Must remove the hitch?

[aczlan]

Zing I agree and gave the web site never mentioned the $350 + cost for a hitch that driver only has to back close then move the bar with ball to fit the tongue of trailer.

You can get a really nice camera for $350...

Aaron Z

 

[Soundguy]

Heck, you can get a workable camera package for 90$. I installed one on the wife's e350. Camera and bracket, wireless xmitter, and the lil seen.

Got it installed in minutes. Screen can even be mounted to hide wires if you route them under it and thru dash.

As for the hitches, I remember 10 + ys ago there was a hitch that would swing in an arc, and extend with pin pulls, once attached, you pulled forward till the swing part spring loaded locked in, then backed up till the in out spring load locked in, then away you went. Can't remember the name, but got one for the wife way back, many yes ago when she might have to hookup the horse trailer alone. She has a hard time centering and backing a tounge under a hitch. This way if she got within about a 10" arc she was good. Unit was only rated for 6k# so not much good for bigger than utility and small 2 horse trailers.

 

[mikehaugen]

As for the hitches, I remember 10 + ys ago there was a hitch that would swing in an arc, and extend with pin pulls, once attached, you pulled forward till the swing part spring loaded locked in, then backed up till the in out spring load locked in, then away you went. Can't remember the name, but got one for the wife way back, many yes ago when she might have to hookup the horse trailer alone. She has a hard time centering and backing a tounge under a hitch. This way if she got within about a 10" arc she was good. Unit was only rated for 6k# so not much good for bigger than utility and small 2 horse trailers.

I remember those being advertised.

 

[94BULLITT]

I've been rear-ended 3 times and the ball mount saved the back end of the truck.

You can get a back up camera for under $50.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/316927-backup-camera-50-a.html

 

[timswi]

So, Timswi what do you do with these sinister drawbars when they are not in use?

They go into the appropriate trailer's tool box.

 

[timswi]

So your possibly going to leave the nails on the ground for an extra day? That is LAZY and someone could get badly injured.

Not my property, just hauled them. No responsibility here. This is getting really stupid now...We must agree.

 

[timswi]

I've been rear-ended 3 times and the ball mount saved the back end of the truck.

You can get a back up camera for under $50.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/316927-backup-camera-50-a.html

I've been rear-ended that many times and the hitch, not the drawbar saved my truck...It's underneath, so the offending party had to go under the truck to get it.

 

[Soundguy]

The stupid part is trying to tell someone else what they 'should' do with their property, based upon your beliefs, and if they don't, you call them names.

On second thought, its more childish than stupid...

 

[/pine]

IMO...walking into a hitch is like chasing parked cars on a bicycle...

 

[timswi]

The stupid part is trying to tell someone else what they 'should' do with their property, based upon your beliefs, and if they don't, you call them names.

On second thought, its more childish than stupid...

And the names and mockery of me are fine? Ok..Now I know some other things..Your opinions are the final say, anyone else's are not. I get it.

What some of you don't get is that I find this laughably hilarious, that's why I continue. If I was insulted or whatever, I'd just abandon the thread.