Can We Make A Hitch To Haul 10,000+lbs?
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- In this video we make a heavy duty tow hitch for Macks Chevy 3500 utility body truck. We went heavy with the plate and tube and it should have no problem hauling his new dump trailer full of trash. For links to some of the tools and products we used in this video, see the links below. As an amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.
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Nice job super heavy duty!
Quick tip, if it has slag you drag! Also gives for a better smooth weld and you have less slag inclusion witch promotes cracking
With dual shield you push.... but I do agree with you about not weaving it
Those some small safety chain hoops. For such a monster hitch.
That thing is beastly! I’m sure there’s a way to make it lighter or use less steel, but at least you have peace of mind going down the road!
Thats right! better to over do it than under do it! Thanks!
Unless undercut or a slag inclusion causes a crack.
@@FullCircleTravis this video comes to mind, I love this guy and his channel. See what he discovered in a hidden part of the hitch! czcams.com/video/OTdnMeaeang/video.html
When you know you are going to use something everyday for work and you want it to last. Always over engineer.
That's a good job boys that's a good job Nice and beefy Just subscribe to you Get your next one
The author does like to czcams.com/users/postUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz from scratch, shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. As another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us don't have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we won't be able to practice the full stack project, is still great.
You gotta pull your bead when you weld shielded wire
I like how you did the video. You talked over your work and didn't ramble on. Perfect length video. Also, love the mag-drill.
With slag you drag. Creating more inclusions pushing forward like that. Awesome video that is beefy!
im sure someone else has commented this but when you have slag you got to drag the welds not push.
The few hitches I've built I notched the tubes for the hitch tube to sit down in. I figure more weld surface and less able for the hitch tube to twist and break off.
Less support though.
Great video love the content. If I can respectfully make a suggestion.. Your dual shield welds will come out far better with less porosity if you PULL the weld. not pushing. "if theirs slag, you drag" I understand its probably habbit and if that's case, I strongly recommend that you at least try a .045 Metalcore wire "Lincoln Metalshield" no slag and flows like butter and it runs best by pushing the weld. It's a cored wire like dual shield but different. It'll run off 75/25 just fine but I personally like using 90/10
Nice project. If you are going to use dual shield, you should buy a needle scaler for the slag.
i haven't start my own small shop yet but after seeing that mag drill i am trying to justify a reason why i need one right now. that thing is bad ass.
One of those tools that once you have one you regret not getting one sooner. Even the Cheap Chinese ones seem to get good reviews, Project Farm did a review of the annular cutters.
@Matthew Sellers I am wanting to offer powder coating. I just need a sand blaster. I feel the same I should just invest in a HF one for now.
Nice build, heavy duty AF!
So something you didn't mention but I would like to add as sort of pro tip: before you go to weld The actual receiver tube on you should, with the truck on level ground, use a magnetic torpedo level to shim the receiver such that it is also a level. That way, once it's welded in place the receiver tube will be Perfectly parallel with the ground. This isn't such a big deal when towing trailers. But when putting other accessories in the receiver tube like a bicycle rack or a cargo basket. You want to make sure that It will be nice and level.
Having a couple of nuts and bolts left over is probably better than having a screw loose! 😁. Great video, that MW metal saw is pretty eye opening, I had thought they were good for aluminum, but not for steel that is that thick - a great option for a truck bed setup like Mack’s.
As always It was Educational and Entertaining. Great work and Yes I definately learned some great tips and tools used . Stay safe ... Don't Die
Thank you for watching!!
Thanks for showing the saw and permanent magnet type mag drill 👍👍
Great video! The narration and clips explain your crazy massive tow assembly. I like the overkill, top notch tools and super strong build.🍻🤠🇦🇺
Thank you! I appreciate that!
I didn't hear what kind of bolts you were using, although I did hear you say you were drilling clearance holes generally we want a reamed fit with a frame bolt, which as a reduced major diameter for the thread. and are grade 8 or higher?… awesome content
When useing dual shield remember to drag your puddle. When there's slag you drag.
That portable drill press is cool!
Alright I'm gonna help you out. If it has slag, you drag........push everything else. Those welds look like crap because you're gun is pointing the wrong direction. You never push Flux core.
Very nice! Not sure if this is just stupid overkill, but I'd drill a hole in the bottom of those 4x4s centered side to side, and spray some of your favorite undercoating in it. You could even thread and plug them after.
Great Video ,and the awesome Build ,thanks
Always fun to play the “nuts & washers Math Game” at the end 😂😂 Did I buy too many or miss something!? … normally I’m like “yeah, well let’s see how it goes” - Great video! That mag drill is awesome, incredible time saver
Try pulling that dual shield flux instead of pushing. I can see all the work holes and porosity which is a no go.
Impressive, thank you!
Lovely Video! Thanks 👍 👍
Turned out great, Chris! You seem to be one step ahead of me on my project list lately. I have some up coming trailer and hitch mods. This will be helpful reference in a few weeks. All the best, Andrew Thiessen
Well I'm sure that'll hold better than the effort on the short clip lol ..very nice and substantial probably break the frame before that bar goes . Great idea with the spray paint to locate the holes . Thanks for making folks jealous lol.
Great build it’s solid and that mag drill is killer it’s up there in price but worth every penny
Whas that porosity😂 at 5:45 😂
If you stop weaving and just do a steady drag, you won't get undercut
Just a thought
Good job
Dual shield is a push wire
Always drag when you have slag. And yes loose the weave
Love your videos, but I don’t know about this one. The undercut and stacked plates for the receiver should have dictated starting over with better welding and design. Especially when lives are at stake.
