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Old 01-08-2014, 07:39 AM
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Flatbedford, I remember seeing part of a funny looking hollow ball hitch with a square hole in the top laying around the farm here. I bet it would work if I were to find a long carriage bolt for it. I've looked for the female type ball hitches with the threaded hole instead of a shaft, but there are none around here.

Thanks for the ideas. I'm going to try to use the hole in the sleeve hitch u-bracket for a ball. Looks like a few of you are getting by just fine with that.
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This is my setup. It uses a ball I have never seen before that came on my 149. There is a hole thru the center of the ball and it attaches with a 1/2" carriage bolt. I bought a longer bolt and used it to attach the hitch to the sleeve hitch adapter. Hopefully the picture makes more sense than what I typed.
I have flipped it over for better tounge clearance when using the ball hitch.
I like this idea now better than what I got/posted.
I think I even have one of those carriage bolt balls somewhere.
I bet if the adapter plate had the horizontal plate welded on to the "U" lower,
I could use a short stubby ball of a different diameter than the other one.
Then I would not have to flip anything.
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Flatbedford, I remember seeing part of a funny looking hollow ball hitch with a square hole in the top laying around the farm here.
That's exactly what I have. It takes a 1/2" carriage bolt. I bought an 8" one and cut off the extra.
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I bet if the adapter plate had the horizontal plate welded on to the "U" lower,
I could use a short stubby ball of a different diameter than the other one.
Then I would not have to flip anything.
I bought just the 'U' and had one of the welders at my job weld the hitch plate on. I had him put it to one side rather than center so I would have the option of top or bottom. With the little 4x8 trailer that I have lower works best for clearance. Always better to have options.
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Flatbedford, I remember seeing part of a funny looking hollow ball hitch with a square hole in the top laying around the farm here. I bet it would work if I were to find a long carriage bolt for it. I've looked for the female type ball hitches with the threaded hole instead of a shaft, but there are none around here.
Thanks for the ideas. I'm going to try to use the hole in the sleeve hitch u-bracket for a ball. Looks like a few of you are getting by just fine with that.
Check this out at Bass Pro Shops...........
A 2-5/16" ball that has a 2" ball as the nut.
http://www.basspro.com/Trimax-Double...1309260651156/
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That's exactly what I have. It takes a 1/2" carriage bolt. I bought an 8" one and cut off the extra.
I just remembered that it is actually a 5/8", not 1/2" carriage bolt. I'll try to remember to take some pictures when I'm home.
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