ebinmaine 62,336 #1 Posted July 3, 2017 I've had some interest from guys at work about how I made this hitch so I figured I'd share it here too. We have EXTREMELY rough forest ground here and I needed a tractor/trailer connector that would be tough and safe. Vertical pin gives left/right like any hitch. Horizontal pin gives up/down movement. A Huge improvement by itself. Then - the rotator on the trailer nose gives another level of protection with the ability to twist. I got the idea from multiple online sources (logging, homesteading, and .... a bicycle trailer!) and combined them to make what I hope works out well... several trips into the woods and so far so good. The trailer has a piece of flat stock bolted to the nose. The next thing in line is a heavy duty dolly caster with the wheel removed. The piece connecting the assembly together is a 2 inch square block of steel with holes drilled horizontal and vertical. The only thing I might change is that the pin going through the tractor tab should probably be going through 2 tabs so I may make up a fork-like thing to put into the 2" receiver hitch instead of using the tab hitch. It's just sloppy there with only one tab. The wheels/tires on the trailer will be changed to 22.5 x 7.5 x 12 soon. Those are the wheels I showed broken in another post. 9 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
groundhog47 347 #2 Posted July 3, 2017 Neat idea, wondered what to do with my dewheeled swivel casters. You spaked a new recycled project, thanks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites