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imq707s
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Dec 30, 2016

Added trailer hitch, strong enough to pull ATV trailer?

I decided to make a trailer hitch for our 19ft Zinger trailer. We want to be able to hang a bike rack off the back, and maybe even pull a small ATV trailer (you can double tow in Missouri). I mad...
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Huntindog
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Dec 30, 2016
Rubber Ducky1 wrote:
You did an excellent job on fabricating that hitch. The only week point that I see is the hitch being welded to the trailer bumper. As you probably know, that trailer bumper is made out of THIN steel. Keep an eye on it and check to be sure the hitch is not pulling away from the bumper.
Looks to me like that weld is just for decoration.
The rest of it is so stout, that weld is not needed.

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