Only caveat may be your receiver needs a weight-distributing hitch to achieve that 10,000lb rating. Double-check your sticker.
On older trucks they tended to do that. The factory receiver on my 2002 Chevy 3500 dually was only rated for 7500lbs trailer without a weight distributing hitch. This is a truck which can carry a 5000lbs load and still be under GVWR. It's only recently with the 2.5" and 3" receivers that they have these ungodly tongue/trailer ratings.
Is it a show stopper? You make the call. I know many have successfully hauled using underrated receivers and shanks. The heavier shanks generally weren't widely available until about 10 years ago. You had to go to a specialty trailer shop. Most just went to walmart and grabbed a shank with the right drop and the right sized ball, usually rated for 5000-6000lbs. Now you can get the heavy shanks even at Walmart, and most of the chain farm/horse stores like Tractor Supply also carry them.
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