Deuce removeable hitch

[Recht71]

Here is a picture of a custom hitch a friend built for my truck. Since our trucks are mainly for show, I wanted a hitch that I could haul my flatbed with the M37 and when I arrive it takes about 45 seconds to remove the hitch. Therefore, I can remove the hitch while the truck is being shown.

We are having problems uploading the pictures. Will continue to try.

 

[Recht71]

See attached pictures! Randy Recht

 

[Stan]

Good job, That's neat.

 

[jrou111]

That's a great idea! What dimensions is the piece that rests in the pintle?

 

[DUG]

I would suggest relocating the safety chains from the loop around the hitch to the tie down rings of the truck. If there was a failure, depending on where it broke, they might not do any good. Otherwise it looks pretty good and well thought out. Thanks for sharing.

 

[toddm]

That is an excellent idea, good jub!

 

[Recht71]

James It was 1- 5/8 inch we had to file the inside of the pintale a little

 

[swbradley1]

Neat idea. Looks good and since no one has said it, you have a good looking fleet.

sw

 

[Recht71]

SW Thanks there's alot of hours in those trucks .I'm now restoring my 151A1 it will be ready this summer. All these trucks have the same hood and bumper #'s that we had in Vietnam 1970-71 Dco 815th Engineers.

 

[swbradley1]

Makes 'em even more special.

sw

 

[Driver523]

Great job Randy---ya need a driver let me know-------Driver

 

[wehring]

hitch

Very nicely done. Will you please add a pic or two of the outside of the frame at the upper connecting point. Did you drill in the center of the four rivets?

Justin Wehring
979 997 3112

 

[tm america]

nice job i have been planning on doing one very similar to that for my truck as the fixed hitch i have on there now gets me stuck when off roadi was thinkin you could easily make it height adjustable that way to

 

[ARYankee]

That is really nice!!!!

 

[Scarecrow1]

Great Idea and I like the color too

 

[Recht71]

Justin There are steel blocks holes drilled for the pins which are 3/4 grade 8 . The blocks are welded too the frame. Pull the clip pins ,pull the pins swimgs down lift the pintal and lifts out.

 

[unclemikey]

Super nice and clean........makes my reciever hitch look funky!

 

[KsM715]

Unclemikey your whole truck looks funky . But still the coolest camper Ive seen yet.

 

[tm america]

i like the way that slide in camper looks back there i would like to see more pics of it

 

[emr]

Absolutly the nicest and most useful fabrication in my opinion done on this site and to any of our trucks, Super nice job, And way to go on keeping Your trucks In what I believe all these trucks are, true to what they are and represent and to the History of the greatest nation on earth, You have done an outstanding job on those trucks...Wow Your trucks are awesome......randy