Is drilling another hole in a reciever hitch just a really bad stupid idea?
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The only engineer that's worth a salt is one that rides in a choo choo train.Toshi said:
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Ahh...ok...I guess I'm confused...sounded like the same thing that I dealt with after getting my rack...the idiots at the rack shop were like oh you could fold this up if you don't CARE ABOUT YOUR BUMPER getting dented!
So yeah...I opted to not force the rack into the up position and put a permanent dent in my bumper....
But still...I think that doohickey still might work for him....Toshi said:
i :heart: dh girlie.dh girlie said:
I uh-speck that you ain't to be gettin' business with yer fancy doctor learnin'... Leaches will cure whut ails ya.......Toshi said:
We need a "snort/guffaw" smiley...... I guess this will do.Skookum said:The only engineer that's worth a salt is one that rides in a choo choo train.
Ffft. Castor oil and a poultice of sheep poop and dead flies will work better.MMike said:
That's only if ya got the palsy....Westy said:
Do you have dropsy? The grip? Scrofula? The vapors? Jungle rot? Dandy fever? Poor man's gout? Housemaid's knee? Climatic boo bow? The staggers? Dum dum fever?
Sorry, thought it was a case of the heeby jeebies.MMike said:
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Do you mean, is he "Turning Japanese"???MMike said:
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Why not remove and redrill the rack further to the rear??? You can put the stabilizer in where you need it, and that huge ass tube from your hitch will provide the support.
*I have never seen one, so I don't know if it will work, but I would look into that option, if it were me.
*I have never seen one, so I don't know if it will work, but I would look into that option, if it were me.
when he says "back into the hitch" visualize the trailer getting closer to the truck, thereby putting that pin on the top of the trailer tongue inside the reciever "sleeve" of the hitch so it can do its job, which is push UP against the inside wall of the hitch reciever, so there is no play between the two.
As for whether it would be safe, if anyone has ever worked with one of these hitches off and on a truck, you wouldn't worry as much. They are mega burly, and what you are doing is essentially like adding another notch in a belt, so you can tighten it more. You got plenty of extra space to put in another hole. And if you measure twice, dont hack it, you will be absolutely fine.
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As for whether it would be safe, if anyone has ever worked with one of these hitches off and on a truck, you wouldn't worry as much. They are mega burly, and what you are doing is essentially like adding another notch in a belt, so you can tighten it more. You got plenty of extra space to put in another hole. And if you measure twice, dont hack it, you will be absolutely fine.
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"burly".... yep... and where do you draw the line? How much load does a 5000 lb trailer impart in a panic stop, on a gravel shoulder, rolling over a deer, dodging a moose and being attacked by flying monkeys?
Anyone? anyone?
Anyone? anyone?
hahaha...doohickey...it's more fun than tarnation!Skookum said:i :heart: dh girlie.
23 unified zelkan force units when on concrete, 22 when on asphalt.MMike said:
PATHETICFIDER Here`s a new idea sell the POS patheticfinder and buy a real truck :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: that seats 6 men and hold 8 bikes
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So this pin fits in a slot, eh??? What are the chances that it will all line up to work, and with what hitches??? Seems like a stupid idea to me.
Jesus...people are sensitive.....
Drill away.
(I'm pretty sure I said I didn't care anymore...apparently even I don't listen to myself...)
Drill away.
(I'm pretty sure I said I didn't care anymore...apparently even I don't listen to myself...)
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Not sensitive. I just got it. The hitch pin thing just seems silly.MMike said:
Sorry...I didn't mean you....loco said:
Yes, you'll probably be 100% fine for drilling it and using the hitch for a bike rack ONLY. I wouldn't if there was the potential for pulling a trailer or a boat. $150 is not a lot of money, so there.clancy98 said:
Coming from a guy looking at $1.1 million homes........Brian HCM#1 said:
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Because you don't make trailer hitches, and I do. I also wrench on SEVERAL WWII aircraft one holds the world speed record for propeller driven aircraft. When things I build and design were to fail someone has a REAL bad day. So put your college degree away. Purchased knowledge doesn't count.MMike said:Funny how a fabricator is more qualified than and engineer who designs welded structures made out of steel tubing....hmmm.....
You're an idiotclancy98 said:
dhtahoe said:
You're assuming I've never spun a wrench on a truck.....
I have plenty of scar tissue on my knuckles...
And (edit)IF(/edit)you can stand there with your hand on your heart and swear that under NO circumstances can the hitch be compromised by drilling holes in it, then that's groovy.
I'm not wasting my time on an idiot.clancy98 said:
Wow i've been trying diligently to get your goat all these years, and this guy puts you over the edge by calling you..... douchenozzle? hahaMMike said:
back to the drawing board.....
"Nozzle" is the most goat-getting of all insults...Skookum said:
You have goats?MMike said:
Well not anymore because it was gotten! Aren't you paying attention?Westy said:
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What kind of goat does he have??Skookum said:
I'd say use the .22 if it's a sick goat.Westy said:
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He wouldn't know anything about my goat, because he's never gotten it.loco said:
What is wrong with you people?