Well hung custom trailer hitch

[ronaldg]

All this talk about'' Problem with wood in bed'' i thought it would be appropreate to mention my well hung trailer hitch. I finnaly fabricated my trailer hitch to pull my canned ham on my Truck Its built so i can bolt or unbolt it from the back of the frame. I didnt want to weld it on the frame.

 

[ronaldg]

pics of well hung trailer hitch

thought i had pics uploaded so here i go again

 

[gypsy truck]

My, My. You were not kidding.

Nice job.
As you can see, I have same dream. Nice trailer, too. Is that a 12' shell?
I might have posted on here before if anyone knew what the towing capacity of these original 1/2 ton pickups were capable of, as well as the tongue weight. I had a '63 Airstream Safari (16') but had to sell it for $$$. It was too big for my needs, but I do hope to have a much smaller one and light weight someday, but I would like to understand what the capacity would be for these trucks. Do you have any such reference information?
Thanks and Keep up the good work!

 

[Zig]

That should do her!

Gypsy, that should work just fine! I had a 1/4 inch thick tongue welded to my truck. What you have looks like you could pull Missouri into Oklahoma! That ain't going NO where!
GO CAMPING!!!!

 

[48aero]

Really nice job, and neat trailer too. My only question is, why do you keep it in a tree?. Jesse

 

[ronaldg]

Well hung hitch

Jessie I hung it in the tree so it would be easy to paint

 

[vwnate1]

Naughty Boys !

these topic headings are going to cause me grief....

Nice hitch there , I generally prefer welded hitches , the one on my '49 is bolted too and two bolts were gone missing when I bought it

I once had a little trailer just like that one , don't recall the brand .

I am sure everyone here knows the unvioble rule of bolted trailer hitches :

Check the tightness of all fasteners EVERY DAY !! I once skipped a day on a flat tow road trip and discovered loose bolts in Mo. , many miles from home

Coulda been a disaster .

 

[48aero]

Hey Ron, sorry didn't mean to offend you. I've been told I have a dry sense of humor. Thanks Jesse

 

[shankamoto]

Nice tree hitch

Should look good on your truck.

Here's a picture of my hitch.



Gene

 

[Zig]

Looking good!

Should look good on your truck.

Here's a picture of my hitch.

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Gene

Gene, how much of a hassle was that to install?