Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[ultrarunner]

The part is a simple trailer hitch that would normally slide into the 2" receiver mounted to the vehicle.

The Ball is mounted to the square part that slides into the receiver...

The part bolted to the bumper is where the ball is supposed to be mounted.

Someone took an off the shelf part designed to slide into a vehicle mounted receiver and reversed it to achieve a "Drop" hitch for a bumper mount...

Scarry to the say the least!

 

[TomSeller]

The part is a simple trailer hitch that would normally slide into the 2" receiver mounted to the vehicle.

The Ball is mounted to the square part that slides into the receiver...

The part bolted to the bumper is where the ball is supposed to be mounted.

Someone took an off the shelf part designed to slide into a vehicle mounted receiver and reversed it to achieve a "Drop" hitch for a bumper mount...

Scarry to the say the least!

Upon second look, you may very well be correct. Not used to looking at something upside down or backwards. They would have had to create the hole where the ball is.

 

[bcp]

Upon second look, you may very well be correct. Not used to looking at something upside down or backwards. They would have had to create the hole where the ball is.

Bruce

 

[ultrarunner]

Upon second look, you may very well be correct. Not used to looking at something upside down or backwards. They would have had to create the hole where the ball is.

I had to do a double take...

I've seen some crazy things... but, someone had to really try to do this.

 

[kebo]

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Only a yankee would think of doing such!!! :laughing: What keeps the hitch from swinging side to side?? Nothing I guess??

 

[square1]

What keeps the hitch from swinging side to side??

Actually this helps with that whole having to swing the tow vehicle wide into oncoming traffic on corners to get keep massive 6' x 8' trailer off the curb/out of the ditch since the trailer continues straight an extra 10" before until the pivot point forces it to turn

 

[rd_macgregor]

I think the ball is welded onto the square shaft, rather than bolted through it. Also, it looks from the way the bumper is dinged up that the hitch has already done considerable side-to-side swinging...imagine if they hooked up a trailer loaded with a too-light tongue; the set-up would look like a snake going down the road (and maybe into the ditch!).

 

[Soundguy]

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wow.. speechless!!

 

[two_bit_score]

Upon second look, you may very well be correct. Not used to looking at something upside down or backwards. They would have had to create the hole where the ball is.

I see you must not cut crown moulding much then either.

 

[two_bit_score]

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[Soundguy]

Better yet, probably welded on!

( wonder if they used a HF 110v AC flux core mig )

 

[two_bit_score]

Better yet, probably welded on!

( wonder if they used a HF 110v AC flux core mig )

More likely brazed it with coat hangers.

.

 

[Soundguy]

Good call!

Gas weld!

 

[duanew1]

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OK about this hitch. I had the same problem as this guy once but I chose a different solution. I had a Harbor Freight trailer where the coupler bolted to the top of a bracket on the tongue. It left very little clearance below the coupler to the truck. This works fine for received hitches but terrible for bumper hitches. You have very little articulation before the trailer tongue hits the bumper. It looks like the guy in the photo had that problem. I mounted my coupler on my trailer a different way to solve the problem.

 

[xzcVAbc5]

OK about this hitch. I had the same problem as this guy once but I chose a different solution. I had a Harbor Freight trailer where the coupler bolted to the top of a bracket on the tongue. It left very little clearance below the coupler to the truck. This works fine for received hitches but terrible for bumper hitches. You have very little articulation before the trailer tongue hits the bumper. It looks like the guy in the photo had that problem. I mounted my coupler on my trailer a different way to solve the problem.

Your problem is solved, but I suspect this guy's problems are ongoing and not just in the hitch department.

 

[xzcVAbc5]

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[Egon]

There was a day when simple clip on bumper hitches were the norm!

 

[Egon]

There was a day when simple clip on bumper hitches were the norm!

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[ultrarunner]

I have one of those and even a simpler one.

Also bought one from a rental yard with the universal chains...

Last towed with it 500 miles round trip driving a 1976 Ford Granada... towing a small outboard fishing boat.

 

[Egon]

I had one also about fifty years ago.