In this case you HAD to build your own hitch given the service body. I am often surprised how inexpensive hitches are most of the time.
I don't know if anyone else's compass but if there's slag you drag it looks like you're pushing that well
Curious... being it has to perhaps rated to tow 10k.... do you think you should have arc weld and given it a deeper bevel?
Nice Job !!!!! 😊😊😊😊😊😇
Good job Son.
All flat welds,😂😂😂😂
You certainly outdid yourself and done a hell of a job with that raggedy ass, Chevrolet or GMC would never in his dreams haul or tow the capacity of that hitch you built. I hope y’all are really good friends. I’d put a fifth wheel on that hitch and put a lowboy behind it And go for hire !!!! I mean dam
Yankee ,Shop welders can't weld over head or uphill
Awesome
I’m shocked you didn’t test fit while Tacked.
Question: what would be the benefits of bolting vs welding a hitch to a frame?
Great video
Great work, Chris! Arccaptain would like to invite you to try out our TIG200P machine, a professional AC/DC TIG aluminum welder. Are you willing to give it a try?
Why didn’t you use a 2 ½ “ receiver vs 2”?
A 2" weldable receiver hitch was easier to get than a 2.5" and our hookups we use on my truck and Macks other trucks are all 2" for our purposes, this will work well.
When I saw GABRIELLI mud flaps, I figured you were in Queens or nearby
Nassau! The truck may have come from queens at some point…
I want a dump trailer.
Start building it then.. A ram on each corner up front is the best way to go. Check out Stanly the Dirt Monkeys channel for his trips to NATM show for ideas..
Is there a worry that welding the tubes closed could build up extremely high air pressure inside?
No but it could trap moisture rusting it out faster from the inside outward.
very nice !
Great job🦾🦾🦾
Nice video
What grit finish is best if you want to paint metal?
What kind of blad did you use on your saw.
He says it in the video.... Diablo cerment (7¼" metal cutting blade)
Ive hauled 15k plus with my duramax with a hitch thats welded to the frame 😂😂 of course class 4 or 5
Should be dragging flux
Nice work! grade of bolts? cost of saw and mag drill?
We used grade 8 Bolts and nuts for this. The mag drill is pricey about $2k, and the metal circular saw is around $400. I put links to all the tools I used in the description of the video as well. Thanks for watching!
Would you mind disclosing the location of the scrap yard you use to pick up the steal you used.
This was the yard of a junk artist sculptor who since passed away and his yard is gone. He had probably 50 of these 24” discs and I got a few of them when he passed.
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Thanks for responding back
I currently go to Dutchess Metal Supply Corporation which is an hour north of me and since the shutdowns there price have gone up to $2 a pound for drops. They have a nice selection of drops but I am always looking for a bargains. I don't particularly like the city but will travel for a bargain and good food.
Good job I'm sure it's plenty strong although..the receiver tube should have went through the middle of the 4×4, the height difference would have been insignificant.
When you weld anything that has been heat treated the hitch, probably ruined the heat treat
The receiver is recessed to far, you going to have issues
Cool work, nice techniques however, automotive design over the last 50 years understood fatigue failure being the game. You built a tank with fastener mounting so rigid it'll transfer high amplitude shock loads to the frame, the factory hitch would have flexed, dampening such spikes, saving the frame and ultimately being the first thing to fail. Something will fail, the question is where will it crack and will the truck hold it's control-ability at the moment of failure. A bent or broken hitch at 55 and 10,000# is blindingly scary. A broken body frame, well that's an invitation to the rollercoaster of death, even for those innocents in the surrounds.
Next time use 7018 its stronger and better than mig 7018 can withstand 70,000 PSI before it fails
What’s the point of the plates on thr crodsmembers
Because that’s how it’s done
This trailer hitch looks like it can tow an Airbus A380
You did not round off the corners
First and good video
Thanks for watching!
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Slag you DRAG surprised you got no junk in there
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Over built ! To bad the truck isn’t rated for that 20K hitch.
I had a customer come in and wanted a B & W installed in his 3/4 ton gaser so he could pull a 20K trailer- I laughed at him he now has a 4500 Ferd Diesel..
The porosity in all those welds makes it a 8-10 k hitch for sure lol
Sooo... Let's say the dump trailer that's going to haul 10,000lbs. is toolin' down a city street about 45 mph and the driver has to make a panic stop - but the electric brakes on the trailer aren't functioning... How do you plan on stopping?
- - Just because you 'can' do something, doesn't mean you 'should' do it.
Don’t want to be this guy but his welding was terrible too for going on a hitch. I run gas shielded fluxcore almost daily. It’s about the most forgiving wire even up into 1/16th wire but he found a way…. Pushing, downhill, weaving yikes the undercut stacking plates….. can’t say anything for settings because we don’t know them but might as well add them too bet he committed a few sins there too.
@@motoz3939 I didn't see undercutting but I did see a lack of fusion and porosity in several places. As far as which direction you can weld, you can weld any direction you want to. Except for down hand with FCAW-G.
@@keithjohnson281 he talks about the undercut and does weld downhill. No I also wouldn’t push fluxcore. Can you? Probably but no I wouldn’t and especially wouldn’t on parts like that.
My point was the design and execution are not safe to me and as a welder myself it is rather evident his lack of experience.
@@motoz3939 I wonder where he got all of that equipment.? He had all the good stuff.
U and my grandmother should start dating
Wtf is that i definitely would not show thys video at all.
What kind of blad did you use on your saw.