We Put a Tow Hitch on Our Excavator!

[@robbieeades1956]

You must have gotten the idea from Captain Kleeman.

[@goodbyecityhellocountry]

@robbieeades1956 I have no idea who that is actually, but I'll be sure to check it out. I came up with this idea on my own, as I'm always trying to be more efficient. I'm sure it isn't the first time it's been done.

[@fastst1]

Not a bad idea, was thinking just a 2 inch reciever kit. The sizing had me off a bit, usually 2 or 2 5/16 hitches or a pintle fits all of my trailers. put the hitch in backwards to fill it up when doing dirt work?

[@goodbyecityhellocountry]

@fastst1 I was originally thinking just a 2", but couldn't find a strong way to weld it in, and be able to remove it simply. I'll put in the description of the video what I welded in. It allowed me to use the different hitche sizes. It kinda just worked out that way. I put it in backwards a few days later and spun around bending the hitch in the receiver. Talk about a pain in the butt to remove. So careful doing that. When you lift the blade, the hitch lifts also and hits the bottom of the excavator. Took a whole day to get it out without damaging the blade or receiver.

[@fastst1]

@@goodbyecityhellocountry LOL dagnabbit, excavators are really good at bending stuff. My local trailer fab shop has reciever kits in a number of different lengths etc, trucks sometimes need custom hitch layouts