anyone know where i could get a good hitch for a 65 ford wagon? they keep telling me that a custom hitch is the only way to do it, but i keep holdong out for the one store that had about 10000 of them and is looking to get rid of them. raaiighht the custom one seems to be going for around 400 smackers which is kinda nuts. Raf
How heavy are you going to haul with it? Take some dimensions (outside frame width, depth from outside face of bumper to rear cross-brace) and then check the Reese website for model numbers. If you're going to pull a vacation trailer, check with your insurance company's exceptions. They'll look for any way to get out of paying. If you haven't got an approved hitch (thickness, torsion bars, hook up type and safety chain setup), they won't pay even 3rd party damages. http://www.reeseproducts.com/ You could rent a welder for a weekend and make one up. Torsion bar setups help keep the wagon from dragging it's arse (too much tongue weight). If its a small utility trailer or tent trailer, you could get away with a homemade hitch.
well it use to have a hitch but the PO cut it off. it had the whole hydraulic trailer brake and everything from the 60's. yeah i figured i could either fabricate one or retrofit one from another car. i wouldnt mind going with something like a class three but thats just for safety value. ill peek around gracias jefe. Rafa
I remember those trailer brakes. You'd have a hard time finding a trailer with that type. Sheesh, where do old trailers fade away, anyway? Never thought about it until you mentioned the hydraulic brake hookup. hmmm.
Have you got any farmer buddies? They could weld one up in a jiffy just for oggling at your wagon! Here's a pic of mine, underneath: It runs back about 3 feet along the frame (both sides), where it's bolted (through the frame). Those triangular webs are about 12" long X 6" at the bumper X 3/8" thick. Mine has those 'shock absorber' shafts to the bumper mounts, so the guys welded up a U-shaped hook bracket to wrap around them and back to the triangular side-brackets. With bumper installed: The trailer is a double-decker made from a Mexican Nissan 'camioncito' frame (the Aussies probably call them UTES), With the top deck on, its almost 8 feet high. Side view: I use the slide in box tongue hitch and a 2" ball. And! At least get a worm-drive third leg for the trailer tongue (manual or power, I like manual for our cold weather). Concrete blocks suck.
Hey Sarge,Take measurements of you frame and how deep you need to go and hit the parts stores to find one that way out of all the different trucks you should be able to find one.I know I found one for my 86 but I didn't get it.
sweet ill do that once i get back, i was thinking of hauling a small uhaul trailer. but you know how most install places are. theyre like "well this hitch isint for this so we can't put it on" we'll see. thanks fellas
You're taking this Cargo thing seriously. Can't you get a small rotor on the roofrack? So it would be a closed van-type trailer? I guess its better than having to replace a flapping tarp every 1,500 miles.
well i have the gi-normous roof rack which is well worth the 50 bucks it took to build, but we'll be moving cross country and since uncle sugar pays for weight transferred by yours trully, i have to capitalize on the situation!
You gonna build your own trailer? http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoTrailerPlans1.htm http://www.ridgenet.net/~biesiade/ http://www.oldwoodies.com/shoptalk-trailer.htm
As you see the trailer is the way it came, with the tubing formed and open at the top. I had a local backyard welder make me the upper deck in one afternoon so I could snap it up with a medium hammer tap. 1" ID square tube (1/8" wall) - 1,800 pesos ($200) He used smaller OD tube welded inside the removable crossbars that slipped into the trailer uprights. the crossbars on the upper deck are just a bit wider to put some tension on and keep them from bouncing off. Ingenious design. Imagine if the guy had been in charge of building Noah's Ark! Could still be stored in a musuem. We moved our living room suite and about 2,500 lbs of dishes, books, clothes, sheets, and computers in it. Heck of a trailer. The sides and tailgate are hinged on a slip-off pin setup. When you drop the side open, you just move it forward one inch and they're off. simple, clean system. No tools required.
When you get that hitch for that big-a$$ wagon, you could build this big-A$$Tray for the hitch!: http://bumperdumper.com/bumper2.htm But use your browser's 'Find' on this page for 'hitch' on this page: http://www.markerink.org/WJM/HTML/main_4x4.htm
Well if the redneck chafes his neck on the toilet seat ring, then he's doin' it wrong. He should be sitting ON it, not IN it!
