@Robert Franzke wow, glad they replaced it, but still a pain. I will keep that in mind if I ever end up with a dead battery. yup, 84! copper brown!
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Thank you. Looks very clean. Did you by chance research the Draw-tite 75725 for a fit and if so why did you choose to go with the Curt? I am getting recommendations on the Draw-tite too. Best, ned
Thank you. What are you looking to get for it? Will it hold a bike rack? Why did you wind up upgrading? Thanks again
he posted the link to the ad. All your answers are there and yes it should easily hold a bike rack unless your bike and rack exceed 200 pounds
Hi Robert. I’m looking for a hitch for my ‘86 60 to tow a double trailer with wave runners. I’ve read about your experience with the Curt 13402 and also @Seth S experience with the Draw Tite 75725. I’ve also found the 2” hitch receiver made by BTB, but not sure which class it is. Other than the round tube on the draw Tite vs the square tube on the Curt, is there any other reason you went with the Curt? You mentioned the hours of drilling into steel and I’m wondering if the draw Tite would have been any different? I’ll link my post with pics and also the 2” receiver by BTB. Please let me know which one would be the least difficult for a mechanic to install. Thank you.I looked at the Draw-tite but I like the look of the square hitch instead of the round ones. The 75725 might fit better, but really liked the square tube the Curt had. Thats really all there was to it.
Incidentally, the original hitch I had on here I have for sale if interested. It made specifically for the 60 series so no drilling required but its a class I and not real sturdy. Has a 1 inch receiver on it. But again, its for sale if interested. PM me if you want.
Hi Robert. I’m looking for a hitch for my ‘86 60 to tow a double trailer with wave runners. I’ve read about your experience with the Curt 13402 and also @Seth S experience with the Draw Tite 75725. I’ve also found the 2” hitch receiver made by BTB, but not sure which class it is. Other than the round tube on the draw Tite vs the square tube on the Curt, is there any other reason you went with the Curt? You mentioned the hours of drilling into steel and I’m wondering if the draw Tite would have been any different? I’ll link my post with pics and also the 2” receiver by BTB. Please let me know which one would be the least difficult for a mechanic to install. Thank you.
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Can anyone recommend a trailer hitch that works on an fj60 with the bumper that I have? I’ve looked into Curt and the one class 1 trailer they make Is too small with a max load of 2500lbs. I’ll be towing 2 wave runners and would think I need a class 2 3500lb max trailer. My local welder can make...forum.ih8mud.com
Hi @MrsJohnE5. There was no other reason I chose the curt over the draw-tite other than the square versus round tube. I know it sounds silly to most but I just liked the square tube look better. I think the fit is pretty much the same between the two. Mine required the same spacer as the one @Seth S install did:
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You can use the factory holes in the frame for the front of the hitch but I had to cut new holes in the rear of the hitch. There are a total of 6 bolts that hold my hitch on. 4 on the frame and two on the bumper as you can see in the above photos. The holes on the curt didn't line up with the factory holes on the truck so I also had to ream the holes in the hitch itself out a bit to get the bolts in. So if you are worried about drilling and don't care about the square/round tube thing I would say go with the draw-tite between the two. That steel is strong on these trucks and not easy to cut through with the junk drill bits you can get from the big box stores. The BTB one I also looked at and it most likely would fit the best out of all of them. I just couldn't do the price at the time. $350 is not in the cards for me for what I needed this for. HTH.