I plan on ordering a hitch for my 2002 Ranger EDGE 2wd. Decided to go with the Curt brand due to being made in the USA and I sold them alot when I worked for Auto Value. Seem like a high quality product. Only one decision....

Square tube? Or Round Tube? Only a $5 price difference. No advantage in towing capacity. Which one should I buy?

This is the Round tube model...



This is the Square tube model...

 

Got a picture of the rear of your truck?

 

 

I like them both, but I'd say go for the round.

 

I like the look of the round one better.

 

Round!

 

I like the round on newer Rangers. I went with a round Hidden Hitch receiver on my 02 and am very happy with it. I guess 02 is not so new anymore but it still has the newer body style compared to my previous 89 Ranger.

 

the round is the "hidden" style. i would go with round

 

Round looks much better.

 

Thanks for the reply guys. Looks like we will be going with the round tube hidden style hitch. :-)

 

Got the hitched ordered today. Hopefully I'll see it before the weekend. Then I can use the Ranger to tow the boat to the lake.

 

I love my round Class III

 

I should see it today. UPS says it's out for delivery. I'll get it installed tonight. Now I'll be able to tow the boat to the lake this weekend!

 

 

NICE ! :)

 

Looks good!

 

Which model did you get and from where.. I like the looks of that and want to get the same one!

How hard was installation?

Thanks,
-Nigel

 

Curt model #13138.

Install took about 20 minutes. No drilling required.

 

That's awesome!! Thank you.

Found it here:


Is that a good price for it you think or were you able to pay less?

-Nigel

 

Looks great... round was definitely the right choice!

 

Yep. That's the one I bought. And I paid the same price. Great deal.

 

Towed the boat for the first time with the new hitch on the 4th. It worked perfect!

 

Question for those of you running the Curt 13138 - are you able to get a 265/75-16 spare in there? I'm running 285's and I'll never get that underneath as a spare, but would love to at least squeeze in a 265 and have a receiver in place.