Shocker Max Black Air Hitch & Channel Style Pintle Hook
Rated for your tow
14,000 lbs GTW · 1,400 lbs TW · 2" receiver· 14,000 lbs GTW · 1,400 lbs TW · 2" receiver
$1,108.78
$1,175.98 save $67.20
or as low as $93/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
14,000 lbs Tow Capacity
14,000 lbs towing capacity and a 1,400 lbs tongue weight. Great for equipment trailers, skid steer trailers & more.
Textured Matte Black Finish
The base frame features an impact-resistant premium powder-coat finish, providing durability and protection.
Adjustable for Weight
Easily fine-tune for your towing needs—simply add air for heavier loads.
10-Ton Military-Style Hitch
The heavy-duty pintle hook is compatible with 6" OD x 2.5"-3" ID pintle rings, ensuring robust connections. (Don't Go over Base Frame GTW)
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.
Every hard stop, every frost heave, every stretch of washboard gravel sends a jolt straight up through a rigid hitch into your truck, your trailer, and whatever you're hauling. Over the miles that pounding loosens hardware, chews up couplers, and beats on your cargo. The Shocker Max Black Air Hitch & Channel Style Pintle Hook puts an air spring between truck and trailer so those hits get soaked up before you feel them. It's the proven Original Shocker Air Hitch chassis, rated to pull 14,000 lbs GTW (the heaviest trailer you'll put behind a half-ton or a class III/IV setup), and it drops into any 2-inch receiver on F-150-class half-ton trucks. The difference here is the finish. A textured matte-black premium powder coat hides scratches, shrugs off receiver rash, and gives your rig a rugged, blacked-out look instead of the classic red. Same air-ride, same capacity, stealthier presence.
Key Highlights
- Pulls 14,000 lbs GTW with up to 1,400 lbs of tongue weight on the proven 8-hole chassis, the heaviest trailer a half-ton should tow
- Textured matte-black powder coat hides road rash and gravel chips, so it still looks sharp years down the road
- Drops into any 2-inch receiver on F-150-class half-ton trucks (and class III/IV receivers) with no truck modifications
- Adjustable air pressure dials in a smooth ride for any load, trailer full or empty
- Single rocker-arm pivot means fewer moving parts to wear out and a longer service life
- 3″ Drop to 7″ Drop ball-mount geometry gets your trailer sitting level for steadier, safer towing
- Pairs visually with blacked-out trucks, dark wheels, and modern OEM packages
- Backed by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee, so you can put it to work on your own rig
What's Included
- Max Black 14K air hitch base frame (2-inch receiver shank, matte black)
- Built-in 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)
- Installation and air-pressure setup instructions
Not Included
- —Air compressor or pressure gauge (available separately)
- —Friction sway-bar kit (needed only for sway-prone trailers; 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 Air Ride Works
The Air Spring That Soaks Up the Hit
A heavy-duty air bag sits under the receiver tube and absorbs the jerking, tugging, and impact before any of it reaches your truck or trailer. There's no rigid connection passing the shock straight through.
Set It for the Load You're Pulling
Add air for a heavy trailer, bleed some off for a light one. Dial in the pressure so the hitch sits at proper ride height every single time you hook up.
One Pivot, Fewer Things to Wear Out
Shocker's signature down-and-back motion runs on a single rocker-arm pivot. No slides, rollers, parallel linkages, or stacked airbags to fail, which means fewer moving parts and a longer service life.
A Backup for the Worst Jolts
Rubber bump cushions catch the extreme hits the air bag can't fully swallow, so the system always has a second layer of protection when the road throws its worst at you.
Why Buyers Go With the Black Finish
Same proven 14K chassis as the Original. The only difference is the finish and how it carries itself.
- Textured matte black hides scratches and chips far better than glossy red
- Matches blacked-out OEM packages like King Ranch, Limited, AT4, Rebel, and Platinum
- No fade-line where the receiver enters the bumper, so it looks newer for longer
- A premium look for owners who treat their truck as a statement piece
- The same 20+ Shocker ball-mount attachments come in matching black
- Exact same air-ride performance, this is purely a finish and durability upgrade
Sway Control: Two Ways to Set It Up
The Max Black ships with or without sway-control tabs, depending on the ball-mount attachment you choose:
Standard Ball Mount (No Sway Tabs)
Best for boats, livestock trailers, equipment haulers, and anything that doesn't need friction sway bars. The pivoting air-ride design already cuts down on sway tendency by itself.
Ball Mount With Welded Sway Tabs
Adds welded mounting tabs for a friction sway-bar kit (sold separately). The pick for travel trailers and tall-profile campers that catch a crosswind and start to wander.
Flip It for Drop or Rise
Ever tried to hook a low travel trailer to a lifted truck, or a tall camper to a stock pickup, and ended up nose-high or nose-low? That leads to sway and uneven tire wear. This Shocker Max Black Air Hitch & Channel Style Pintle Hook ships in a 3″ Drop to 7″ Drop ball-mount configuration, and most Shocker ball mounts are reversible, so you flip the mount to turn drop into rise. Use the 8 adjustment holes to fine-tune coupler height until the trailer rides dead level behind you.
A Finish Built to Take Abuse
Built on the same heavy-wall steel chassis as the Original 14K. Salt spray, gravel, and constant sun are hard on a glossy finish, and the fade shows up fast. The textured matte-black powder coat is engineered to resist UV fade, hide the micro-scratches you get where the receiver slides in, and outlast glossy coatings on salt-belt and gravel-road trucks. Backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,108.78
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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