Pulling trailers -ball hitch vs "standard"

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Richard-tx

Discussion Starter · Feb 6, 2012

I have two different trailer receivers on the various trailers around here. One is the typical automotive 2" ball hitch and the other is the common garden trailer type. That means that I have to install or remove the ball from the rear hitch on the 4 wheel tractors depending on which trailer I need to move. Has anyone come up with an elegant way of dealing with this issue? I was thinking about a 2" ball hitch adapter but was considering various designs.

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gravely1964

· #7 · Feb 6, 2012

Richard-tx said:
I have two different trailer receivers on the various trailers around here. One is the typical automotive 2" ball hitch and the other is the common garden trailer type. That means that I have to install or remove the ball from the rear hitch on the 4 wheel tractors depending on which trailer I need to move. Has anyone come up with an elegant way of dealing with this issue? I was thinking about a 2" ball hitch adapter but was considering various designs.

Heres what I did on my 818t. I happened to have a 3/8 bar with a big enough hole in one end for the trailer ball and a hole drilled in the other end for the dump cart and what not in my scarp pile. Seems to work great. I like it on the liftable rear hitch as I can pick up the trailers with the hydraulics and don't have to fool with the jacks or ones that don't have jacks.:thThumbsU
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