under bumper front hitch

[ajg6989]

I welded a bracket inside the front bumper which can have a hitch plate bolted on to it. I wanted to put a combo pintle ball hitch on the plate. Its alot easier to push a trailer into a small area on the farm. What do you all think.

 

[Stretch44875]

Won't last long on my truck. But if your not offroading, sure makes it easier to move trailers around..

 

[ajg6989]

Its just for use pushing a trailer instead of backing it in, not for heavy duty use. Its hard to see a trailer with a 109 van until it jack knifes

 

[rmgill]

I bolted a pintle hitch to the bumper itself. It works well for pushing an empty trailer around. But it doesn't have re-enforcements yet for handling heavier weight.

 

[ajg6989]

we did that at Hunter army airfield drove a deuce up to towed 105 to pull them out of a C-130 with a bumper mounted pintle. Worked great with such a tight space even the cab top had to be removed and windshield laid down.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Cat fog lights? I just pickup a pair!

 

[ajg6989]

I work on undercarriage at a cat dealer called Ringpower. The lights were found in the trash and they still worked so I took them. I use them to see up close the regular headlights reach out farther at a higher level.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Yup, I like the nice rectangular beam thrown by them. Nice white light too.

 

[Armada]

I agree, it is convenient to have a hitch up front for pushing a trailer around in tight spaces. I bolted mine to the bumper, with a backing plate behind. The M105 trailer sits about level.

 

[ajg6989]

I am still trying to get a 105 trailer We have ones civilian trailers around and are to low for the the deuce's bumper

 

[BKubu]

It seems to me that the USAF was big on mounting pintle hitches to the front bumper. I had a former USAF M932 with this same set up. I am also attaching a pic of another truck that did not belong to me.