Bumper-mounted trailer hitch bracket for Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

Here is my design for a bumper-mounted Jeep Wrangler TJ trailer hitch:

http://www.truetex.com/jeep_trailer_hitch_bracket.htm

Re: Bumper-mounted trailer hitch bracket for Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

"Richard J Kinch" <kinch@truetex.com> wrote in message
news:Xns975613FB99DCAsomeconundrum@216.196.97.131. ..
> Here is my design for a bumper-mounted Jeep Wrangler TJ trailer hitch:

I would think that welding a 2" receiver hitch receptacle to the bottom of
the angle bracket would give you more flexibility... It would lower the
trailer tongue enough that you probably wouldn't have to worry about your
door hitting it... If your vehicle is lifted, you could use a 2" receiver
with a drop so that the trailer could be towed in a more level attitude...
You would also have the option to use the 2" receiver for a bike rack or
cargo carrier...

Re: Bumper-mounted trailer hitch bracket for Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

"Richard J Kinch" <kinch@truetex.com> wrote in message
news:Xns975613FB99DCAsomeconundrum@216.196.97.131. ..
> Here is my design for a bumper-mounted Jeep Wrangler TJ trailer hitch:

I would think that welding a 2" receiver hitch receptacle to the bottom of
the angle bracket would give you more flexibility... It would lower the
trailer tongue enough that you probably wouldn't have to worry about your
door hitting it... If your vehicle is lifted, you could use a 2" receiver
with a drop so that the trailer could be towed in a more level attitude...
You would also have the option to use the 2" receiver for a bike rack or
cargo carrier...

Re: Bumper-mounted trailer hitch bracket for Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

"Richard J Kinch" <kinch@truetex.com> wrote in message
news:Xns975613FB99DCAsomeconundrum@216.196.97.131. ..
> Here is my design for a bumper-mounted Jeep Wrangler TJ trailer hitch:

I would think that welding a 2" receiver hitch receptacle to the bottom of
the angle bracket would give you more flexibility... It would lower the
trailer tongue enough that you probably wouldn't have to worry about your
door hitting it... If your vehicle is lifted, you could use a 2" receiver
with a drop so that the trailer could be towed in a more level attitude...
You would also have the option to use the 2" receiver for a bike rack or
cargo carrier...

Re: Bumper-mounted trailer hitch bracket for Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

Grumman-581 writes:

> I would think that welding a 2" receiver hitch receptacle to the
> bottom of the angle bracket would give you more flexibility.

Agreed. I may modify it later like you say, but for now I just wanted the
minimum cost and effort to tow a small boat, improvising a step bumper like
on a pickup truck.

Bumper-mounting a 2-inch receiver strikes me as an awkward combination,
like hanging an oxen yoke on a pony.

Re: Bumper-mounted trailer hitch bracket for Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

Grumman-581 writes:

> I would think that welding a 2" receiver hitch receptacle to the
> bottom of the angle bracket would give you more flexibility.

Agreed. I may modify it later like you say, but for now I just wanted the
minimum cost and effort to tow a small boat, improvising a step bumper like
on a pickup truck.

Bumper-mounting a 2-inch receiver strikes me as an awkward combination,
like hanging an oxen yoke on a pony.

Re: Bumper-mounted trailer hitch bracket for Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

Grumman-581 writes:

> I would think that welding a 2" receiver hitch receptacle to the
> bottom of the angle bracket would give you more flexibility.

Agreed. I may modify it later like you say, but for now I just wanted the
minimum cost and effort to tow a small boat, improvising a step bumper like
on a pickup truck.

Bumper-mounting a 2-inch receiver strikes me as an awkward combination,
like hanging an oxen yoke on a pony.

Re: Bumper-mounted trailer hitch bracket for Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

"Richard J Kinch" <kinch@truetex.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97561A408297Fsomeconundrum@216.196.97.131. ..
> Bumper-mounting a 2-inch receiver strikes me as an awkward combination,
> like hanging an oxen yoke on a pony.

Which group are you posting from so I can drop the crossposting to the
other... I'm in r.a.m.j+w...

The thing is, it gives you a lot more flexibility for other attachments that
you don't have with smaller receivers or just a bumper hitch... It also
gives you the option for a receiver mounted winch that you could move from
the front to the rear (assume that you also did the same thing on the front
bumper)... I've been considering mounting 2 extra 2" receivers on my rear
bumper and making a custom cargo carrier such that it would have three 2"
supports that would slide into the three receivers... That would make for a
'ell of a sturdy cargo carrier...

The bumper mounted 2" receivers that I've seen previously also have a 45"
piece of plate steel welded on both sides of the 2" receiver to the mounting
plate so that it will provide more resistance to twisting... Probably more
of an issue with a cargo carrier than a trailer...

Re: Bumper-mounted trailer hitch bracket for Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

"Richard J Kinch" <kinch@truetex.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97561A408297Fsomeconundrum@216.196.97.131. ..
> Bumper-mounting a 2-inch receiver strikes me as an awkward combination,
> like hanging an oxen yoke on a pony.

Which group are you posting from so I can drop the crossposting to the
other... I'm in r.a.m.j+w...

The thing is, it gives you a lot more flexibility for other attachments that
you don't have with smaller receivers or just a bumper hitch... It also
gives you the option for a receiver mounted winch that you could move from
the front to the rear (assume that you also did the same thing on the front
bumper)... I've been considering mounting 2 extra 2" receivers on my rear
bumper and making a custom cargo carrier such that it would have three 2"
supports that would slide into the three receivers... That would make for a
'ell of a sturdy cargo carrier...

The bumper mounted 2" receivers that I've seen previously also have a 45"
piece of plate steel welded on both sides of the 2" receiver to the mounting
plate so that it will provide more resistance to twisting... Probably more
of an issue with a cargo carrier than a trailer...

Re: Bumper-mounted trailer hitch bracket for Jeep Wrangler TJ
 

"Richard J Kinch" <kinch@truetex.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97561A408297Fsomeconundrum@216.196.97.131. ..
> Bumper-mounting a 2-inch receiver strikes me as an awkward combination,
> like hanging an oxen yoke on a pony.

Which group are you posting from so I can drop the crossposting to the
other... I'm in r.a.m.j+w...

The thing is, it gives you a lot more flexibility for other attachments that
you don't have with smaller receivers or just a bumper hitch... It also
gives you the option for a receiver mounted winch that you could move from
the front to the rear (assume that you also did the same thing on the front
bumper)... I've been considering mounting 2 extra 2" receivers on my rear
bumper and making a custom cargo carrier such that it would have three 2"
supports that would slide into the three receivers... That would make for a
'ell of a sturdy cargo carrier...

The bumper mounted 2" receivers that I've seen previously also have a 45"
piece of plate steel welded on both sides of the 2" receiver to the mounting
plate so that it will provide more resistance to twisting... Probably more
of an issue with a cargo carrier than a trailer...