On just about every receiver I ever owned there was an extra layer of steel welded to the rear opening for reinforcement, which allows use of a u-bolt style quieter. The 200 factory receiver is WAY different. It has a flush face in back, and an actual skid plate/ slider underneath, plus what I think is a rectangular hole for a jack. On top the reinforcing plate slopes back to join the rear cross member. There is no direct way to attach any kind of aftermarket “slop remover” to this... it is a pretty darn cool design however. But a frustrating one!
My receiver has oversized pin holes plus all kinds of clearance between the square hole and the ball mount. Plus the left pin hole seems extra worn....
Ignore the blue plastic, I broke the retainer removing the stupid plastic shield. This is what I would like to use:
But there is nothing for the u-bolt to grab on to. Bottom of receiver, showing the jack hole (?):
I need to be able to anchor the ball mount DOWN when not towing using the weight distributing hitch (when I am using it as a dead weight hitch, or with no trailer at all). Normally when towing with my Anderson Hitch all the load is directed straight up and there is zero movement. When not towing, there is an inch of motion at the ball, which I want gone.
The best thing I could think of is to fabricate a really heavy duty S-hook from, say, 1/2 x 1 inch bar stock, one end would insert into the jack opening, the other end would lie under the u-bolt. But not actually touching the ball mount.
Any comments about this approach?
Any better suggestions? I can’t use the type of quieter that goes inside the mount since it is not hollow.
I did read that welding a bead around the opening while the ball mount was inserted would shrink the metal tight. That would be OK, but I do not want to have to remove the entire rear bumper to weld the receiver...
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
John Davies
Spokane WA
My receiver has oversized pin holes plus all kinds of clearance between the square hole and the ball mount. Plus the left pin hole seems extra worn....
Ignore the blue plastic, I broke the retainer removing the stupid plastic shield. This is what I would like to use:
But there is nothing for the u-bolt to grab on to. Bottom of receiver, showing the jack hole (?):
I need to be able to anchor the ball mount DOWN when not towing using the weight distributing hitch (when I am using it as a dead weight hitch, or with no trailer at all). Normally when towing with my Anderson Hitch all the load is directed straight up and there is zero movement. When not towing, there is an inch of motion at the ball, which I want gone.
The best thing I could think of is to fabricate a really heavy duty S-hook from, say, 1/2 x 1 inch bar stock, one end would insert into the jack opening, the other end would lie under the u-bolt. But not actually touching the ball mount.
Any comments about this approach?
Any better suggestions? I can’t use the type of quieter that goes inside the mount since it is not hollow.
I did read that welding a bead around the opening while the ball mount was inserted would shrink the metal tight. That would be OK, but I do not want to have to remove the entire rear bumper to weld the receiver...
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
John Davies
Spokane WA
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