My '03 Chevy S10 came with a hitch already installed when I bought it 2 years ago. Haven't towed anything yet but that will be changing in the very near future so I'm trying to get all of ducks in a row now.



I know my truck can tow 5500lbs but I can't figure out what the hitch that is currently on my truck is rated for. The balls surface is rusted pretty good so nothing is legible on it, also just took a peak underneath and couldn't see any indicators. I'm really hoping it's 3500lbs as that would get the job done, anything less will be no good. Any definitive way to determine this?

For my own piece of mind I might just spend the money to get a whole new setup but avoiding extra expenses is always nice.