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โMay-30-2015 04:42 PM
alenk wrote:
I also wanted one on my Tracer. You have to have a solid weld bumper, and it still isn't strong enough to hold a receiver hitch. The bumper is way too thin to support it.
I waited until my warranty was out on my Tracer, and then did the following:
First, I installed a Hensley Arrow hitch on my travel trailer, then I beefed up the rear end like this:
I had a 2"x2" square tube (1/4" thick) welded to the bumper and the frame horns... even with the top of the bumper. Then the same 2x2 steel was welded to the frame just forward of the horns, and welded to the outer ends of the bumper. Then I added a 5/8" thick 2'x6" piece of steel to the top center. The receiver is welded to that.
That strengthened the rear where it is strong enough for the receiver. I now pull a 5x8 enclosed cargo trailer behind my Tracer Travel Trailer. With both trailers connected to my 2500HD Chevy, I'm just shy of 59 feet long, which is legal in TX, NM, & CO.
I wouldn't put a receiver on a Travel Trailer bumper without some added beef.
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