Custom hitch installation a must see

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HEY EVERYBODY LETS GO CAMPIN I'M HOOKED UP AND READY!!!  Hitch Installation   What ' s that...?  You don ' t have a big pickup to tow your 6,000 lb. gooseneck trailer.....fear not!!!  A little careful, well thought out engineering can solve your problem...     Class lll Hitch Install... (patent pending..) Wouldn ' t you love to see how the trip went...?  Good chance he ended up doin ' some unintended off roadin ' somewhere.  Check the ' hills ' in the background.  Howja like to meet this rig on a two-lane road....coming down the mountain in your direction...?She ' s hitched up and ready to roll!!  Amazin ' how the extra weight  smoothes out the ride.   Needed to air up the rear tires a bit ( ' bout 160 psi).Added some super heavy-duty chain for extra support on the tailgate, (note the ' Heavy-Duty ' S ' hooks to attach the chain) Also paid-up for some BIG Number 5/16 sheet metal screws to attach the Reese hitch frame to the tailgate (see ' em there?  one on each side...) Likely two more through the carpet into the floor pan inside.... Yep, probably overkill, but didn ' t want the possibility of having an axerdent. Most of the time was spent on the front porch whittling down that MASSIVE solid pine 4x4  to fit precisely down into the hole in the ball mount receiver. Note also - The 14 ' ' x14 ' ' piece of 3/8 ' ' plywood on the underside of the tailgate to distribute the load more evenly and beef up that tailgate support. 'A MAN CAN ' T BE TOO SAFE ' ...!! Attached Images
Reply:The 'S' in s-hook is for strength!!!!Slightly worse than the old farm truck I bought.  The previous owner cut a hole in the bumper and welded in a receiver tube. The plate on the bumper where you normally install the ball is 1/2" thick, but the rest of it is about 14ga.Dynasty200DX w/coolmate1MM210MM VintageESAB miniarc161ltsLincoln AC225Victor O/A, Smith AW1ACutmaster 81IR 2475N7.5FPRage3Jancy USA1019" SBAEAD-200LE
Reply:One of the scarier things I have seen.  I happen to live in Utah, as the license plate points out.  Guess I better be keeping an eye out.
Reply:Oh, man ............... gonna pass this page link around for sure....Hey, isn't that Samm's Blazer ............?
Reply:Oh my sweet Lord.  I have never witnessed anything like that before.  Please tell me this was parked in front of its departing location with a trooper behind it writing a big fat ticket (or 3).
Reply:I have seen it all.  Is the owner the same guy that propped his truck up with 2x4's to work underneath it?
Reply:Must of been straight line towing only; the top of the truck is still straight...
Reply:He could chain bind a plow to the front and even out the suspension for the complete package."Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum"Lincoln Idealarc 250 AC/DCMillermatic 251   Syncrowave 300   30A spoolgunLincoln MP210Hypertherm 45(2) LN 25(2) Lincoln Weldanpower 225 CV(4) SA200   1 short hood    SA250    SAM 400
Reply:Can you say "Darwin Award"??? We have a winner!!- If you can jump across it you can weld it!  - anonymous old boilermaker
Reply:remember seeing the same pics about a year back.Still good though"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by KangiCan you say "Darwin Award"??? We have a winner!!
Reply:I think I read about a guy who got a Darwin award even though he lived. Maybe it was a special category. I recall he bought himself a new Winnebago and was heading down the highway. He felt like a cup of coffee, so he put it on cruise control and ducked out back to make one.Yeah, I carry.House keys, wallet, some change, usually a newspaper, maybe a pen.
Reply:I read about this a few years ago. This guy fabbed this up so he could move the camper back and forth so his local law enforcement wouldn't have it towed because it was sitting in one spot for too long. Evidently the truck he normally pulled it with was his work truck and he didn't want to move his tools and stuff to move the camper. Something like that. It's been at least two years since I saw the post the guy made at some defunct forum somewhere. The sad part is that's well engineered compared to some things I have seen in my travels.
Reply:Man I thought I had the award for Stupid stuff built! Give this man a beer he needs one!
Reply:Originally Posted by materMan I thought I had the award for Stupid stuff built! Give this man a beer he needs one!