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    Welded a home made trailer hitch on my F3s out of 1/4" steel and added a LED tail light. Won't be able to try it until next spring. What do you think?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mully View Post
    Welded a home made trailer hitch on my F3s out of 1/4" steel and added a LED tail light. Won't be able to try it until next spring. What do you think?
    …….. I applaud your workmanship, I've made a few myself, but they wouldn't compete with your workmanship … You state " 1/4 inch ", I don't understand how you came up with that thickness as being necessary ….. The MAX you are told by BRP is a load of 400lbs.....it would be one thing if your trailer didn't have wheels and you were dragging it with the frame on the ground...… but with it rolling on wheels, it doesn't take much force to move a 400lb. load...… as an example :When I was 67 I was able to move my snow-mobile trailer with two machines on it. Total weight of that was 1600 to 1700 lbs.... I'm no Charles Atlas, kinda ordinary strength - wise, but I could maneuver it without much difficulty...….. Yours is beautiful tho ……. Mike

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    and on your hitch. Dale

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    Nice job on the hitch.
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    Nicely done will wait with you to see the test results... I'm sure they will be great...
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    Very nicely built. Looks like you could pull stumps with it
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    Interesting, but where will you put your license plate now?
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    Relocated under tail light, I'll try and get a picture when installed.
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    Very Nice workmanship!
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    Quote Originally Posted by mully View Post
    Welded a home made trailer hitch on my F3s out of 1/4" steel and added a LED tail light. Won't be able to try it until next spring. What do you think?
    That is the best looking trailer hitch I've see for the F3. You did a great job on it. Have you come up with a wiring harness yet that will not mess with the F3 electronics?

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    You've done a good job on that hitch. Been so long since I've welded, that I probably couldn't lay a decent bead!!

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    Mmm, it’s pretty.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grandpaspeed View Post
    That is the best looking trailer hitch I've see for the F3. You did a great job on it. Have you come up with a wiring harness yet that will not mess with the F3 electronics?
    Thanks, I ordered this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 hoping to make up my own harness.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mully View Post
    Thanks, I ordered this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 hoping to make up my own harness.

    Thanks for your reply and look forward to how it works out.

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    Here a picture with hitch installed with license plate relocated. 20190112_161414 (2).jpg
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    Quote Originally Posted by mully View Post
    Here a picture with hitch installed with license plate relocated. 20190112_161414 (2).jpg
    Looks good, but where do you attach the safety chains too?
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    Quote Originally Posted by PW2013STL View Post
    Looks good, but where do you attach the safety chains too?
    Thanks, here a different angle that shows the tabs welded underneath. 20190113_124309.jpg
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    20200721_114109 (2).jpg Update on my homemade trailer hitch, just got back from deadwood three wheeler rally (1900 mile round trip) and it's holding up good. Estimate about 5000 miles total pulling trailer that my wife likes to load up real good. Have since relocated the license plate to rear fender because the tire keep hitting it when I had it mounted directly under the tail light.
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    Well done!
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