install receiver hitch onto camper

[Uncle Ben]

nope.

never.

ever.

I have always used dedicated hitch points.

Something tells me that sometimes you might stretch the truth a tad!

 

[Beater]

Something tells me that sometimes you might stretch the truth a tad!

nope.

having been in the military, and having to see first hand what happens when you don't use things as designed, when rigging or recovering, unh uh. They converted me at a very early age.

The only time I have used a bumper ball is on my b130 service truck. but it was a 1/4" steel purpose built bumper and made an arb look like it was made from a tuna can.

 

[Uncle Ben]

nope.

having been in the military, and having to see first hand what happens when you don't use things as designed, when rigging or recovering, unh uh. They converted me at a very early age.

The only time I have used a bumper ball is on my b130 service truck. but it was a 1/4" steel purpose built bumper and made an arb look like it was made from a tuna can.

So then you see my point!

 

[DaveInDenver]

you could easily get away with welding the receiver to the crossbar, providing it is 10ga or so, with rod or tube triangulating to the sides and triangle gussets on the back side of the hitch up to the cross bar

This is what popped into my noggin. Weld receiver to the 'C'-channel and run two braces from the plate to the outer frame members in a 'V'. This is how the Smittybilt bumper that I had braced the receiver. Attached a photo of the Smitty for a 4Runner, just flip it in your head. This was rated by Smitty for 3,500 lbs towed, 350 lbs tongue on my truck. Notice the round tubes and triangle braces, just like John mentions.

 

[DaveInDenver]

more specifically a 2" class C receiver, then it needs to be able to be used as rated because sooner or later it will be

Good point. Marlin's bumpers have a 2" receiver that he specifically says are not rated for towing and he does not provide connections for safety chains on the bumper. I don't doubt it would work, other than needing a huge dropped draw bar, for towing. But someone sees a 2" square tube and immediately a second trailer with 4 ATVs on it springs to mind. So I would personally weld a plate with holes matching the hitch and bolt the receiver on so that if I was to sell it I could take it off. Also would be nice to be able to repaint or replace it easily after it gets scraped and dragged all over and ends up all rusty.

 

[nakman]

Well the added cost of bolts & plate exceeds the cost of just buy another one if I get a different trailer some day.. I do like the bars headed out towards the outer frame rails though, will do that.

The most weight I could see on this thing would be one of those motorcycle things... where the bike rides in one of those troughs? Not that I currently own either, but stranger things have been known to happen. At that point I should just get a different trailer, one that's not made out of steel you can bend with pliers, and plywood.