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Thread: Receiver hitch steel dimensions
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24th Aug 2020, 03:13 PM #1Novice
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Receiver hitch steel dimensions
Bit surprised I wasn't able to find an easy answer to this on the googles.
Is there a right choice of RHS for making hitch receivers? Obviously I could just go and find the best fit on the rack, but I wondered if there's a specific (eg US) size/profile/grade that they use.
I have a couple of spare tongues and a winch box knocking around, that all appear to use 50mm square hollow section. I want to make up a couple of receivers (tractor, trailer etc) for general convenience moving stuff around the farm.
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24th Aug 2020, 06:11 PM #2Most Valued Member
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Most people use 50x50x4 RHS for the internal piece and that fits into 65X65X6 RHS beautifully. For farm use anything 4-6mm wall will be fine, with 6mm being more resistant to the hole slogging out under heavy loading.
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25th Aug 2020, 12:00 AM #3Most Valued Member
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If you have a tow bar manufacturer near by, they may have the seamless stuff, otherwise it's file and die grinder type of work to remove the seam.
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26th Aug 2020, 11:13 PM #5Novice
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Thanks guys, sounds straightforward enough. I'll grab some next time I'm in town
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