There are 4 ways that I know of to get a receiver hitch on the back of a
Vanagon...

1.    U-Haul sells the ones that bolt on to the tow hooks (actually it is a
ball hitch, I believe, but you can have a welder cut off the ball and weld
on a receiver slot ... not the strongest option and if you use it for a bike
rack the bouncing can crack the tow hooks. I did this option and had the tow
hooks reinforced by a welder. This is likely the cheapest
option.... and the lightest weight. Also, you might find one of these bolt
on hitches used on the list.

2.    Somebody on the list makes up receiver hitches (Dennis Hayes?) that
bolt on to the frame. I forget his name, but he offers these every spring
and you could search the archives last spring for hitches... also he was
mentioned on the list in the past few weels in response to the same question
as yours.

3.    David Marshall sells a beefy steel tube rear bumper with a receiver
hitch built in (I think). This would be the heaviest option and would change
from the looks of the stock bumper.

4.    You could have welder fabricate one of the above.

Bill
90 Westy Syncro

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Ferguson" <fergusrh@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 8:42 AM
Subject: receiver hitch

> Hi All,
> I'm wondering if it is possible to have a receiver hitch installed on
> my 85 Westie...thinking about the hitching post type bike rack...we
> want to try this route so we can switch the bike rack easily between
> the Westie and a 92 Honda accord. Is this possible on the Westie?
> Thanks in advance for any advice,
> Rick
>
>
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