Simon_CSK Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Sorry if this is in the wrong place but thought is a general issue that may have been asked before. Am working on a little project that I have been playing with for a while for a non standard from tow bar and mount for all sorts of things. I want to be able to use standard receiver hitch dimensions for versitility I know the tube has an internal size of 2" but what I would like to know is what is the pin hole diameter, what diameter is the hole and how far back should it be from the end of the tube. Also what wall thickness of tube is used? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 A 3/4 inch diameter pin similar to the dixon-bate rear adjustable tow brackets use would be most likely the best size to use, 4mm thick box section tube would be the minimum I would use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon119 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 My Safari Equipe reciever hitch uses 6mm wall box section, has a 16mm pin and the centre of the pin hole is 63mm from the front face of the box section tube. HTH Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrKev Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Confirmed, 16mm on mine. 5/8th is loose, though 3/4 pins are easy to buy, I'd consider drilling mine out if I loose the 16mm pin. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Mine is totally home made, so no compatibility issues. I used a 3/4" tractor top link pin, which as already said, are easy to come by. My socket is 4 pieces of 10mm plate welded at the corners to give a 2" socket. This makes a reasonable fit with 50mm sq billet I machined as the removable high level recovery hook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_CSK Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 Thanks for the help now to go and play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 IIRC receiver hitch tube is a bit different from regular square tube in that it has rounded corners. May want to watch out for that if you want to be able to use standard 2" receiver stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 The thicker the wall, normally the more pronouced the corner rad is. Look at 100 with 4mm and 8mm wall thicknesses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_CSK Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 IIRC receiver hitch tube is a bit different from regular square tube in that it has rounded corners. May want to watch out for that if you want to be able to use standard 2" receiver stuff. Thanks for that I had not realised. I am not sure yet what I am going to use for but I certainly want to keep my options open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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