Installing hitch to my frame

[Mhfco6]

I have a bumper mounted hitch now, but it's got to go. I hauled my first light load on a 5x10 trailer and it's pretty bent. I found a used hitch online, but I'm unsure if it will fit my truck. My main problem is I don't know where the mounting holes are. I'm working on posting pics of this used hitch now. Any help would be appreciated thanks

If you click on this link, you will see the pictures.
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/pts/5891808705.html

 

[Doofy]

Brand new hitches are cheap! The only way to know if it fits is to get out a measuring tape and get to work. I don't think anyone on this forum can do that for you. The internet is not that advanced yet, I don't think. If there are model numbers on the tag you may be able to research it further.

 

[Mhfco6]

Brand new hitches are cheap! The only way to know if it fits is to get out a measuring tape and get to work. I don't think anyone on this forum can do that for you. The internet is not that advanced yet, I don't think. If there are model numbers on the tag you may be able to research it further.

Right, I get it. This is just a beat around farm/hunting truck. Just trying to save a little money.. that's all. Thanks.

 

[Curious Hound]

I used a hitch that wasn't meant for my truck. It was the kind with a square cross-member and vertical brackets. I cut the welds with a grinder and slid the brackets in to the width I needed. Then rewarded them to the square cross tube. I also welded the whole thing to my bumper to make one solid unit. Search my postings and you will find photos.

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[Doofy]

With ingenuity and forethought, you can probably get it to fit. Just make sure it is strong and safe. If you are not proficient at fabbing and welding, find someone who is to help. If you are on the farm you are probably able to git-er-done.

 

[Elutheros]

I can tell you that 41 inches is too wide, so you are going to have to do some cutting and welding to make it fit the frame rails. IIRC it's more like 33 inches--but you can measure and know for sure. By the time you do all that work or pay a pro to weld it you would be better just buying the correct hitch.

 

[Die.Fledermaus]

Its not that hard, but be safe about. I typically build all my own because no over the counter solutions exist.
This method will cost you more money and time, so don't be fooled by cheap.
Start by measuring the frame rail spacing, then look for core hitches that you can work with.

 

[Mhfco6]

Good info here, thanks fellas! Could anyone post a pic of what holes they used to mount their hitch? I'm sure some of the holes are being used for the bumper mount now.. but just want to know where I should start.

 

[Curious Hound]

Here are some pictures of how mine turned out. The hitch and bumper are upside-down in these photos. Since I welded the hitch to the bumper, I used the original bumper mounting holes and one hole through the upright bracket into the side of the truck frame on each side.

So far, the hitch has been used to anchor my truck on the bed of a roll-back truck and I have towed home a trailer with a full pallet of landscape blocks on it.

 

[Die.Fledermaus]

I can't compete with anything fancy enough to paint, that is way over my class.
This is what I meant by building my own because nothing is available over the counter to fit a 2" receiver inside the bumper.
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/album.php?albumid=3143

 

[Curious Hound]

I can't compete with anything fancy enough to paint, that is way over my class.

Grinders and paint,
Grinders and paint,
Make a welder
What he ain't.



I like your front bumper.