EXTREMELY RUSTED/SEIZED TRAILER HITCH - The Best Way to Remove!

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@garysgarage.2841 14 күн бұрын

I've removed more of these than I care to remember. A torch is what get it done real fast just cut it off flush then cut what's left inside and it comes right out. It's super easy to have two pieces of metal together and cut only one and not damage the other even thin metal like exhaust pipes.

@stephenwilliams1138 6 ай бұрын

last minute of video is why I watch every D&E video, Happy 4th Doug

@iowafox2206 6 ай бұрын

After I bought my new to me truck I got a receiver hitch with it with a weird piece of pipe welded onto it. I asked the previous owner what it was for. He said oh he used it as a flag pole. I said oh now I need to make a flag pole and get a good flag. So I took it off, painted it to color match blue like my truck and now for the 4th of July Ive got a cool flag pole on my truck! It reminded me of your video last year!

@DEInTheGarage 6 ай бұрын

Love that bud! Gotta have a spit for the stars and stripes

@tomdell7169 6 ай бұрын

Happy 4th brother!! Gotta love a posi rear. I tried pulling my hitch on a tree and wound up with no back window.haha

@texasmcgyver Ай бұрын

Bottle jack wedged however which way up against hitch frame to the ball or if you dont plan on using it weld a piece of angle iron on the hitch part your trying to press out 4 ton bottle jack was plenty ….

@garyt3hsna1l82 6 ай бұрын

Awsome dude, Ive used a 30k tow strap with the receiver hitch bolt to pull jeeps stuck in mud, that pin is crazy strong.have a good one!

@danhambrick6331 6 ай бұрын

Happy Independence Day Douglas...The struggle was real...😁😁

@DEInTheGarage 6 ай бұрын

Happe 4th bud! Hope you enjoy the day.

@strictlyxjs8750 6 ай бұрын

That posi worked well! Those clutch packs must be in great shape

@leefhead1 6 ай бұрын

Ive had a lot of these come into the shop. If smacking it for a few minutes doesnt do the trick, ill just turn it into a liquid with torches. If torches arent available, ill use a sawsall and cut flush with the hitch, then cut from the inside out and use an air hammer to remove whats inside the hitch in 4 pieces. Whats hilarious is i was talking to a friend about this just a few days ago. rofl. If you can, anchoring the vehicle to something (a large tree using front tow hooks) then using something like a come along on the hitch to another tree, just to provide some pulling pressure on it, while smashing the hell out of it with a hammer will help a lot.

@DEInTheGarage 6 ай бұрын

Thanks bud. I'll try that come-along method next time!

@randyarock 6 ай бұрын

I had a 95 GMC Suburban about 16 years ago. It too had a rust welded ball hitch in it like this. Clever me attached a tow strap and wrapped it around a concrete light pillar in a nearby parking lot. I attempted to pull it out using the truck. Well… Instead it ripped the rusted old hitch and that was that! 🤣. I tossed the broken part in the back and threw it out later. That ripped up hitch went to the next owner to figure out after I got rid of it. 😂

@outdoorsmansgarage 6 ай бұрын

Yep I had the same problem with my truck when I first bought it.

@tadavis12 6 ай бұрын

Hell yeah! Happy 4th D&E!

@scotthanson7888 6 ай бұрын

I removed the receiver hitch and used a hydraulic press

@benwrenchin 4 ай бұрын

Good video brother. You inspired me to try to get mine out again. I used propane the first time, I'm going to try MAP gas this time.

@zachhensel5480 6 ай бұрын

What you think about the 07 silverado 2500hd 4x4 ext cab long bed they any good

@DEInTheGarage 6 ай бұрын

I honestly don't know bud. I am not much of a GM guy, but I know those 2500HDs are pretty stout

@MajorWeakness 6 ай бұрын

Happy Independence Day Doug!

@dkemp1337 5 ай бұрын

Where is the k1500 Chevy how long did the frame patch last

@jake-mv5oi 6 ай бұрын

Gotta be an easier way. Maybe heat & lube+winch+air hammer?

@iFixJunk 6 ай бұрын

They can ticket you for that in NJ? I don't really see who it's a hazard to, except the radiator or intercooler of the fool who rear-ends you, and they'd deserve it...... Anyway, nice job, although I don't know that you can really trust that receiver anymore, anyway. I think I'd have just removed THAT, and most likely that bumper, too. (Was this truck launching boats in saltwater, by chance?)

@truhver 3 ай бұрын

love these videos man

@65895555 6 ай бұрын

Thats one way to do it. My way, get a liter or two of coke. Dont drink it , start pouring out on the hitch continue for a couple of days, that boy will come rght out.

@papajonwj 6 ай бұрын

burnout is highly approved

@MidnightPolaris800 6 ай бұрын

I like your custom bumper 😂

@preppinglife624 6 ай бұрын

For the Win!

@rodom303 6 ай бұрын

Perfect intro🤣

@MrMrsregor 6 ай бұрын

I tried the old tie it to a tree and drive away trick. Didn’t work, even with the addition of the summer teeth

@nikolauschiorgno5884 6 ай бұрын

Tire fryer

@hushai5154 6 ай бұрын

Someone guide me to an affordable mechanic in Central/South NJ. Any side job guys out there good at bearings and brakes? 2010 E350 Super Duty XL converted to a camper, need more stopping power.