setting up the M274 Mule for towing?

[maddawg308]

Has anyone ever modified a Mule to tow a trailer behind it? It's kinda hard, being that the engine is in the back, but I think with a little ingenuity one could haul a small yardwork trailer, or a 1/4-ton jeep trailer, behind it for hauling firewood or boxes....

 

[Derrickl112]

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[gunboy1656]

If you look at the pic in my signature line there is an eye bolt what the farmer we got it off of used to tow with

 

[natem]

There was a prototype trailer for the mule. I have never seen a photo of the hitch though.

 

[mutt_kahuna]

using a mule for towing

Like this one?
http://www.mechanicalmulesofamerica.com/images/mule_trailer_hitch_1.jpg

 

[Sarge29]

I dont have a photo but, You can fab up a hitch easily. Start with a piece pf flat stock 1/4 inch thick and 3 inches wide. bend it to about 45 degrees and bolt it to the corners where the loops are attached to the bed. Add a piece of 2 inch heavy wall pipe between the two brackets and put the type hitch you want in the center. I used a pintle. On each end add a piece of flat stock to beef up the outside of angle brackets (like a gusset) and weld the pipe to this as well. this is strong enough to pull a Cobra (AH1) so it should pull anything you want. We use this setup to pull a UH1 or AH1 through the Veterans day parade.

 

[maddawg308]

Thanks, Mutt! That's pretty cool, didn't know someone was already making them.

 

[jasonjc]

When I was in Germany our civilian maintenance contractor had a mule. That they used all the time to move the helicopters around. So if it can move Uh-60 and AH-64's it should move a jeep trailer.

 

[Charlie]

In the past, I have built several 2" receiver hitches that bolt across the engine guard. These are simple to build and work really well for even large trailers.

 

[11Echo]

The hitch on my mule looks as near as any oem would if I had ever seen any such animal. I have a regulation pintle for it also.

 

[gunboy1656]

Did you get that mule?

 

[11Echo]

Did you get that mule?

Yes, found it at a garage sale.

 

[simp5782]

I will bump this with a picture of a decent hitch setup

 

[savagebrother]

the guy i bought mine from made a custom trailer hitch and tailight mount it sure comes in handy
SB