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| URY914 |
 May 25 2010, 07:30 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind.  Group: Members Posts: 126,369 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None  |
During my 2000 mile trip to New Jersey to deliver my car to its new owner, one thing bothered the hell out of me the whole trip. My ball mount was too loose in the receiver of my truck. I measured it and it was 1/16” loose at the receiver but that made the end at the ball move over ½”. Every time I would stop or start the trailer would jerk the truck.
So I started thinking how to control this and tighten the pieces together. Simply replacing the pin with a bolt and shimming it would not be enough. I came up with this…. 1- 5/8” x 6” grade 8 bolt to replace the pin. 2- ½” x 5” grade 8 bolts to pull the ball mount to the pin/bolt 1- 1 ½” x 1 ½” x 3/8” angle I welded the 1/2" bolts to a 1/4" flat plate and welded washers on the flat plate so that it would mount on the shoulder and not the threads of the pin/bolt. Here it is laid out on the table....  |
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| whatabout1 |
May 27 2010, 05:28 PM
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Toys in Red Group: Members Posts: 403 Joined: 6-March 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 5,676 Region Association: None |
Love it and it makes it a little harder to swipe your hitch !!!
Now I know what to do with some of that new roll of wire on my MIG. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chowtime.gif) |
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| URY914 |
May 27 2010, 05:34 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 126,369 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(whatabout1 @ May 27 2010, 04:28 PM)  Love it and it makes it a little harder to swipe your hitch !!! Funny you should say that. When we moved to Miami in 1993 someone stole my hitch. I couldn't believe it. What a friggin' low life. You couldn't leave a 2x4 in the back of a pickup or it would walk. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) |
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URY914 Trailer haulers- this is for you May 25 2010, 07:30 PM
URY914 Here it is installed......
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