If your truck or trailer is equipped with a heavy-duty 2-1/2 inch receiver but your ball mount, bike rack, cargo carrier, or weight-distribution accessory uses a standard 2 inch shank, this reducer sleeve closes the gap. The B&W RHXA2182 is a precision-machined steel sleeve that drops into your 2-1/2 inch receiver and gives you a snug, properly sized 2 inch opening -- no wobble, no improvised shimming, no unsafe stacking of mismatched hardware.
Heavy-duty pickup trucks, commercial vehicles, fifth-wheel-capable rigs, and many Class A motorhomes come from the factory with a 2-1/2 inch receiver tube -- a size designed for maximum towing capacity. That larger opening is great for pulling serious loads, but it creates a problem when you want to use the vast majority of aftermarket ball mounts, hitches, and accessories, which are built around the more common 2 inch shank standard.
The B&W RHXA2182 is the correct, manufacturer-approved solution. It is not a one-size-fits-all shim -- it is a purpose-built reducer machined to tight tolerances so that a 2 inch shank fits as securely as it would in a native 2 inch receiver. Install it once, pin it in place with your existing hitch pin and clip, and your receiver is ready for any 2 inch accessory.
Machined to close tolerances so the sleeve seats firmly inside a 2-1/2 inch receiver tube and holds a 2 inch shank without side-to-side movement.
Heavy steel build at 3.05 lbs gives you a reducer that can handle the lateral and vertical forces of real towing -- not just light-duty cargo carrier use.
Accepts your existing 5/8 inch hitch pin and clip for quick, tool-free installation and removal -- same as any standard receiver accessory.
Works with any 2-1/2 inch square receiver tube meeting the standard opening spec -- trucks, motorhomes, heavy trailers, and commercial vehicles alike.
B&W Hitches is best known for its Turnoverball gooseneck systems, Companion fifth-wheel hitches, and Tow & Stow ball mounts. The RHXA2182 is part of B&W's receiver accessory and adapter family -- components designed to expand the usability of their towing platforms and standard receiver hitches. If you run a B&W Turnoverball system with an OEM or aftermarket 2-1/2 inch receiver, this sleeve lets you attach any conventional 2 inch towing accessory without changing your base hitch hardware.