Do you by chance have the Curt part number for that hitch? I can't read it in the pic. With some side plates that go up to the web of the frame, that is about perfect.This is my setup.
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Do you by chance have the Curt part number for that hitch? I can't read it in the pic. With some side plates that go up to the web of the frame, that is about perfect.This is my setup.
grendel I'm traveling for my job and won't be home until Monday night but will post that info.Do you by chance have the Curt part number for that hitch? I can't read it in the pic. With some side plates that go up to the web of the frame, that is about perfect.
Any update?grendel I'm traveling for my job and won't be home until Monday night but will post that info.
Looks great! I don't think you mounted it far enough back though. Another one of our members mounted theirs that far forward and then hooked their camper to it. They lost some of their turning radius, and had a rough time backing it. Their fix was to build a spacer that allowed them to install it on top of those rivets in the rear cross member without removing the rivets. It allowed them to pull the camper easily and only have to watch it when backing.BTW, if you really want a Curt I would recommend a Curt 15800 receiver hitch. It is designed to bolt onto any 34" C-channel truck frame. We tested fitted one to the 5-ton before installing the Draw-Tite above. The Curt will work, but for a variety of reasons I went with the Draw-Tite.
The 15600 series are unobtanium. I'm not even sure Curt is making them anymore.
That is an excellent point and one that I considered before drilling holes.Looks great! I don't think you mounted it far enough back though. Another one of our members mounted theirs that far forward and then hooked their camper to it. They lost some of their turning radius, and had a rough time backing it. Their fix was to build a spacer that allowed them to install it on top of those rivets in the rear cross member without removing the rivets. It allowed them to pull the camper easily and only have to watch it when backing.
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Did you finish this install? Do you have pics at any stage or Before/After?I bought a rear cab cross member from PowerstrokeNC that I'm going to make into a hitch. Granted I think I'll have to disassemble the rear most cross member to get it in between the frame rails but it looks to have enough clearance for the pintle. I'll take some pics when I get it started. It has to dry out some here first.