I was at Summit looking for hitches and saw 2 different ratings for class 3 hitches, 1 said 6000 pounds and another said 10000, is that possible? Which hitch manufacturer would u guys recommend

 

The first rating is when you just plop a trailer on the hitch and go. It's saying that the max trailer weight can be #6,000 and probably no more then #600 tongue weight.

The other rating is when you incorporate a Weight Distribution Hitch setup. This is where you have a special hitch head and use spring bars that attach to the trailers A frame to 'distrubute' the tongue weight on all the rigs axles. With this setup, the hich is rated for a #10,000 trailer and probalby a #1,000 tongue weight.

Now, just because your hitch has those ratings, does not mean your truck does.... You have to use the lower of the two ratings if applicable....

Hope that helps!

Mitch