Anyone add a drop-hitch to an existing wheelhouse?

[Blaze]

Hi guys - I have a decent homemade wheelhouse - 7x16 with dropdown wheels. the tongue, however, is not a drop-hitch style. Have any of you added one of those hitches to your wheelhouse, and if so, did you do it yourself or have someone else do it for you? Any info, references, or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

[herefish101]

Are you good at welding? Do you have a welder or access to one? All you need is general metal working tools and a little know how. Just go and take some pictures of a drop tounge and then copy it. Cut off the existing tounge making sure to leave enough for a leverage point for your cable to connect to, then get a peice of the same size tube long enough to extend past the one you cut off. Use some heavy plate to make four ears, two for the pivot piont of the new tounge, and two a little taller for a pin to go through above the new tounge up near the front. A couple fancy cuts and some extra plate to install a pully in the front of the new tounge, use the plates on the sides where the axle of the pully goes through the tube, add a cable winch and your done. I'm sure I forgot something, but you should get the general idea. I'm sure it would'nt be that hard, the key is to make sure you build it to last, and use strong enough material as to not have it break on you out in the middle of no where. Good luck. I hope it goes well, and i'm sure you'll most likely get an even better discription for some other people on here.

[cold one sd]

I'm getting mine done in a couple weeks or so. The welding shop wants to get most of it's outside work done before they start on it. I don't figure I will need it before the middle of December or later anyway.

[Blaze]

Thanks, guys. I'm fair at welding and I know I could put something together that would work fine - just thought I'd check and see if there was a packaged setup available or know of someone who has done this and does it well.

Looks like it's time to buy myself a welder....

[herefish101]

(quote) Looks like it's time to buy myself a welder....

There is nothing better than buying new tools..... Well maybe using the object of your handywork. Good luck. Maybe post some pics of your finnished product?