dirtrunner0519 Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Hi all, I am in need of installing a bumper hitch for my trailer i pull on my T2000 Kenworth. Any recommendations on a place to start. I have looked on E-trailer and they have a weld on one but I do not think it will work. Trailer weight 18k Length- 35' Any help appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from SoCal Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 I made a bolt on hitch plate using 1/2 x 6" bar stock and a 5/8 plate. This is for a 20 ton pintle hitch, 3/8 and 1/2" would work for a 20K trailer. Steve 2005 Peterbilt 387-112 Baby Cat 9 speed U-shift 1996/2016 remod Teton Royal Atlanta 1996 Kentucky 48 single drop stacker garage project Pulls like a train, sounds like a plane....faster than a Cheetah sniffin cocaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beemergary Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Something like Steve did. 1/4" plate and some 2x2x1/4 tubing. Everthing is bolted to truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronbo Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Build a frame that bolts to the frame. Then get a bolt on class 3 hitch and bolt59 the frame you made. I actually have a square light post for my rear bumper. I have the receiver tubing passing through the post. I goes forward to the frame I built for my bed tilt cylinders and is fastened to this. Ron C. 2013 Dynamax Trilogy 3850 D3 2000 Kenworth T2000 Optimus Prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollytrolley Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 8 hours ago, Steve from SoCal said: I made a bolt on hitch plate using 1/2 x 6" bar stock and a 5/8 plate. This is for a 20 ton pintle hitch, 3/8 and 1/2" would work for a 20K trailer. Steve The forged 30k 2 5/16 ball will shear off before Steve's hitch will notice any load.. Plenty of geometry to make a very low-pin loading into the frame rails....nice and simple. Drive on......($imple= Nice...) 97 Freightshaker Century Cummins M11-370 / 1350 /10 spd / 3:08 /tandem/ 20ft Garage/ 30 ft Curtis Dune toybox with a removable horse-haul-module to transport Dolly-The-Painthorse to horse camps and trail heads all over the Western U S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenandjon Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 I am going to be doing the same thing this winter. I want to incorporate a full with rear bumper with receiver hitch. I will be using 8X8 square tube. Its bigger than I wanted but the price was right. I will make end caps and store my fishing poles in it. Also will be a step to get up on the bed. I have not figured out how everything will be attached yet. Likely something like what Steve has there. beemergary that is almost exactly what we have on our farm trucks. I actually have 2 of them laying around off old trucks. They are 1 inch plate with a pintel hitch and receiver. We use to pull a pup trailer with the straight trucks. Farmer, Trucker, Equipment operator, Mechanic Quando omni flunkus moritati-When all else fails, play dead I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenandjon Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Go visit your local welding shop. I bet they can fab one up cheaper and better than any pre made one. Farmer, Trucker, Equipment operator, Mechanic Quando omni flunkus moritati-When all else fails, play dead I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrunner0519 Posted October 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 So do not weld to the frame at all correct, only bolted connections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbslinde Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Correct. Only bolted connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrformance Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Bolt to frame, weld everything else IMHO. 2006 Volvo VNL 780, " Arvey" Volvo D12, 465hp, 1650 ft/lbs tq., ultrashift 2003 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 2010 Forest River Coachman Freedom Express 280RLS Jackalopee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrunner0519 Posted October 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Ok i will work on sketching something up and posting it. I will say my drafting skills are not the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from SoCal Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 7 hours ago, jenandjon said: I am going to be doing the same thing this winter. I want to incorporate a full with rear bumper with receiver hitch. I will be using 8X8 square tube. Its bigger than I wanted but the price was right. I will make end caps and store my fishing poles in it. Also will be a step to get up on the bed. I have not figured out how everything will be attached yet. Likely something like what Steve has there. beemergary that is almost exactly what we have on our farm trucks. I actually have 2 of them laying around off old trucks. They are 1 inch plate with a pintel hitch and receiver. We use to pull a pup trailer with the straight trucks. In the pics above you can see the side rails extend down below the hitch plate, the bumper attaches to the truck there. The bumper on my truck is 2X6 and, I had to notch it to clear the pintle hook. I don't have a receiver tube on the back, the pintle comes off and a ball mount bolts to the plate. Steve 2005 Peterbilt 387-112 Baby Cat 9 speed U-shift 1996/2016 remod Teton Royal Atlanta 1996 Kentucky 48 single drop stacker garage project Pulls like a train, sounds like a plane....faster than a Cheetah sniffin cocaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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