and reinforced steel walls push usable capacity from 16,000 lbs on the 14K up to 20,000 lbs GTW with 1,600 lbs tongue weight. Reach for it when your loads run past 14k.
Three-Inch Receiver Option
HD Max Black comes in a 3-inch receiver for dual-rear-wheel one-ton trucks, a size the Max Black 14K does not offer.
Flippable Drop / Rise Geometry
This hitch ships set up with a 3″ Drop to 7″ Drop ball mount. 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 coupler height. A heavy bumper-pull trailer is fussy about sitting level. Run the wrong drop and you overload the front or rear axle of the trailer, so take the time to dial it in.
Premium Finish On An HD Frame
Built on the same reinforced HD chassis as the Shocker HD 20K Red, so the strength is proven. The textured matte-black powder coat is engineered to fight UV fade, hide the micro-scratches that show up where the shank slides into the receiver, and hold up better than glossy finishes on salt-belt roads and gravel. Backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,293.58
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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
60-second fit quiz — answer a few questions about your truck and trailer, get a tailored recommendation.
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