Frame Rail Under Coupler Question

austintrip wrote:
After watching this video kinda wonder if the previous owner maybe had a hitch clearance issue. Or maybe their bars did hit at one time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GalckZzw2DE&ab_channel=AaronRose

As the Youtube poster mentions, the hitch is attached too far back on the tubing..

Here is a snapshot from the video.


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I placed a red arrow were the weld bead stopped..

That is the spot where the frame tubing should have stopped.

Since the weld bead stopped short of the end of the tubing any material past that weld is not structural.

However, if you look closely at the setup in the video, you will notice that since they do not have the hitch head in a vehicle receiver the hitch is hanging at a severe angle which makes the bottom of the hitch look like is has less clearance than it should.

In reality, the hitch should not ever be at that severe of an angle while towing.

The youtube poster should have supported the hitch and then moved the the hitch side to side and most likely they would have more clearance to the point they would have had to jackknife the vehicle and caused damage to vehicle and trailer.

I just got back from a campground where I had a front row seat to some towing greenhorns, yeah, they jackknifed a trailer backing into a spot.. Not sure how much damage was inflicted but I did hear some noises that should never be when contact was made..