Does anyone here remember?

[JIPJOBXX]

Just wondering if anyone here remember in there long ago past if there parents towed a small trailer with a fat fendered Dodge or Plymouth? As you guys know I'm going to restore a 14 Aljo trailer but I was wondering if I could just get away with my bumper hitch. Its an older rental one that just chains on the bumper. I think it should work as that bumper is pretty tuft. Anyway just would like to know?

Edited January 29, 2010 by JIPJOBXX

[Young Ed]

When the tall pines region hosted a national in 1994 in faribault MN my Dad towned a 77 starmaster 6 popup with a bumper hitch behind his 50 plymouth 4dr.

[blueskies]

Look up member Joe Romey, he put together a great receiver hitch for his '50.

Pete

[Reg Evans]

Back in about 1963 my 1st new step dad rented a trailer like yours and a clamp on bumper hitch to tow behind his 49 Caddy vert. We traveled several hundreds of miles and the clamp on hitch worked fine.

[blueskies]

[blueskies]

My rear bumper had a bumper mounted hitch on it at some point in it's past, and it bent the top edge of the bumper up and outward. I don't think I'd put a bumper hitch on my new bumper...

I'm sure the bumper is strong enough to safely tow a trailer, but I'd think the bumper would be worse for wear in the end.

Pete

[greg g]

the clamp or chain on trailers were used in conjunction with light utility or moving trailers. I believe they were limited to about 175 lbs of tongue weight, and by rulle of thumb about 1750 lbs of combined load weight, I know I have seen more than that on them but I wouldn't recommend it. You would need to deteminr the weight and tongue weight of the trailer and add how much stuff you load into it.

[JIPJOBXX]

Well I might just have someone make up a bolt on hitch that I can attach to the frame. I did that along time ago to 60 T-Bird I had and it worked out just fine.

[Plymouthy Adams]

the most rearward cross member on most these cars have changed but little over the years. Making a trailer hitch for the car is a question of assumed risk as their is no engineered kit for your car..DOT may put the thumb screws to anyone with an altered non approved hitch..that being said...here is how I did mine...I adapted a receiver hitch to mine from a late model vehicle..unless my rear frame seperates the hitch should be there till the cows come home..this is 200 tongue weight with 2000 max tow weight..

I believe that this should handle about any smaller camper...quick and easy install and the receiver is positioned to be just below the bumper for the most out of sight position as possible...

I do not know the original application of the hitch..saw it in a pile in the wrecking yard..grabbed it..10.00 price is right..

you cannot really see it with the car firmly on its own wheels.

[Niel Hoback]

You could easily copy this in stock metal angles. I have flat-towed large cars and pulled a utility trailer with no problems.

[aero3113]

Pete, is that your Razor scooter in the second pic?

[47heaven]

I have photos given to me by a gentleman that had a 1947 Ply Special Deluxe and towed a 40 ft. trailer with it from Santa Monica, California to North Virginia and back in 1952. He said when he got back he had to replace the transmission...go figure.

[greg g]

Wonder how may times he had the brakes looked at during the trip. So is this proff that torque is more important than HP?