Hitch for a highboy
Lead Driver
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 6,993
Likes: 15
From: Costa Mesa, CA
I forgot you rednecks run your trucks WAAAAY too high over there. But yes, that is how I will be doing the hitch on Muttly (the crew cab).
If you thing it's way too high then do something like this...
l[ ]l
l======l
Meaning - the "l"s are a vertical plate (I couldn't get them to stack perfectly on the right side) that bolts to the outside of the frame. The "["s are the frame rails on either side and the "="s are the tube across.
The receiver is then below the frame. If you are worried about strength - tie diagonals from the center, just above the hitch receiver to the inside of each frame rail. It can still be bolt on...
*edit* d'oh - the board program removed the space between my "frame rails" - the top line of my drawing should be spaced out as far as the bottom line.
If you thing it's way too high then do something like this...
l[ ]l
l======l
Meaning - the "l"s are a vertical plate (I couldn't get them to stack perfectly on the right side) that bolts to the outside of the frame. The "["s are the frame rails on either side and the "="s are the tube across.
The receiver is then below the frame. If you are worried about strength - tie diagonals from the center, just above the hitch receiver to the inside of each frame rail. It can still be bolt on...
*edit* d'oh - the board program removed the space between my "frame rails" - the top line of my drawing should be spaced out as far as the bottom line.
Thread Starter
|
Post Fiend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 5,181
Likes: 3
From: Across from the neighbors
I guess with the weight of the bed and a tank of fuel it might be ok. Not real confident of butt welding plates to the tube for the hitch if i put it inside the rails.
Thread Starter
|
Post Fiend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 5,181
Likes: 3
From: Across from the neighbors
Its not that i cant. Ive had alot of people tell me my welds are fine. I guess its just the thought in the back of my mind of what would happen if something breaks loose.
You know the flaming bus full of nuns and preschools theory.
You know the flaming bus full of nuns and preschools theory.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
HoustonDave
1973 - 1979 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
17
Feb 9, 2017 10:39 AM
