Hitch in my get along

or at least on my truck..

So one of the issues with my soon to be 10 year old truck, is that it did not have a receiver on the back of it.  I could have put a ball on the bumper and done that, but that just seems, well, un-cool...

so I ended up going to e-trailer and ordered a Curt class V hitch along with a connector to mount on the back bumper.

ordered it on a Sunday and on Wednesday I had the hitch in my hands.

Grabbed M to help me and we carried the beast out to the truck in the driveway.  dropped the spare tire just to make access a little easier.   Removed the 2 bumper bolts and we held the bracket in place and re-threaded those bolts back in.  Then with it up against the frame rails I noticed my bracket was bent.

I couldnt get all the bolts in on my side.  Must have been dropped by the freight company in transit  (gasp!)

so we took it back off and I grabbed a spreader clamp and a torch.  I got it to move some, but as we mounted it back on the truck, i realized it wasnt enough.

Over the next 15 minutes we tried a number of different options to try and spread the bracket to fit, to try and pull it to the frame, etc.

Finally, came up with one that worked.  Used a couple of 2x6's as a cleat and used the jack out of the truck as a spreader.  Was able to push it over just enough to get that last bolt in and tightened up.

Got the trailer connector mounted on and BOOM, all done

now, why am I putting a trailer hitch on my truck after 10 years of ownership?

Stay tuned next time for the answer to that question

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DD