Light duty receiver hitch

[GPER]

I wanted a rear recovery point for my Polaris Ranger so I thought I would put a receiver hitch on the back. That way I could use the recovery shackle that I use for my CJ for it also. So off to the steel yard I went today.

I did find out that 2" square stock won't work for a receiver hitch since there is a seam inside. They did have some receiver hitch stock for 8 bucks a foot. So I got a foot and have enough for two now, well it was 13 inches so that is where the 1/2 comes in.

I cut them 6 1/2 inches long, drilled the hitch pin hole 2 1/2 inches in from the end and 1 1/4 inches to the middle of the tube.
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I'm going to cut all is crap off the bottom of the Polaris and weld it on top of the rear suspension. This is just going to be a recovery point and not intended to pull a trailer.



I welded the square stock / receiver hitch to the mounting plate and thought I would throw a hook on there also. I just put one hook on so I had room to install the hitch pin.

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Hook and hitch ready to be installed on the Polaris, notice there is no place for safety chains, that is because this hitch is not for use on the road.[/img]

I need some recovery points on the front, but I haven't come up with anything yet.

[GPER]

I got all the crap cut off the back that way I won't bother the neighbor's early on a Sunday morning.


I'll have this welded on before the rest of the family get up tomorrow.

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[Ken]

Nice job.

[Keith Strong]

Very clean

[GPER]

Thanks guy's, after I cut the gussets off i can see why everyone complains about the frames.
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Maybe it is just me but I would have ran a weld across the gap then braced it. Anyway that was what I did before I welded the plate on.[/img]