Rear tow / Hitch plate

Subject: Rear tow / Hitch plate March 7th 2011, 6:14 pm

i need a rear tow hitch plate i do not have the plate on the back and need to build one just something so i can attach a chain, lawn cart, and rope to id like to see a picture of what you have for a hitch

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate March 7th 2011, 7:49 pm

i just mount a 1 7/8 ball on all my tractors on the stock hitch, and on one of them i have the bagger mount, so i can have a ball like usual but it also has a removable bar in it for chain, rope, or tow strap

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate March 8th 2011, 10:19 am

On my White LT12 i reinforced the stock hitch area with a piece of 1/4" angle under it - i bolted it to the stock chassis bolts inside - ive hauled some serious weight with it.

Heres one i got with a tractor years ago- i mounted it on my 96 MTD before i took it apart :

It was made from a heavy piece of steel - on the MTD i just used two bolts to hold it on the tractor- i still have the hitch in my shed. My GTII also came with a heavy duty hitch .

A lil bit of steel and some welding and you can make a good strong hitch.

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate February 6th 2012, 6:34 pm

Looks good. Very nice and strong looking

Subject: hitch February 29th 2012, 7:11 pm

You should make your own reese hitch thats what i am doing on my mud mower project.

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate May 28th 2012, 9:15 pm

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 12:05 am

That seems like a pretty solid hitch I'm doing that soon to my tractor

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I just have a pintle hitch bolted into my back plate. It works fine for me. And holds alot of weight the front end will lift up before it bends the metal

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 9:12 am

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 10:00 pm

Thunderdivine wrote:

I might do the same design hitch for my mower.

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 10:07 pm

a peice of 1/4" diamond plate steel with a chunk of 1/2" fork lift blade welded onto it with 1/8" steel bracing, she aint going anywhere lol

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 10:15 pm

richie thomas wrote:: a peice of 1/4" diamond plate steel with a chunk of 1/2" fork lift blade welded onto it with 1/8" steel bracing, she aint going anywhere lol

Yeah that setup there can work too.

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 10:21 pm

it will hold anything that the lifted one will pull lol

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 10:23 pm

richie thomas wrote:: it will hold anything that the lifted one will pull lol

Lol thats good.

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 10:25 pm

yep, if it breaks it will have to be alot alot of weight lol

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 10:27 pm

Yeah lol

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 10:28 pm

I don't use my hitch spot because I just hook everything to the bumpers haha

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 10:30 pm

redlinemotorsportts wrote:: I don't use my hitch spot because I just hook everything to the bumpers haha

Yeah i do the same thing.
But i want to extend my hitch so i can pull stuff.

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 10:31 pm

this idea worked pretty good

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 10:32 pm

richie thomas wrote:: this idea worked pretty good

Yeah.

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 11:02 pm

I use the stock hitch on the Rally. 3/16" thick with a flare at the hole works fine. I have a 1-7/xx" ball that fits it but no trailers with a tongue so I leave it off.

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Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 21st 2013, 11:07 pm

i used to use the stock one on my old murray, then it bent like straight dow when i pulled our smoker, so i was like, time for a upgrade Smile

lol wish i had kept that hitch

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 22nd 2013, 6:58 am

Yeah we have a big heavy dudy hich and it like 10in long and its a simple design so i might modifiy it to fit my mower.

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 22nd 2013, 12:58 pm

I'ma make a Custom trailer for my JD, but that's way ahead.

Subject: Re: Rear tow / Hitch plate April 22nd 2013, 1:09 pm

Thunderdivine wrote:: I'ma make a Custom trailer for my JD, but that's way ahead.

Yeah i want to make a trailer for my mower but not right now.

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