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Old May 23, 2023 | 01:55 PM
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Receiver Hitches

Is anybody running a ranch hand (or similar) rear bumper with a receiver hitch? I’d like to put a receiver hitch on my truck but my ranch hand sticks out about twice as far as a stock bumper, so the hitch would be tucked way up under the bumper. Anybody else run into this problem? Truck is a 1994 f250
 
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Old May 23, 2023 | 02:26 PM
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Yes, but I just have a bolt-on receiver that bolts to the bumper, not the frame.
 
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Originally Posted by jas88
Yes, but I just have a bolt-on receiver that bolts to the bumper, not the frame.
I have that as well, but I believe it’s only rated for 5000lbs/500 tongue weight. Not much
 
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Well, they do make those receiver extenders
Noisy, clanking pigs, I get it
I'd get a solid one, duct tape it up some and pound it in there (to lessen the rattle / clank)
 
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Originally Posted by manicmechanic007
Well, they do make those receiver extenders
Noisy, clanking pigs, I get it
I'd get a solid one, duct tape it up some and pound it in there (to lessen the rattle / clank)
Wouldn’t those put more leverage on the receiver, thus reducing its weight rating? That’s assuming of course the extender itself is rated very high. Why would someone make a bumper that sticks out twice as far as stock
 
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The bumpers I have seen like that were for a huge camper that sticks way off the back of the truck
Not sure if or how much it lowers the weight rating
 
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