New Hitch with pics
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New Hitch with pics
Well I finally put on my new hitch today. Fortunately, I have a friend with a shop and he let me use his lift. I don't think I could have done it without the lift. I had added the underbed spare mount a while back (thanks cs65) and duals before putting on the receiver. I got the receiver from U-Haul for $154 with free shipping and it seems to be a nice quality receiver. For anyone interested, it was model# 75034. I think they may have been discontinued because when I ordered mine, they told me there was a limited supply. In any event, it fit nicely with plenty of room for the spare tire. I had to drill one extra hole in the receiver to mount the spare tire carrier, but other than that the installation was pretty straight forward. I have included some pics. Enjoy!
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As you mention; its a screw plug I believe! lol
Nice set-up and allows the spare to be there; is even better.
I put a 1 1/2" receiver under my current project; its from a Bronco II got it for free and will only use it to haul my motorcycle trailor around.
Nice set-up and allows the spare to be there; is even better.
I put a 1 1/2" receiver under my current project; its from a Bronco II got it for free and will only use it to haul my motorcycle trailor around.
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I once drove from California to Montana and back with a screw in the tire... It never leaked.
Good looking hitch by the way. Thats something i need to do. Mine has a hitch, but its the kind where you drop a pin through it. Mine used to be a farm truck and lots of trailers around here have that kind of hitch.
Good looking hitch by the way. Thats something i need to do. Mine has a hitch, but its the kind where you drop a pin through it. Mine used to be a farm truck and lots of trailers around here have that kind of hitch.
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Nice pics, especially the one that shows the right tailpipe. Local muffler shop cut my spare tire carrier out because they said there wasn't enough room for the tire? Now I know there is!
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Dan, Your's may be like mine and a little different from the one in the photo. I also wanted mine further under the truck so it wouldn't be seen as much.
I have been fortunate not carrying a spare with me all the time.
66F100 Can you cut the size of your saved photo by 60%? It wouldn't over ride the forum so much.
John
I have been fortunate not carrying a spare with me all the time.
66F100 Can you cut the size of your saved photo by 60%? It wouldn't over ride the forum so much.
John
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I'm not sure what kind of tire carrier it was, just darn old and rusty! I found an original (well I think it is) Styleside spare wheel carrier, I think I'll use it instead. Then I'll have room to mount a hitch reciever like "66f-100" did.
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66 f-100,
I kept my spare padlocked like yours for years on two other Ford trucks.
When I finally got a carrier for my '66 with a new spare, I realized that if you just unscrew the eye bolt, the tire comes out!! - padlocked or not!
So, I bought a cable lock and am now using that.
I kept my spare padlocked like yours for years on two other Ford trucks.
When I finally got a carrier for my '66 with a new spare, I realized that if you just unscrew the eye bolt, the tire comes out!! - padlocked or not!
So, I bought a cable lock and am now using that.
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66 f-100,
I kept my spare padlocked like yours for years on two other Ford trucks.
When I finally got a carrier for my '66 with a new spare, I realized that if you just unscrew the eye bolt, the tire comes out!! - padlocked or not!
So, I bought a cable lock and am now using that.
I kept my spare padlocked like yours for years on two other Ford trucks.
When I finally got a carrier for my '66 with a new spare, I realized that if you just unscrew the eye bolt, the tire comes out!! - padlocked or not!
So, I bought a cable lock and am now using that.