Shocker Max Black HD Air Channel Style Pintle & Ball Hitch
Rated for your tow
16,000 lbs GTW · 1,600 lbs TW · 3" receiver· 16,000 lbs GTW · 1,600 lbs TW · 3" receiver
$1,343.98
$1,411.18 save $67.20
or as low as $112/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.
Put a heavy trailer behind a one-ton and you feel every frost heave, expansion joint, and hard stop come straight up through the truck and back through your cargo. A rigid hitch has no give, so the trailer chucks and the ride beats up the truck, the trailer, and whatever you loaded. This Shocker Max Black HD Air Channel Style Pintle & Ball Hitch puts an air spring between the two, so the road shock gets soaked up instead of passed on. It's the top-tier core hitch in the Shocker bumper-pull lineup: heavy-duty 20K capacity in a textured matte-black premium powder coat. Sized for F-350, RAM 3500, and dual-rear-wheel one-ton trucks (class V/VI receivers) with a 3-inch receiver, it hauls 16,000 lbs GTW and up to 1,600 lbs of tongue weight on a beefier-wall HD chassis. Built for the one-ton owner who won't give up capacity to get the finish, or the finish to get capacity.
Key Highlights
- Hauls the heaviest bumper-pull trailer Shocker rates, 16,000 lbs GTW with up to 1,600 lbs of tongue weight
- Textured matte-black powder coat hides scratches and matches a blacked-out truck
- 20K-rated HD airbag, reinforced multi-ply rubber that soaks up the shock instead of your rig
- Beefier-wall HD chassis with reinforced welds where the stress piles up
- Fits a 3-inch receiver, the size on dual-rear-wheel one-ton trucks
- Adjustable air pressure lets you dial in ride height for a full load or an empty deadhead
- 3″ Drop to 7″ 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
The HD multi-ply rubber air spring carries up to 16,000 lbs of trailer weight and still soaks up the jolts before they reach the truck and your cargo. Same engineering as the HD Red, finished to match the matte-black chassis.
Adjustable for Heavy Loads
A heavy trailer can swing 1,000-plus lbs between empty and loaded, and a fixed hitch can't keep up. Add air for the max-weight run, bleed it off for the empty return. The HD airbag has a wider usable pressure range than the 14K.
Reinforced HD Chassis
Same external 8-hole geometry, so every Shocker ball mount still fits, with thicker-wall steel and reinforced welds rated for 20K loadings. Finished in textured matte-black powder coat.
Rocker-Arm Pivot
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 less to wear out and a longer service life.
Why Buyers Choose HD Max Black
The top-tier core line, heavy-duty and premium-finish in one.
- Hauls the heaviest bumper-pull trailer, 16,000 lbs GTW
- Textured matte black hides scratches better than glossy or red
- Matches blacked-out packages on Ford, RAM, Chevy, and GMC one-tons
- 3-inch receiver matches the factory hitch on dual-rear-wheel trucks
- Works with the same 20-plus Shocker ball mounts, black-matched where offered
- No trade-off between capacity and looks
HD Max Black vs. Max Black 14K: What Changes
Same finish family, a bigger capacity tier:
Heavier Airbag + 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 of tongue weight. Step up here when your loads climb 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 doesn't offer.
Flippable Drop / Rise Geometry
This Shocker Max Black HD Air Channel Style Pintle & Ball 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 coupler height. A heavy bumper-pull trailer is picky about sitting level. Get the drop wrong and you overload either the front or rear axle of the trailer, so take the time to dial it in.
Premium Finish, HD Frame
Built on the same reinforced HD chassis as the Shocker HD 20K Red. The textured matte-black powder coat is made to fight UV fade, hide the micro-scratches you get sliding the shank in and out of the receiver, and outlast glossy finishes on salt-belt roads and gravel. Backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,343.98
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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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