Homemade drawbar hitch

[RobertBrown]

I made this over the weekend. It's a piece of 3inch sch.40 with 1-1/4" sch 40 passing through.

 

[Bedlam]

Nice Job. Simple, and looks like you used bolts for the lower pins. I'm betting the cost was almost nill. Just my way.I used to use bolts, after I priced them locally here, but found Agri -supply they were cheap. Bought quite a few for projects.
Nice Job.

 

[RobertBrown]

I would say that nil is pretty close, if you consider using stuff thats just laying around. The reese hitch was 15 years old and un-useable. I had cut it to fit and old small truck bumper and took it off of the truck when I sold it. The bolts are t-bolts used for making connections on M.J. fittings used on underground pipe. Those are 3/4", probaly the weak link here.
The electricity to facilitate the welds is going to be the most costly part of this endeavor.