

| Subject: | Re: Trailer hitches |
| From: | John C... |
| Date: | Sun, 3 Apr 2011 08:36:19 -0600 |
*http://tinyurl.com/3egaarz* Love mine! Does Dennis still make them? I believe Burley is doing something pretty close. Burley's a Master Fabricator Extraordinaire !!! best, John C... SLC, UT... "I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it accepts me." bobby d... On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 2:39 AM, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote: > A while back I asked about bumpers. In addition to dressing up the van, > the other reason for adding bumpers would be to get a 2 inch receiver. I'd > like to mount one of the small cargo carriers back there, and it would free > up some room in the van. Aluminum ones seem to sell for about $80 or so. I > have an 89 Westy with the larger fiberglass bumpers, and I can't really say > I'm bothered by the look. So, I'm thinking about the possibility of just > adding a trailer hitch. I see there are types that simply bolt on to the > frame hooks, and then some more expensive ($350) that rest a bid higher that > require cutting of the fiberglasss bumper, but have greater tongue weight. > If I'm going to spend $350, I'm thinking I would probably go the extra > money and just buy one of Rocky Mountain Westy's bumpers for the extra > bucks. Anyone have any comments about the trailer hitches that bolt on to > the frame hooks? This may get me by for a while too and they seem to sell > for about $150.00. I'm just wondering with an 20 to 24 inch extension, if > I"m going to smack the cargo holder on the ground pulling into driveways and > such. I'm told those hitches rest pretty low. I welcome all comments. > > Troy
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