RE: [MV] CUCV receiver hitch mods

From: Mike Maynard (mike@wesleyscott.com)
Date: Wed Aug 11 2004 - 18:44:43 PDT


Cant a standard Chevy receiver hitch be added to the bottom of the frame
just like the civvy truck? Or does that interfere with the pintle in some
way?

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave [mailto:gpw1942@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 9:46 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] CUCV receiver hitch mods

I second that, did so on my M1009 and it works great.
Dj

Stu wrote:

>Just use a combo hitch with ball setup that replaces the Pintle hitch .
>
>Stuart J. Ellis
>REALTOR R
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>CENTURY 21 Cooper & Associates
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
>Of John Doherty
>Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 8:45 PM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>Subject: [MV] CUCV receiver hitch mods
>
>Has anyone come up with a way of adding a frame mounted receiver hitch up
>under the CUCV rear bumper without removing all the pintle and tow ring
>bracketry, or welding to those brackets?
>
>I would like to add the additional towing options by having the receiver,
>but don't want to loose the military hookup capability in the process. I
>was hoping that some of you had already found/developed/tripped across that
>magic bolt on receiver assembly that would simply slip into/between all the
>existing bolted on stuff up under there to the frame.
>
>I can do the welded on style, but that eliminates flexibility of changing
my
>mind without a lot of extra effort following it!
>
>Any suggestions, recommendations?
>
>Thanks
>
>John Doherty
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