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12:23 PMJohn H - show quoted text - Well, you got to have a hitch cover, and I'd already used the American flag in the bow tie, so Mickey was next on the list. ......... A hitch on the front??? |
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:13:43 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
12:23 PMJohn H - show quoted text - Well, you got to have a hitch cover, and I'd already used the American flag in the bow tie, so Mickey was next on the list. ........ A hitch on the front??? Yup, when we go camping, we often take bikes. The front hitch holds the bike racks. Like so: http://www.forestriverforums.com/att...d962a0676d.jpg |
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#3
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John H. wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:13:43 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 12:23 PMJohn H - show quoted text - Well, you got to have a hitch cover, and I'd already used the American flag in the bow tie, so Mickey was next on the list. ........ A hitch on the front??? Yup, when we go camping, we often take bikes. The front hitch holds the bike racks. Like so: http://www.forestriverforums.com/att...d962a0676d.jpg How dirty do they get? |
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:37:31 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote:
John H. wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:13:43 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 12:23 PMJohn H - show quoted text - Well, you got to have a hitch cover, and I'd already used the American flag in the bow tie, so Mickey was next on the list. ........ A hitch on the front??? Yup, when we go camping, we often take bikes. The front hitch holds the bike racks. Like so: http://www.forestriverforums.com/att...d962a0676d.jpg How dirty do they get? No dirtier than the front of the truck. I don't follow many mudslingers! Any extra dirt rinses right off. |
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2:20 PMJohn H - show quoted text - Yup, when we go camping, we often take bikes. The front hitch holds the bike racks. Like so: http://www.forestriverforums.com/att...d962a0676d.jpg ....,,., Oh. I didn’t think if that. Great idea! |
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#6
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 15:20:18 -0400, John H.
wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:13:43 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 12:23 PMJohn H - show quoted text - Well, you got to have a hitch cover, and I'd already used the American flag in the bow tie, so Mickey was next on the list. ........ A hitch on the front??? Yup, when we go camping, we often take bikes. The front hitch holds the bike racks. Like so: http://www.forestriverforums.com/att...d962a0676d.jpg I thought you might be one of those people who "backs" trailers connected to a front hitch. That was a thing for a while. People on boat ramps hate that. |
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#7
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 15:20:18 -0400, John H. wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:13:43 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 12:23 PMJohn H - show quoted text - Well, you got to have a hitch cover, and I'd already used the American flag in the bow tie, so Mickey was next on the list. ........ A hitch on the front??? Yup, when we go camping, we often take bikes. The front hitch holds the bike racks. Like so: http://www.forestriverforums.com/att...d962a0676d.jpg I thought you might be one of those people who "backs" trailers connected to a front hitch. That was a thing for a while. People on boat ramps hate that. I put a front hitch on my truck to back the boat in to the previous storage I had. Was a narrow roadway and big truck. Present storage slot is much easier. |
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#9
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On 10/26/2018 8:19 AM, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 21:08:22 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 15:20:18 -0400, John H. wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:13:43 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 12:23 PMJohn H - show quoted text - Well, you got to have a hitch cover, and I'd already used the American flag in the bow tie, so Mickey was next on the list. ........ A hitch on the front??? Yup, when we go camping, we often take bikes. The front hitch holds the bike racks. Like so: http://www.forestriverforums.com/att...d962a0676d.jpg I thought you might be one of those people who "backs" trailers connected to a front hitch. That was a thing for a while. People on boat ramps hate that. I've never seen it done at a boat ramp. I wouldn't blame folks for getting ****ed if they had to stand and watch an unhitching and rehitching. Putting the boat into a garage or tight driveway would be a great use of a front hitch. I haven't seen it done at boat ramps but I've seen it often in boat yards and RV storage/repair places. Often the ball is installed on one of the forks of a fork truck. |
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#10
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Mr. Luddite
On 10/26/2018 8:19 AM, John H. wrote:Â* On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 21:08:22 Â*wrote:Â* Â* On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 15:20:18 -0400, John H. Â* wrote:Â* Â* On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:13:43 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:Â* Â* Â* 12:23 PMJohn HÂ* - show quoted text -Â* Well, you got to have a hitch cover, and I'd already used the American flag in the bow tie, soÂ* Mickey was next on the list.Â* ........Â* Â* Â* A hitch on the front???Â* Â* Yup, when we go camping, we often take bikes. The front hitch holds the bike racks. Like so:Â* Â* Â*http://www.forestriverforums.com/att...a0676d.jpg * Â* I thought you might be one of those people who "backs" trailersÂ* connected to a front hitch. That was a thing for a while.Â* People on boat ramps hate that.Â* Â* I've never seen it done at a boat ramp. I wouldn't blame folks for getting ****ed if they had toÂ* stand and watch an unhitching and rehitching.Â* Â* Putting the boat into a garage or tight driveway would be a great use of a front hitch.Â* Â* "I haven't seen it done at boat ramps but I've seen it often in boatÂ* yards and RV storage/repair places. Â*Often the ball is installed onÂ* one of the forks of a fork truck." Brother in law and nephew have been trying to convince me to take my bow rider down to their "cottage" on Porters Lake... a half hour north east of Halifax. I've complained the road leading to their own launch area and dock was a little too narrow and curved for my backing up skills. They now have an answer. They bought a Bobcat small tractor and a set of forks. On one of the forks is a trailer hitch ball. Guess I'll have to launch there next year if I keep the boat. Was down there a couple times in the last two weeks. Latest project is installing a small roll up garage type door 8nto the end of a shipping container they have on site. Originally it was a 40 foot one that they cut in half. One half went to my nephews construction company while the brother in law uses the other for storing tools etc. |
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