reciever hitch for the front
#1
reciever hitch for the front
Hey Gang.....
I was wondering if any of the hitch manufacturers made a reciever hitch for the front of a '91 F-250 4x4. I'd like to use it to attach a removeable hook for a tow strap to extract the wife's Crown Vic when she eneviatably puts it in a ditch the winter. Thanx for the assistance (again). Later BTV
I was wondering if any of the hitch manufacturers made a reciever hitch for the front of a '91 F-250 4x4. I'd like to use it to attach a removeable hook for a tow strap to extract the wife's Crown Vic when she eneviatably puts it in a ditch the winter. Thanx for the assistance (again). Later BTV
#2
Bob:
I don't know if anyone manufactures such a hitch. I have one on the shelf in my shop that I had built for my '92 F250. If you're interested in it I'll dig it out to be sure it is all there and see how heavy it is. I used it to move an 18 foot boat in and out of the local lakes so I didn't have a traction problem on the launch ramps. I found that I couldn't see around the boat so it got very little use. I sold the '92 in '99 when I traded trucks. It's easier to start from scratch than to redo that one. Drop me an an email fore I start diggin it out.
CLPF350
I don't know if anyone manufactures such a hitch. I have one on the shelf in my shop that I had built for my '92 F250. If you're interested in it I'll dig it out to be sure it is all there and see how heavy it is. I used it to move an 18 foot boat in and out of the local lakes so I didn't have a traction problem on the launch ramps. I found that I couldn't see around the boat so it got very little use. I sold the '92 in '99 when I traded trucks. It's easier to start from scratch than to redo that one. Drop me an an email fore I start diggin it out.
CLPF350
#3
I have a winch bumper on mine and just welded a receiver hitch on from walmart. I love the thing. It makes life so much easier getting trailers up in the barn or around corners or up and down long boat ramps. I don't know how I did without it for so long. I haven't seen anything you could mount to a stock bumper but if you do what I did you will have the best of both worlds. A winch and a receiver.
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#5
You should have a couple holes on the bottom of the frame rails up front. You could bolt a piece of 3 inch angle iron across then weld a receiver to it and cut a hole in your bumper to plug in the hitch. I have been trying to think up a way to do it on the rear of my wifes buick. It has a 455 high performance in it. Air ride too. I wonder if it would hold a 5th wheel in the trunk? No sence not taking advantage of all them horses.
#6
m14dan.....
Yeah, I'd planned to incorporate the 4 holes in the front of the frame rails in the mounting process of "the creation". I saw the holes and was wondering if you knew how big they are? If they aren't big enough for a stout bolt, I'll have to have something that runs along the vertical of the frame rails, right? This thing has to be rugged enough to be able to yank a 96 Crown Vic out of a ditch in wintry conditions.
Is that the limited edition 3/4 ton Buick?
Thanx for the help! Later Bob
Yeah, I'd planned to incorporate the 4 holes in the front of the frame rails in the mounting process of "the creation". I saw the holes and was wondering if you knew how big they are? If they aren't big enough for a stout bolt, I'll have to have something that runs along the vertical of the frame rails, right? This thing has to be rugged enough to be able to yank a 96 Crown Vic out of a ditch in wintry conditions.
Is that the limited edition 3/4 ton Buick?
Thanx for the help! Later Bob
#7
My winch bumper is bolted to those holes and also 2 more on the side of each frame rail, The ones your stock bumper is bolted too. I once hooked a chain to a hook on my bumper and pulled a bobtailed Big kenworth off a tree that fell across the road in an ise storm. BIG TREE. I have no idea why he tried to go over it but he did. I dragged him and the tree in low range till he finaly started getting some traction and finaly climbed off it. You should have seen al the chevy truck owners , including two that tried it chained together, laughing at me for even trying untill I did it. They all shut their mouths then and went home. I never told them I had 4.10 gears and detroit lockers. That helps a little on icy roads. As long as you don' t need to turn that is.
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#10
this is my plan too think of all the endless possabilities you will create by putting a reciever on the front.
I havent got this far yet but when I do I think ill buy a winch and then make a reciever outlet for it so you can plug it into the front reciever and then when your done you can put it back in your toolbox so knowone jacks it.
I was thinkin you could make your liscense plate into a reciever mount so that when your not using it to pull the chevy guys outa the ditch knowone can even tell that its under there.
I havent got this far yet but when I do I think ill buy a winch and then make a reciever outlet for it so you can plug it into the front reciever and then when your done you can put it back in your toolbox so knowone jacks it.
I was thinkin you could make your liscense plate into a reciever mount so that when your not using it to pull the chevy guys outa the ditch knowone can even tell that its under there.