I have a 1990 F250 4x4 and want to find some way to mount a front bumper receiver hitch or some other type of hitch. I have a 19' Alumaweld boat that I need to move in and out of a garage without much room and figured a hitch on the front of the truck would make things easier. Only problem is I can't seem to find anything commercially available that isn't for 1992 or newer trucks. Is my 1990 different under the front? Anybody have any suggestions how to build and/or mount some type of hitch for this?.....or where to buy one? It would only be used to move the boat about 20' up a slight incline. Thanks for any help!!!

 

Warn is the only company I found that makes a Front Receiver Hitch Model 25852 that fits 87-91 Ford's. I have one on my 89.

 

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Perfect!!! Thanks for the link. Now I can also see what one looks like so I know where they would mount. Thanks again!!!

 

It mounts under front sway bar.

 

When I have some light I will get pics of how its mounts.

 

Thanks, pictures would be great!!!

 

 

Sorry to revive this ancient thread, but I really could use some inspiration for my front hitch project on my 89 f-350.

Anyway you could make those unavailable photobucket pics available again?

Would be much appreciated

 

Sorry, but,.....learn how to reverse a trailer.

 

What? It would be used to mount a winch. You must be thinking about the guy that originally posted 13yrs ago. Maybe learn how to read a thread?

 

Then mount a winch not a hitch,...whatever, learn to start your own thread, not hijack one 13 years old!
have a great day!

 

The best looking front winch bumper for the brick nose body style was made by Warn, and was called the Enforcer:


With the Warn Enforcer, the winch is hidden, yet is always available for use, even when least expected.

The above Warn product was the pre-curser to the "Semi Hidden" kits that Warn produced for full size trucks in later years, using the OEM bumper as the cover.

Alternatively, and more along the lines of what new member @mrcndr.grx was asking about today, is a front receiver hitch fabricated to hang under the OEM bumper, enabling a portable winch in a cradle to be removed when not in use, and also used in the rear receiver hitch interchangeably.



1991 F-350 "Big Blue" owned by "SFC B" of hunttalk forum.


1989 pre-dates when hitch companies like Reese/DrawTite, HiddenHitch, Curt, etc began offering pre-fabricated front receiver hitches, but since Ford started installing solid front axles in the F-350 in 1985, moving away from the twin traction beam 4x4 front axle that was still retained for the F-250, the front frame horn and front leaf spring forward eyelet similarities between between 1989 through 1997 are not so different, so a front receiver hitch called out for a 1997 F-350 can likely be made to work in a 1989 F-350 with minimal alteration.

If custom fabricating a front receiver hitch, I would consider poking a hole through the front bumper shell, and inserting the mouth of the front receiver hitch through that hole, in order to maintain approach angle.

And while the jig saw and corner hole drill was in hand, I'd poke two more holes in the front bumper shell, spaced away from the center receiver hitch hole, but still between the frame rails, for additional cooling air inlets to make up for the blockage that the receiver tube might present to a ventilated bumper (the OEM front bumpers of diesel engine equipped trucks were ventilated in 1992).

 

Thank you so very much for such a helpful and thorough response! I'll look everything up and might post results if I end up succeeding. Thank you!

 

Over the weekend I will get new pictures and post them.