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Anyone ever mount a receiver to this ?

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Re: Anyone ever mount a receiver to this ?
« Reply #15 on: March 02, 2009, 01:19:59 PM »
So if it is strong enough for a car to slam into the back of it and keep your rig from blowing up like a ford pinto it's not Strong enough to pull a hundred pound trailer I guess!
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Re: Anyone ever mount a receiver to this ?
« Reply #16 on: March 02, 2009, 01:23:44 PM »
Quote from: mrfuelish on March 02, 2009, 01:19:59 PM
So if it is strong enough for a car to slam into the back of it and keep your rig from blowing up like a ford pinto it's not Strong enough to pull a hundred pound trailer I guess!

You should take a minute and pull it off just for S&Gs.  You'll be shocked how light it is.  Shocked, I tellya.
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Re: Anyone ever mount a receiver to this ?
« Reply #17 on: March 02, 2009, 01:30:28 PM »
Quote from: mrfuelish on March 02, 2009, 01:19:59 PM
So if it is strong enough for a car to slam into the back of it and keep your rig from blowing up like a ford pinto it's not Strong enough to pull a hundred pound trailer I guess!

You're talking about 2 totally different functions, and therefore two totally different designs. The bumper is designed to survive a 5 MPH impact (yes, that's it - that's all they're required to do per DOT standards), it's not designed to save the fuel tank. The boxed frame is designed for that. There's also a difference between impact, and towing (pulling, twisting, and lateral movements).

There's bolt holes on the bottom of the bumper for bolt-on tow packages. Use them! They're specifically designed for what you want to do. Why all this effort on designing a work-around?
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Re: Anyone ever mount a receiver to this ?
« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2009, 07:49:38 PM »
Quote from: mrfuelish on March 02, 2009, 01:19:59 PM
So if it is strong enough for a car to slam into the back of it and keep your rig from blowing up like a ford pinto it's not Strong enough to pull a hundred pound trailer I guess!


Sounds like you already have your mind made up... SO why did you ask us for advice? Everyone here has given you thier honest and experienced knowledge on the subject, but You've got a reason why we are all wrong... No offense. I hope it works out for you, I did the same things and pulled a VERY SMALL trailer, and it didn't hold up; maybe your luck will be different   :-\
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Re: Anyone ever mount a receiver to this ?
« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2009, 09:52:19 PM »
I was not the one asking the big Q but I did build one for a cheap friend of mine and he has hundred's of miles on it, mine that I built for me was made from a f350 one ton hitch class III with extra grade ten bolts torqued to fifty pounds each with large washers on the frame, so I know where you are coming from but like I said we have little to no rust here.
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Re: Anyone ever mount a receiver to this ?
« Reply #20 on: March 04, 2009, 05:41:44 AM »
Quote from: mrfuelish on March 03, 2009, 09:52:19 PM
I was not the one asking the big Q


Oops   :-[ .. lol, sorry about that. Guess I should pay better attention next time, huh? haha
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Re: Anyone ever mount a receiver to this ?
« Reply #21 on: March 04, 2009, 05:30:48 PM »
There are threaded holes on the bottom of the frame for a hitch, I know cause the hitch was the first thing I ripped off for more ground clearance/departure angle.
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Re: Anyone ever mount a receiver to this ?
« Reply #22 on: March 04, 2009, 06:22:17 PM »
Quote from: Jeremiah on March 02, 2009, 01:30:28 PM
There's bolt holes on the bottom of the bumper for bolt-on tow packages. Use them! They're specifically designed for what you want to do. Why all this effort on designing a work-around?

I hear an echo...
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Re: Anyone ever mount a receiver to this ?
« Reply #23 on: March 08, 2009, 09:41:34 AM »
Quote from: mrfuelish on March 02, 2009, 01:19:59 PM
So if it is strong enough for a car to slam into the back of it and keep your rig from blowing up like a ford pinto it's not Strong enough to pull a hundred pound trailer I guess!
The tank saver is not for a rear end collision, but more of a bump protector for those people that like to reverse into garbage cans and "no parking" signs.
It is very flimsy, most of these factory add on's are... I actually cut off my gas tank skid plate yesterday with a set of channel lock crimpers  ???
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Re: Anyone ever mount a receiver to this ?
« Reply #24 on: March 09, 2009, 08:02:09 AM »
I went to uhaul and got the hhitch.
When you take out the 4 bolts that hold this to the frame, the uhaul hitch bolts right up.
You can then run your wiring right under the bumper and into the left tailight housing.
It was about $120 for the hitch and is very solid.
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