Another Gem Of A Hitch

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I spotted this sweet hitch while I was down the Cape this week.Disclaimer; "I am just an a$$hole welder, don't take it personally ."
Reply:I've seen that brand before.  I think it's Break-Away."USMCPOP" First-born son: KIA  Iraq 1/26/05Syncrowave 250 w/ Coolmate 3Dialarc 250, Idealarc 250SP-175 +Firepower TIG 160S (gave the TA 161 STL to the son)Lincwelder AC180C (1952)Victor & Smith O/A torchesMiller spot welder
Reply:I think your rightBacked my CATMA over your CARMA oops clusmy me  What would SATAN do ?? Miller Trailblazer 302 AirPakMiller Digital Elite  Optrel Welding HatArcair K4000Suitcase 12RC / 12 VSHypertherm PM-45Rage 3 sawRusty old Truck
Reply:Track his plate so we can send him a letter telling him what a piece of crap it is.
Reply:Mounted on an S10, no less. Can only hope that he has a very solid set of safety chains, properly attached. Not a matter of if, only when.Hobbyist - At what point is a "hobby" out-of-control?
Reply:Originally Posted by OldendumI've seen that brand before.  I think it's Break-Away.
Reply:Originally Posted by TozziWeldingI thought it was the double swivel version
Reply:Pics don't show up, maybe they're not worth seeing anyway?Miller 252Miller Bobcat 225Lincoln MigPak 1801959 Hyster forkliftHarris OA torch
Reply:It's really odd that someone could possess the skills to fab that up, but remain clueless of the physics they were putting into play.... It looks like a couple good kicks could shove it up under the tailgate... Apparently he's pretty easy on the brakes.
Reply:Originally Posted by RealMcCoy... It looks like a couple good kicks could shove it up under the tailgate...
Reply:Looks like a bad idea billy mayes would try to sell you for 9.99Millermatic 210 & 300Miller 330 a/bp w/Miller coolmate 3Lincoln 225 ac/dc buzz box200amp Hobart 16hp portable welderCarbon arc torch, oxy/acy, plasma cutterCNC plasma table
Reply:I cant imagine how long his bumper will last with that thing prying away from all the pulling on it.Miller Maxstar 200 SDPiperliner #10 Gold
Reply:We don't need no stinkin' Reece Hitch! MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:sweet hitch and color I have the same one on my dodge 6.7 when i towed my 30ft trailer across the US but mines Black. I use wd40 to keep it from making noise quick tip
Reply:Originally Posted by OldendumI've seen that brand before.  I think it's Break-Away.
Reply:Maybe he just pulls the kids in the wife's bike trailer.
Reply:Originally Posted by OldendumI think you're right, made by E-Z-Off.  There is clone imported by Soon Gon Industries.
Reply:Awe C'mon Tozzi, you could've said YOU fabbed it up, to get all the internet safety Nazi's panties in a bunch! We could've had a good laugh."Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!" - duaneb55"I have bought a few of Tbone's things unlike Stick-Man who helps himself" - TozziWelding"Stick-man"
Reply:here in Minnesota, Boat country, I see ppl all the time pulling boats that are twice the size of there cars, what are ppl thinking......
Reply:15k lbs of 1 trailer, 3 horses, 4 saddles, full gear, 6 bales of hay. I'm going with this one for a bumper pull! The small one in front is for the tractor trailer. Next one up is our gooseneck which lives in the bed of our truck. I think we go for overbuilt everything! Attached Images
Reply:Oh yeah....Here in cattle country(I.E....cheap *** rancher land) I see tons of the box tube and angle iron stingers and the sweet 8" "drop" stingers made of box tube and flat plate with no braces at all oddlt they all seem to bow at a slight angle towards the front of the truck.... But then again I once bought a first gen cummins truck that the last owner had welded some plate to the bed with a ball for his goose neck, ripped that out of the box floor then moved the plate and did it again....Could not for the life of me figure out that thought train......Well.....hmmmm boy that din't work maybe if I move it forward a few inches and re weld it to that bed floor I just know I can avoid going under the truck to tie it to the frame....lolMillermatic 30aMillermatic 210Miller thunderbolt 225 ac/dc/ccMiller HF15-1-wg tigLincoln ranger 10(honda powered)Cebora 175 mig Too damn many tools but oddly not enough......
Reply:Maybe it's for towing a surf board?If GM rated the Chevy Chevette (1970's compact car) for towing 3000# (attached to the sheet metal how IDK) this should work for something.Maybe it's for towing a toy hauler....a Tonka truck or something!
Reply:It's bright yellow so they can find it when it falls off.
Reply:Oh that that were tube! Solid 2" receiver stock welded to 2 1/2" load horizontal and 5/8" wrap around carrying a 2 5/16" ball and double load levelers. 76lbs of Texas iron that carries a 1" variable pitch mounting with full 3/4" thru bolts. Our horses will not be passing US on the freeway!
Reply:needs gussetOops, never mind. You wrote gusset and for some reason I was thinking leveler-shim which I left out when I put it back together for the picture. I disassembled it and painted it today. Anyway, as to the gusset, the rated arc-draw on the darned thing in existing configuration is 20T which actually exceeds the shear value of the connector bolts. Ah, back in the good old days of over-engineering!Last edited by jlames; 08-18-2013 at 09:06 PM.
