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I hope this hitch is on as a joke!

Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
edited March 2015 in General Discussion
If this guy put the hitch on as a joke then haha but if he is planning on using this then this is the reason why I wish D.O.T would inspect anyone pulling a trailer!

BTW, I did not take the pic but stole it from facebook [8D]

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  • discusdaddiscusdad Member Posts: 11,427 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i thought for sure that would have been an IOWEENIE license plate[:D]
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  • Dads3040Dads3040 Member Posts: 13,552 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would like to think it is a joke, but I remember one overwhelming truth I have learned:

    People are stooopid. [8D]
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  • guntech59guntech59 Member Posts: 23,188 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have one like that, but I put the square end into the receiver and the ball on the other end.....just sayin'. [;)]
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  • Ditch-RunnerDitch-Runner Member Posts: 25,378 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    seven points for originality , lost 3 points due to rust and overall lack of up keep .
    I am sure he only pulls the 32 foot camper with it .
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  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,437 ******
    edited November -1
    Just out of view is an "Obama in 2012" bumper sticker (right next to their "Obama in 2008" bumper sticker).
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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  • reload999reload999 Member Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    you didn't take that pic while tailgating the pickup @ 80 MPH, did you?
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  • mogley98mogley98 Member Posts: 18,291 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'll admit my ignorance, I'm not a tower, I realize the ball usually goes on the bumper, but what makes this arrangement so bad?
    Why don't we go to school and work on the weekends and take the week off!
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  • cbxjeffcbxjeff Member Posts: 17,639 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nice rig. Mr. P, let's not forget the fresh Obozo 2016 sticker on the tailgate.
    It's too late for me, save yourself.
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  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,533 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Couple of holes next to the hardened bolt for the chains and he will be good to go
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  • guntech59guntech59 Member Posts: 23,188 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by mogley98
    I'll admit my ignorance, I'm not a tower, I realize the ball usually goes on the bumper, but what makes this arrangement so bad?


    See my post above.
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  • bigoutsidebigoutside Member Posts: 19,443 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by mogley98
    I'll admit my ignorance, I'm not a tower, I realize the ball usually goes on the bumper, but what makes this arrangement so bad?


    The square end is designed to slide into a robust receiver. Which is bolted or welded to the frame.

    This arrangement will just pull the bumper off. Which is typically easy to do, by design.
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  • guntech59guntech59 Member Posts: 23,188 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It may even be illegal to mount a ball to the bumper anymore. I haven't seen it done in years.
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  • Chief ShawayChief Shaway Member, Moderator Posts: 6,289 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by bigoutside
    quote:Originally posted by mogley98
    I'll admit my ignorance, I'm not a tower, I realize the ball usually goes on the bumper, but what makes this arrangement so bad?


    The square end is designed to slide into a robust receiver. Which is bolted or welded to the frame.

    This arrangement will just pull the bumper off. Which is typically easy to do, by design.




    Not only that but, there is nothing keeping the whole thing straight. Just the one bolt in the middle.
    That thing would be a swinging.
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  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    Somebody post the 5th. wheel trailer on the exploder tail gate!![:D]
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  • evileye fleagalevileye fleagal Member Posts: 4,238 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Ditch-Runner
    seven points for originality , lost 3 points due to rust and overall lack of up keep .
    I am sure he only pulls the 32 foot camper with it .
    oh yea, its a 2n5 ball.
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  • mogley98mogley98 Member Posts: 18,291 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    At that angle I'm not sure it could swing much, and I've seen a whole lot of trailers pulled by the ball attached to the truck bumper. Is this more likely to pull off the bumper due to the extended angle. (Like a receiver) I would guess a landscape trailer or other light weight trailer would be fine and probably ahs been pulled by that truck more so than it being a joke of some kind. FWIW
    quote:Originally posted by Chief Shaway
    quote:Originally posted by bigoutside
    quote:Originally posted by mogley98
    I'll admit my ignorance, I'm not a tower, I realize the ball usually goes on the bumper, but what makes this arrangement so bad?


    The square end is designed to slide into a robust receiver. Which is bolted or welded to the frame.

    This arrangement will just pull the bumper off. Which is typically easy to do, by design.




    Not only that but, there is nothing keeping the whole thing straight. Just the one bolt in the middle.
    That thing would be a swinging.
    Why don't we go to school and work on the weekends and take the week off!
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  • cbxjeffcbxjeff Member Posts: 17,639 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I thinks safety chains are a bit of overkill. Nothing that a couple of good ropes couldn't handle.
    It's too late for me, save yourself.
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  • CaptFunCaptFun Member Posts: 16,678 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Haven't you'uns ever seen an extra sway hitch before.... Jeez...
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  • MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 14,163 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Good enuff for an F-150 or TOYota
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  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,533 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Class 0 hitch
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  • BoatsBoats Member Posts: 414 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Class O Shttt model when you stop with a trailer on[:)]
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  • retroxler58retroxler58 Member Posts: 32,693 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I can not stop laughing... [:D][:D][:D]
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  • GuvamintCheeseGuvamintCheese Member Posts: 38,932 ✭
    edited November -1
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  • retroxler58retroxler58 Member Posts: 32,693 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I guess he didn't want to obstruct his plate.
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  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    THAT is a crappy hitch!
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  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,254 ******
    edited November -1
    Dammm,,,[:0][:0]
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  • CaptFunCaptFun Member Posts: 16,678 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Amateur. Real men tow like this....


    362090d1206799248-towing-5th-wheel-blazer-album_piccah13qpf.jpg

    Google Bronco 5th wheel and it pulls up some close ups. crazy.
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  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,533 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by CaptFun
    Amateur. Real men tow like this....


    362090d1206799248-towing-5th-wheel-blazer-album_piccah13qpf.jpg

    Google Bronco 5th wheel and it pulls up some close ups. crazy.



    Class Act Hitch.. via class 8 .. all 8 wheels leave the highway at the same time. Or it could be the 1st Pusher RV
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  • victorj19victorj19 Member Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Big Sky Redneck
    If this guy put the hitch on as a joke then haha but if he is planning on using this then this is the reason why I wish D.O.T would inspect anyone pulling a trailer!

    BTW, I did not take the pic but stole it from facebook [8D]

    3EAF58D9-744C-4E47-8E17-F22B1C6DA06D_zpsuwlyyiji.jpg


    He mounted it wrong. The hitch should be mounted underneath the bumper, not on the top! [:o)]
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  • Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Any kind of tounge weight will be mutiplied with the leverage exerted on that, that bumper would twist and break right there. Seeing that the ball is rusty tells me hebhasnt used it in awhile and I hope it stays that way. I can get put Out Of Service for a marker light, guys like this need to feel the wrath of the D.O.T if pulling a trailer with unsafe equipment lime that.
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  • LesWVaLesWVa Member Posts: 10,490 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by victorj19
    He mounted it wrong. The hitch should be mounted underneath the bumper, not on the top! [:o)]


    Its mounted right. Put it under the bumper and you could damage the lip.
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  • cbxjeffcbxjeff Member Posts: 17,639 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I see now what his problem was. The ball height when mounted on the bumper was too high for the trailer and he needed to lower it. What he should have done was leave the ball on the bumper and just lower the rear tire pressure.
    It's too late for me, save yourself.
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