great minds think alike.

oh and as point of interest...

that implement looking thingy in the left of the last pic is a s n o w b l o w e r

I have had several Yukons and pull a 38 Cigarette with it with no problem. The factory hitch is fine. The only thing you may want to do is spot weld the bolt heads at the frame.

I think this post speaks for itself...

Good input guys, muchly appreciated. I'll be getting a new hitch.

your a wise man 'Bird.

invest in a drawbar and ball as described above and be done with it. Have no question that all those components are up to the task.

I forgot to mention I also use a 20K rated loop handle impliment pin for the drawbar, and a snap-over ring pin to keep it there.

some farm thinking stays with you forever...mechanical safety overkill.

so where do i pick one of these up and when can you two install it? 3rd, Rip?

Putnamhitch.com will ship it to your front door.

I swear bored members (regulars) sign up with aliases and come in here just looking for fun.

There's no other rational explanation...