etrailer | DIY Install: Draw-Tite Max-Frame Trailer Hitch Receiver on your 2014 Honda CR-V

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Hey, everyone, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2014 Honda CR-V, we're gonna be showing you how to install the Draw-Tite Max-Frame Trailer Hitch Receiver. Before we do that though, let's check it out, make sure it's going to be right for you. So, when it comes to putting a hitch on a vehicle like the CR-V, makes complete sense. You know, people love these SUVs, and tend to do a lot of different things with them. So, if you're trying to pull a trailer around or use different accessories or even a little bit of both, you're gonna want a hitch that is up to the job.

And with the setup like this one here, it's going to allow you to get all those different types of things done. There are a handful of hitches available for the CR-V, and where this one falls, at least in my opinion, it's gonna be a good all-around hitch, gonna be able to do all those different things. But I feel like if you're gonna be doing a lot of towing, this one might be the best bet for you. And I say that because it's gonna have some higher capacities and a couple other things that we'll get to in a minute that make it a little bit more ideal. But all the other ones are gonna work fine too.

As far as the appearance goes, the Draw-Tite here definitely gonna be the most noticeable. You know, for the most part, it's gonna be completely exposed, but I don't really think that means a whole lot on a vehicle like the CR-V. You know, it doesn't look out of place by any means, at least in my opinion. There's an etrailer one, sells as a curved one that are a little more hidden, especially etrailer one has more of a matte black finish, and it matches the plastic really well. So, it's always an option.

And if you're looking for something that has the most factory-type appearance to it, there's an EcoHitch available where you won't see any of these, any of these supports or hitch underneath, you're just gonna be able to see the attachment point or the receiver tube opening here. So, definitely got a lot to pick from, and you can choose whatever's best going to suit your needs. With this being a class III hitch, it's gonna have the two-inch by two-inch receiver tube opening, which is a good thing. It's a super common size, so a lot of stuff will work with it. It's going to use the standard 5/8 pin and clip.

Keep in mind though, hitch doesn't come with one. If you need one, not a huge deal. You can grab it here at etrailer. A lot of times too, if you end up buying a new accessory, they'll come with one. So, something to look out for. Safety chain openings are gonna be relatively big and easy to get to. So, you should be able to use pretty much any size hook that your trailer might have on it. And a moment ago I mentioned a bracket. So, this right here, this is already attached to the hitch. And what this is gonna do is give you a spot to mount up trailer wiring. So, like I said, if you plan on towing a lot, you're gonna want your wiring outside for the most part, most people would. And this will give you a spot you can zip tie it to or put another bracket on it and have easy access to it. This is going to have some pretty high weight capacities. As far as the maximum gross tongue weight rating goes, that's gonna be 675 pounds. So, that's the amount of weight pushing down on the hitch. And with that number you should be able to use pretty much any size bike rack or cargo carrier that you'd want to for example. Far as the maximum gross trailer weight rating goes, that's gonna be 4,500 pounds for the amount of weight that is pulling on the hitch. That is the weight of your trailer, plus anything you might have in or on it. One thing I always do like to recommend though, it's always a good idea, just grab your Honda's owner's manual, that way you can check in there and make sure that your CR-V can handle that much weight safely. We'll grab a couple measurements now, and these will help you figure out what type of hitch mount accessories work best. We go from the ground to the top inside edge of the receiver tube opening, of course, taking into account the ramps that we're on. That'll be about 14 inches, which is pretty good ground clearance. So, if your accessory has a straight shank, probably be all right. If you can get one that has a rise in the shank, even better. And for those of you towing, again, you could probably use a ball mount that has a straight shank or maybe one that has a couple inch rise in it, work in most situations. And if you go from the center of the hitch pinhole to the edge o