Reply:This setup reminded me of just emptying out the rv dunnie. You know those little tanks on a cart that are meant to be towed by a golf cart or the like. I don't imagine you are going to get far down the Interstate with that setup.
Reply:@ Tozz - a disaster waiting to unfold.  InSanIty.  Happens all the time....... Attached ImagesLast edited by ManoKai; 08-19-2013 at 08:43 AM."Discovery is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought" - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Reply:Originally Posted by BOSSfabLooks like a bad idea billy mayes would try to sell you for 9.99
Reply:This is what a real hitch looks like!Millermatic 210 & 300Miller 330 a/bp w/Miller coolmate 3Lincoln 225 ac/dc buzz box200amp Hobart 16hp portable welderCarbon arc torch, oxy/acy, plasma cutterCNC plasma table
Reply:OK. now you guys are just making this up!!!
Reply:Originally Posted by BOSSfabThis is what a real hitch looks like!
Reply:peoples stupidty never seizes to amaze me. Do they even realize the damage it could cause when it fails under load?PROUD   AMERICAN
Reply:Originally Posted by Fletcher94peoples stupidty never seizes to amaze me. Do they even realize the damage it could cause when it fails under load?
Reply:Originally Posted by JD955SCThe only thing they care about is "it was cheap/free", "it works (for now)".
Reply:Originally Posted by jlamesOK. now you guys are just making this up!!!
Reply:I spotted this the other dayBriggs weldnpower 225/210/cvLn-25 suitcaseMillermatic 130
Reply:I don't like trailers.  A properly set up hauler is the way to go."USMCPOP" First-born son: KIA  Iraq 1/26/05Syncrowave 250 w/ Coolmate 3Dialarc 250, Idealarc 250SP-175 +Firepower TIG 160S (gave the TA 161 STL to the son)Lincwelder AC180C (1952)Victor & Smith O/A torchesMiller spot welder
Reply:Originally Posted by TozziWeldingI spotted this sweet hitch while I was down the Cape this week.
Reply:Here are my little hitch hookers....
Reply:Originally Posted by WinmacI spotted this the other day
Reply:I want a hitch that is off-road rated."USMCPOP" First-born son: KIA  Iraq 1/26/05Syncrowave 250 w/ Coolmate 3Dialarc 250, Idealarc 250SP-175 +Firepower TIG 160S (gave the TA 161 STL to the son)Lincwelder AC180C (1952)Victor & Smith O/A torchesMiller spot welder
Reply:Wait, this just in; "Revolutionary, new trailer hitch design saves man's life in overturn accident." Haa, so I guess that shows that appearances are deceiving. Tiozzi captured a "revolutionary, new hitch" in his first posting!
Reply:Maybe that truck is hanging by the safety chains!
Reply:Can you photoshop "Tozzi Welding" on the door of that truck?
Reply:A guy stopped at the shop one day to see if I would tack his hitch back on so he could move back home to Alabama. He was driving a 56 ford crown victoria and pulling an Old pickup bed trailer. You know the kind. His trailer tongue and hitch was just maybe an inch from the ground and he said it was hitting when he pulled into a station.  I went out and got down on the asphalt and looked at how it was hooked to the car.  Someone had wire welded the hitch to the bottom of the spare tire stamping in the trunk and one bead across the edge of the bumper.  I really felt bad for him, but he was broke, and it was a lose lose job .  Even If I had tried to jury rig it a little better I might get sued for my kindness  Mac
Reply:Here's one we found in the middle of the road.Will   Supports Autism Awareness                            My ToysBobCat 225 PLusMillermatic 130Miller Spectrum 300 CutmateEverlast Power Tig 185 Micro April is Autism Month .
Reply:Well here is a fine hitch install I saw today while loading a bronco on my rollback....... Good hot deep penetration, and perfect speed while welding Oh wait nope thats what they were missing damn thing was mounted with two ungraded 3/8s bolts that were shanked to long so they very professionally stacked split washers to make up the difference  (oh and added these fine welds)I was nice enough to tell the customer not to ever use the hitch unless it was repaired correctly. They said that they had never had use for the hitch.I did offer to repair it as a shop comp while my guys were replacing the starter, damn thing has all the holes where bolts should be but no bolts (figure it makes my shop look good to comp the hitch repair and I am only out the cost of the correct hardware)... It also gives me peace of mind to know that the hitch will be properly attached if they ever do use it. Attached ImagesMillermatic 30aMillermatic 210Miller thunderbolt 225 ac/dc/ccMiller HF15-1-wg tigLincoln ranger 10(honda powered)Cebora 175 mig Too damn many tools but oddly not enough......
Reply:Good deeds always return. What you did has a good chance of saving someone alot of grief and possibly a life somewhere down the road; someone who, never giving it a second thought, may purchase the car or borrow the car  and just drop a load on the hitch figuring it must be good. To see a  threat and say nothing is reprehensible. To do something about it is commendable.