Shocker HD Max Black Air Hitch & Clevis Mount
Rated for your tow
20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 2-1/2" receiver· 20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 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.
Use on wagons, farm equipment,
cultivators, fertilizer spreaders, bailers, augers, sprayers and other agriculture related equipment, trailers and more
Comes complete with Shocker HD
Max Black air base frame assemble with built in airbag, adjustable clevis pin mount and two d-handle ball mount pins
Huge selection of ball mount
attachments available from Pintle hooks, draw bars, combo ball, drop ball mounts, raise ball mounts and more.
Air ride technology
Instant air ride towing for your pickup & trailer. Built in airbag cushions ride & absorbs road shock
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.
Pull a heavy bumper-pull trailer behind a rigid steel hitch and every bump on the road punches straight through. Frost heaves, expansion joints, and hard stops send a jolt up into the truck, back into the trailer, and into whatever you're hauling, and over time that pounding wears on all three. The HD Max Black 20K sits at the top of Shocker's bumper-pull line and is built to soak up that shock. A heavy-duty air spring rides between the truck and the trailer, so things settle down for you, your rig, and your cargo. It's rated for 20,000 lbs of trailer weight and up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight, which covers the heaviest trailer most people will put behind an F-250 or RAM 2500-class three-quarter-ton (class V receiver). It runs a 2-1/2-inch receiver on a beefier-wall HD chassis and wears a textured matte-black powder coat, so one-ton owners get the capacity and the look without giving up either. In stock in Canada and ships direct, no border wait.
Key Highlights
- Hauls up to 20,000 lbs GTW with 2,000 lbs of tongue weight, the heaviest bumper-pull rating Shocker makes
- Textured matte-black powder coat hides scratches and matches blacked-out trucks
- Heavy-duty 20K-rated airbag built from reinforced multi-ply rubber
- Thicker-wall HD chassis with reinforced welds where the stress runs highest
- Comes in 2-1/2-inch receivers, plus a 3-inch option for one-ton trucks
- Adjustable air pressure lets you set ride height for any load
- 3-1/2" to 7-1/2" Drop ball-mount range to get your 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 (sold 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 air bag is a heavy multi-ply rubber spring built to carry up to 20,000 lbs of trailer while it soaks up the road shock that would otherwise beat on your truck and your load. It's the same proven spring as the HD Red, finished to match the matte-black chassis.
Dial In the Ride for Any Load
A heavy bumper-pull trailer can swing more than 1,000 lbs between empty and loaded, and a fixed hitch rides the same harsh way no matter what's on it. Pump air in for a max-weight run, bleed it back off for the deadhead home. The HD airbag gives you a wider usable pressure range than the 14K, so there's more room to tune it.
Reinforced HD Chassis
It keeps the same external 8-hole pattern, so every Shocker ball mount still bolts right up, but the steel is thicker-walled and the welds are reinforced to handle 20K loads. The whole frame wears a textured matte-black powder coat.
Rocker-Arm Pivot
Shocker's down-and-back cushioning rides on a single pivot, with no slides, rollers, or stacked airbags to wear out, even at HD loadings. Fewer moving parts taking the stress means it holds up longer.
Why Buyers Choose HD Max Black
The top of the core line, heavy-duty and premium-finished at the same time.
- The heaviest bumper-pull capacity Shocker makes, 20,000 lbs GTW
- Textured matte black shrugs off scratches better than glossy or red finishes
- Matches the blacked-out factory trim on Ford, RAM, Chevy, and GMC one-tons
- A 3-inch receiver option lines up with dual-rear-wheel factory hitches
- Works with all 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 Airbag and Walls
The 20K-rated HD airbag and reinforced steel walls take you past the 14K tier up to 20,000 lbs GTW with 2,000 lbs of tongue weight. This is the one to grab when your loads run heavier than 14k.
Three-Inch Receiver Option
You can get the HD Max Black with a 3-inch receiver for dual-rear-wheel one-ton trucks, a size the Max Black 14K doesn't come in.
Flippable Drop / Rise Geometry
A trailer that rides nose-up or nose-down throws too much weight onto one axle and wears its tires and bearings unevenly, so getting the height right matters. This Shocker HD Max Black Air Hitch & Clevis Mount ships with a 3-1/2" to 7-1/2" Drop ball-mount setup. 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. Heavy bumper-pull trailers are the fussiest about sitting level, since a mismatched drop overloads either the front or rear axle of the trailer, so take the time to dial it in.
Premium Finish, HD Frame
It's built on the same reinforced HD chassis as the Shocker HD 20K Red, so you're getting proven bones underneath. The textured matte-black powder coat is made to resist UV fade, hide the micro-scratches you pick up every time you slide the shank into the receiver, and hold up better than glossy finishes on salted winter roads and gravel. Backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,293.58
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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