Homemade Portable Tow Hitch

[Johnsonator]

Here is an idea for anyone looking to build a tow hitch for thier portable. I started with 2 - 4' pieces of 3/4" conduit and put 30 degree bends about 12" from each end. The main thing to watch for when bending them is to make sure that they stay flat and the width matches your desired hitch placement on the sled. I bolted the conduit together bolted 2 pieces of flat steel to make the hitch. To attach the hitch to the sled I removed the rope from the fish trap guide and put a 7/16 eyebolt with large fender washers in the original hole. The hitch is attached to the eyebolts by a quick chain link. This setup only cost about $10 and is very solid. You could make brackets to bolt to the sled and use pins if wanted but I didn't because I didn't want to drill any holes in my sled. I hope the pictures explain it better, I don't know why they turned out so small.

[Scott K]

Cool, I was going to make something like this in the next couple days.

[ONE BIG POLACK]

great idea!

[BoxMN]

Nice job! There was a thread on this the other day, and you have created a perfect and cheap tow bar

[Johnsonator]

I got the idea seeing what others have done on this forum and by looking at the manufatured hitchs. I originally was using pvc conduit over rope and I got tired of it being so flexible. I am going to use it for the first time at LOW this weekend and will let you know how it works.

[Garyk]

Fabulous, thanks a ton!

[opsirc]

I am going to make one out of 1" square steel tubing, for my sled. Have two pieces come out about 12" or so, weld a cross piece on, then a tow bar in the middle about 2 feet long. look like a small goal post, with no curves.