Anyone put a front hitch on their Silverado??

Excuse me for asking but I have no clue...is it legal?

I saw a bike rack of sorts on a truck once. They were pulled over by the OPP. For what, I have no idea. However, the bikes did seem to sit rather high. They could have been considered as blocking the drivers view, couldn't they?

Back in my JEEP days it was standard policy to have a front mounted hitch. Helped out big time getting pulled out of a mud hole

They certainly would come in handy launching a boat...

Here is one view from google search (NOT MINE)... This is pretty big box mounted out in front of the truck haha... Even has spotter poles hehe..

Check out ETRAILER.com

Have no idea how legal this might be. Probably as long as front license plate is viewable - go for it...






Roy Ken

Would a Bodiak work for you? I was looking at one that connects to my tow hooks, but didn't go through with it...yet.

brirene - after reading your Bodiak report it mentioned some other good uses for the front mounted hitch. Says they are great for spotting your RV trailer. I guess you would be always be better at pushing your trailer back into the parking spot instead of backing it into place.

That would be perfect for my off-road POPUP trailer. I can just see the camp ground folks watching me unhooking my trailer out in the middle of the camp road and driving off to find to find a turnaround spot... haha... "What the heck is wrong with this guy" hehe...

With their incredibly weak IFS I'd be nervous just with the bumper hanging up there.

Just ask cummings1998z82, he'll tell you they all fail.

On my old 97 Chev, I mounted a homemade one where the tow hooks bolt on. I've used it a bicycle rack and did a lot of work with a 8,000 lb winch. BIL tried using a boom and the winch as a mini crane. He told me the boom bent. When I looked at it the bottom of the truck frame had went from a square shape to a U shape. The weight of the winch and a couple of hundred pounds on the end of a 6 foot pry bar was putting a good pull on the mounting bolts.

If you have tow hooks consider removing them and mounting a square tube receiver on both sides. Then you can slide any kind of rack you want into them and hit the road.

We had a front hitch on our 2003 Silverado Truck. We used it to carry two bicycles when traveling and for a winch (as needed). I didn't like the bike rake on the front as I found it to be distracting. My husband didn't have a problem with it. As far as I know it was legal and it didn't cause any damage to the truck. lizzie

A friend has one on his Ram. Had to trim the black plastic under the bumper to make it accessible. Nice addition to the truck though.

I've had 2 of them, 1 on a '94 silverado and 1 on the '12 I now have. Like 1oldtruck said, you have to notch the black plastic trim under the bumper enough for the tube to stick out, maybe 2.5". It makes moving trailers in tight spaces alot easier. I also use it for a receiver mounted snow plow. Go to e-trailer.com and you'll find install videos for this.

I have seen quite a few going down the road this summer.

My solution was adding a RV hitch to the trailer. Just did not want anything obstructing the air flow to the coolers mounted on the front (power steering, tranny, engine and inner cooler).

The hitch is much stronger than what I need for two bikes. The hitch sits lower than I like too - has rubbed a few times this summer on the rear of the hitch plate. I may make some modifications to it to bring it closer to the bumper.