Front Hitch Reciever on 2720

trackid · Jul 27, 2013

Needed a way to be able to move my trailer when I had my cutter on back so I added a receiver to the front of my 2720.

bigtiller · Jul 28, 2013

I made one out of 4 x 1/4 inch angle iron for my BIL. Just be careful about where the wink link is. My BIL bent the angle and tweaked the frame a small bit with too big of a camper trailer he was trying to park.

snohobigdad · Jul 31, 2013

How large of a trailer is being moved? The thought of a front hitch receiver is perfect! I have a fairly heavy (don't know weight) three horse twin axle trailer that gets moved once in a while and grabbing my 2720 which Is parked right next to it sounds like a way better solution than getting the 1T 4 door 4x4 doully, warming it up and then trying to get it lined up.

bigtiller · Jul 31, 2013

I'm not really sure but I think it is in the 24 to 28 range. I know it won't go through a 10' tall door because of the roof air conditioner.

snohobigdad · Aug 1, 2013

Holly schamolly. That is a bigun for sure. Does the tongue have a wheel on the jack so it is just a push? Or is the jack lifted and the tractor has to "carry" the weight?

snohobigdad · Aug 1, 2013

Oh and did you buy the setup, or have it fabricated?

bigtiller · Aug 1, 2013

snohobigdad said:
Holly schamolly. That is a bigun for sure. Does the tongue have a wheel on the jack so it is just a push? Or is the jack lifted and the tractor has to "carry" the weight?

snohobigdad said:
Oh and did you buy the setup, or have it fabricated?

I didn't see it happen but the jack was probably up.

I made it for a smaller camper he had and it worked great for many years, untill he traded it for the big one.

snohobigdad · Aug 1, 2013

Did you buy the receiver assembly or make it? It looks very hand. Thanks Bigtiller

trackid · Aug 1, 2013

I built this hitch. Trailer is my landscape trailer, used to haul the tractor. It weighs about 2000#. The flat stock attached to the frame is 3/8". I purchased the square blank from the local fleet farm.