Receiver Hitch

I just welded a 2" receiver socket into my rear bumper of my CJ. I needed a strong point on the rear for light towing, pulling, and the versitility of a receiver hitch. I know CJ's are not rated for heavy towing, so I fabricated a light duty simple receiver hitch. I bought a receiver socket at a trailer hitch shop, cut a hole into the back bumper, slid it in welded it and added a support tie to the angled braces in the rear of the frame. The way I figured it if a pintle could be attached there why not a receiver hitch, now I have one! I have a tagalong (one of those basket things that slide into a receiver) and a bike rack and now a place to use them.

 

Good idea.
Looks good.

 

very nice, I like it.

 

Nice job Joe!

 

I notched out the factory draw bar and welded the receiver right in the center of the draw bar. I only use it when pulling the Bantam.

 

Both look good . I cant go either rout so im going to mount 2 2inch recievers on mine because im going to mount a rear mount tank it the jeep and totally remove my cross. So I figured I could mount them inside of the frame rails . That way I can make a external hitch , tirer carrier or d ring bars. Plus thats keping up with my universal mounting system lol. Anthother thing its going to keep the back of my jeep completly flush , NO knee grabers . I should start on mine in the next 2 weeks after i get the gas tank , to make sure i have no clearance probs .

 

Joe and Jim: I have a new bumper that I had made that I have yet to install. It has a receiver hitch on it. The only place it will mount is with 4 grade 8 bolts to the rear frame cover right next to the frame. I figure that this is enough to haul a "Jeep" trailer. If more is needed, it would be easy to cut a plate to fit the drawbar mount, bolt that up, and weld it to the bumper. Would have 3 points of attachment that way. Would look much lile Joe's method, but with a 2x4 bumper outwards with the hitch on the bumper.

When I get it mounted, will take pics.

 

Jim,
I towed your car trailer around the other day to pick up and drop off my tranny at the shop. Towed real good at 85 mph j/k I kept it at 60. Guess my bumper passes the strength test.

 

Been meaning to ask what mount you have on your Bantam. Is it a ball or lunette? If the former, any reason for not using a pintle?

 

being a civi trailer mine came with a wheel screw down 1 7/8 opening
I replaced that years ago with a 2 " ball "modern" version, just so all my stuff takes a 2" ball
The pintle is ideal for off roading, but I dislike the noise generated from the banging around, on or off road; that is my only dislike of the pintle, noise