Fulton solid steel hitch balls are engineered to meet all safety requirements of VESC regulation V-5. When installing hitch balls torque all 3/4" shank balls to 160 ft. lbs, all 1" to 250 ft. lbs. and 1-1/4" shank balls to 450 ft. lbs.
Towing system maximum weight rating is always equal to the lowest rated item in the system
Hitching system cannot be upgraded to a rating higher than the maximum rating of your hitch