Sleeve hitch and fabricated receiver today

[Rbertalotto]

Bought a used sleeve hitch from one of the folks on this forum.....He gave me a great deal! Installed it on my CC 782 today and welded up a receiver hitch for moving trailers around the property.

I designed the receiver so the top of it rest on the sleeve hitch bracket. The weight of the trailer tongue will be distributed across a larger bearing area and not all on the extended hitch.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Very nice.

 

[podenbach]

Correct me if I’m wrong but years ago I read a sleeve hitch would tear off an aluminum transaxle. My assumption it’s aluminum because it’s painted black. Regardless, fantastic work!

 

[Rbertalotto]

You read my mind....very concerned about this alum transaxle. But I wont be tearing stumps out with it. Just moving trailers around and towing a garden cart. But I still might modify it to attach to the frame rails. It would allow me to sleep better....

 

[mgonitzke]

You read my mind....very concerned about this alum transaxle. But I wont be tearing stumps out with it. Just moving trailers around and towing a garden cart. But I still might modify it to attach to the frame rails. It would allow me to sleep better....

Can't see if they are there in the pic, but the straps from the lower bracket to the lowest pair of axle tube bolts on either side should keep it from ever being a problem...I never had any issues with mine, and I worked it pretty hard with a box blade.

 

[digger]

You read my mind....very concerned about this alum transaxle. But I wont be tearing stumps out with it. Just moving trailers around and towing a garden cart. But I still might modify it to attach to the frame rails. It would allow me to sleep better....

You need those straps like Matt G. said.

 

[Rbertalotto]

I'll look into something like this or extend these tabs upward to attach to the chassis.

 

[mgonitzke]

Upward isn't going to do much...you won't be able to make the load path stiff enough to draw much load away.

You should already have everything you need to tie into the axle tube bolts.

 

[Rbertalotto]

The bracket I have does have "ears" , but there is nothing for them to attach to.

Are you suggesting I might want to fabricate extensions to these ears and attach to the transmission/axle housing bolts that are shown in these pictures?

 

[Rbertalotto]

this is the way i was thinking about tieing into the frame.....

 

[podenbach]

This is what I have on mine for the 3 point. They aren’t flat and have a bend and attach to bottom 2 axle housing bolts.

 

[Rbertalotto]

Good, that's what I'm going to do. Attach to two bottom axle housing bolts. Thanks

 

[Rbertalotto]

Well, well, well.....Lookie what I found in the box with the Sleeve Hitch Matt sent me....Not sure how I missed them....Now the bracket is tied into the lower two bolts of the axle housing......Strong Like Bull!

 

[RayF]

.... I don't think that's going anywhere.....

 

[glippert]

"Strong Like Bull"

Love it!

 

[podenbach]

That will take the force off the rear facing bolts. Should be used on cast iron as well because I’m good at finding ways to break things!

 

[Rbertalotto]