Installing the etrailer Trailer Hitch Receiver on your 2019 Ford Edge

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Click for more info and reviews of this etrailer Trailer Hitch: • https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitc... • Check out some similar Trailer Hitch options: • https://www.etrailer.com/fitguide.htm • • Search for other popular Ford Edge parts and accessories: • https://www.etrailer.com/vehicle/2019... • • https://www.etrailer.com • Don’t forget to subscribe! • / etrailertv • • Full transcript: https://www.etrailer.com/tv-install-e... • Hi. John with etrailer. Look, trailer hitches aren't just for towing anymore. They open up your world to a lot of different accessories, like cargo racks and bike racks. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Etrailer Class Three Receiver Hitch on our 2019 Ford Edge. So, let's get a little bit closer and take a look at the etrailer hitch. • • Now, this is an exposed cross tube version that we have here. We also have another version that's gonna have a hidden cross tube that's up a little bit higher. The other one has a little bit more of a maybe a towing and a tongue capacity. Otherwise, they're gonna be about the same. They're both gonna have this nice textured black mat powder coated finish. • • They're both gonna have a reinforced collar. This is a two inch by two inch receiver opening. This is the way you want to go, as far as I'm concerned. This is gonna have the most options for you as far as ball mounts, cargo racks, bike racks. It's just the most popular size. • • So of course, you're gonna have a ton of different accessories that can fit up to this. If you are doing some light duty towing, it's gonna have a plate-style chain hanger, and that'll accept your standard S-hooks, and the little bit heavier duty clevis-style hooks. If you're new to towing, you do need to know that the pin and clip are not included. This is a five eights inch pin and clip. So, if you're gonna be doing some light duty towing with your Edge, you're gonna need these. • • We have these available at etrailer. We also have a locking style if you wanna lock everything up. Now, if you're in the market for cargo racks and bike racks and other different accessories like that, most of those accessories will already include some sort of anti-rattle device or a pin with it. Now, speaking of those accessories, there's some measurements that you need to know. This'll help you in choosing like, ball mounts or bike racks and such. We're gonna take a measurement from the ground up to the inner collar up here. And with this one on the Edge, we're looking at just about a foot, 12 inches. And the other one, the other measurement we like to get, is from the center of the pinhole here, and it's gonna be out to the edge of our bumper. And this one sits back quite a bit. We're looking at about six and a half inches. So, these are important measurements for you. Again, like if you're doing some light duty towing, you'll need a ball mount, more than likely this is gonna have a rise to it. And as far as bike racks and cargo carriers, anything like that, that would fold up, you need to have this measurement to make sure you're not gonna contact the back of your fascia. So, let's talk about some weight capacities for this hitch. We're looking at 600 pounds of tongue weight. Now, that's gonna be the force pushing down on this hitch. That's quite a bit. That's gonna enable you to get, you know, one of those big four bike rack carriers or a cargo rack, and be able to put a generator on it. As far as trailer weight rating, if you're gonna be doing some light duty towing, 4,000 thousand pounds is what you're looking at. It's gonna be the weight of your trailer, and then any cargo that you put in it or on it. Now, check with your Ford's owner's manual to see how much weight your Edge can actually tow. So, if you're interested in this hitch and you're wondering whether or not you can install it. Well, chances are it's gonna be yes. This can be done on your driveway or in your garage. It shouldn't take any more than an hour and a half, or maybe even a couple hours working if you have a jack stand or a set of ramps or stuff like that. That'll make it easier. Both of these trailer hitches that we offer here, both this exposed cross tube and the hidden cross tube, I don't really know if there's a big enough difference between the two, personally. I think it comes down to personal preference as far as, do you mind the cross tube being exposed, or would you like it hidden As far as installation on both of those, it's pretty straightforward, pretty easy. All the hardware is included. You probably have all the tools that you need. If you wanna see how we did this one, stick around. All right, let's go ahead and get started with the installation. We have our Ford up on a lift here. It just makes it easier for us to show you what's going on underneath here. This is absolutely a job that you can get

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