d-ring for back hitch
#1
d-ring for back hitch
i went to tractor supply the other day to after i read the thread about tow ropes and d-rings....i wanted one for my rear hitch...holy crap, them things are $35!!!....from th elooks of it, i can prolly make one!! i dont a welder, but my papa does...do yall think if i can find on old reciever and some thick guage metal, we can make my own....that will be stong enough...im thinking yes...but im not sure...
i could take an old reciever, cut the part off where the ball goes a,d somehow mount a piece of metal there with a hole to recieve the d-ring....any more ideas....or is there a place i can get one cheaper!
i could take an old reciever, cut the part off where the ball goes a,d somehow mount a piece of metal there with a hole to recieve the d-ring....any more ideas....or is there a place i can get one cheaper!
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#6
got mine from etrailer.com for like $30....7/8 shackles, solid machined steel reciever....
Trailer Hitch Receiver Mounted Tow Strap Loop, 8K TR63046 : Trailer hitch bike rack and trailer hitches - etrailer.com
Trailer Hitch Receiver Mounted Tow Strap Loop, 8K TR63046 : Trailer hitch bike rack and trailer hitches - etrailer.com
#10
ok, with trepaul's help ive decided what im going to do about fabing my own d-ring receiver. im going to have the michine shop at the local comm. college make this for me (its free!) ill take a 2" x 2" x 6" piece of solid steel. trepaul said to drill a 5/8 hole on one end for the king pin, and then on the other end, instead of welding a piece of metal on, ill just have them grind it down into the shape on the picture...
this is the basic shape of the ones you can buy, so i think it will be great, not to mention very strong because there are no welds and is a solid piece of steel instead of tubing...
this is the basic shape of the ones you can buy, so i think it will be great, not to mention very strong because there are no welds and is a solid piece of steel instead of tubing...
#14
when its done, im going to paint the part that goes in the hitch black, and my d-ring red to match the truck!