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Jesse Williams (Buffalo_76)
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Username: Buffalo_76
Post Number: 6
Registered: 8-2006
Posted From: 205.175.225.5
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 12:06 am: | |
Anyone have any ideas about finding/fabricating and hitch for a 4905 and where/how to mount it? Almost looks like the center mount for the rear bumper might be strong enough to hold a hitch. I tow a Pontiac Montana van on a 20' tandem axle flatbed trailer.
Thanks,
JW |
Mike Eades (Mike4905)
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Username: Mike4905
Post Number: 107
Registered: 12-2000
Posted From: 24.28.40.72
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 8:20 am: | |
I have a hich on my 4905. Hooked it to the engine cradle and bumber. I can unbolt it to work on anything. I pulled a very heavy 24' box trailer. Worked great. A car without any major tonque weight should be easy. Mike4905 |
Pete/RTS Daytona (Pete_rtsdaytona)
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Username: Pete_rtsdaytona
Post Number: 264
Registered: 1-2005
Posted From: 72.40.12.206
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 9:55 am: | |
Hi
Here's a post I put in the file section of the Yahoo RTS BusNuts Board
Tow Hitch Installation
Here's a simple / easy / safe way to add a tow hitch to an RTS
The DrawTite Part# is 5350 - T
Find Hitch Her-->
http://www.etrailer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=E&Product_Code=5350&C ategory_Code=UMH
$146
This a universal RV style tow hitch. It comes with adjustable side support arms that slide along the horizontial axis of the tow bar via a square bushing on the support plates. The 2" receiver tongue comes out flush from the horizontail tubing for 6".
I mounted mine by drilling two 3/4" holes 37" apart and mounted the horizontail bar directly under the two rear tow hooks on all RTS's - they are extrememly strong. I used 3/4 pipe nipples to take up the slop in the big center holes of the tow hooks. Used 2 thick 3" big fenders washers and grade 8 bolts with nylock nuts. It is my understanding that all RTS's (96 & 102) rails are the same distance apart, the mounting brackets get flipped in the back when going to either width bus.
The adjustable side plates can be slide against the frame rails and holes drilled for mounting. You can use an installers trick of passing bailing wire thru the mounting hole and then out an open portion of the frame rail, wrap the screw end of the mounting bolt with the bailing wire and withdraw the wire back thru the new mounting hole. This will put the 2" square receiver opening directly under the bumper and about 2" behind the face of the bumper. Most hitches will work just perfect, if your hitch requires a longer tongue, just buy an extention.
--- note - Yep - it's comes out under the bumper - which is just perfect for my tow needs - exactly level with my toad - do I have a problem scraping on driveways - Hasn't happened to me yet
P.S. - guess what the tow hooks are "NOT" dead center on the bus - don't be fooled like I was - the moumting holes that will be drilled into the tow bar should be off set to put the receiver dead center - or off set if that's what you prefer
Pete RTS/Daytona
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Jesse Williams (Buffalo_76)
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Username: Buffalo_76
Post Number: 8
Registered: 8-2006
Posted From: 74.229.105.27
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 12:48 am: | |
Thanks for the info.
Mike,
can you send me some pictures of your hitch and what it's bolted to? If so just send them to the email address shown in my profile.
Thanks,
JW |