Off-road opinions and thoughts.

[Mbrooks420]

The rear hitch probably won’t effect your departure enough to not want it. If you need recovered and really need to pull, I’d match rather pull from the center of a hitch than on a frame mounted hook.

 

[DemonMudder]

I think he either meant welded on to it, or connected into the reciever, kind of like these. I almost did did welded ones on mine, but I got a four way hitch that had 3 sizes and a tow hook instead. Either of these would work as a rear tow point, my hitch is now on the Rado, but you get the gist, can see the hook. But that way ya don't have to remove the bumper, plus as said, the hitch can help protect the bumper. Even with an aftermarket bumper, the hitch still kind of works like a skid plate, so it's nice to have sometimes

 

[Fix4Dirt]

Do you have any photos bud? My idea was the toe bar actually sits low down, so ideally I wanted that removed the rear bumper is scabby on the chrome and I’ll eventually have a proper off road rear bumper put on in the future

And would you just put the d ring where the bolts would go for the tow bar?

imo it aint too low especially for now. hitch protects the bumper too!

 

[AndresP87]

On a european Explorer the tow hitch is different. There's a close to 10cm/4in vertical metal plate under the hitch bar.

 

[Mbrooks420]

I’d swap it for a traditional hitch.

 

[DemonMudder]

On a european Explorer the tow hitch is different. There's a close to 10cm/4in vertical metal plate under the hitch bar.

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A metal plate?? Could ya nab a picture from underneath if ya get some time and it ain't too much of a hindrance? Curious to see

 

[Fix4Dirt]

I’d swap it for a traditional hitch.

yeah id change it for a traditional one that bolts up or welds up like us US explorers have unless the under metal is a hitch protrctor

A metal plate?? Could ya nab a picture from underneath if ya get some time and it ain't too much of a hindrance? Curious to see

curious too!

 

[AndresP87]

Took a couple of pictures of my cars hitch. The main construction is the same as the US one but where the rectangular connector tube should be there's this 4in high plate metal tow ball holder underneath the hitch frame.

 

[DemonMudder]

Took a couple of pictures of my cars hitch. The main construction is the same as the US one but where the rectangular connector tube should be there's this 4in high plate metal tow ball holder underneath the hitch frame.

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Ohh, that is weird, and a first that I've seen. Not a fan of that at all, I'd just see about getting the regular kind if ya can

 

[AndresP87]

That's the problem in europe, legally you can't use the US stile hitch, at least where I live.

 

[DemonMudder]

Really? That's a thing? Well dad gum, sorry to hear that. Not sure what to tell ya about that hitch then, that makes for a good way to catch yourself on something in the woods.

 

[Mbrooks420]

A bolt on ball mount seems like a terrible idea.

 

[DemonMudder]

A bolt on ball mount seems like a terrible idea.

Agreed, can't believe that an actual trusted setup

 

[Fix4Dirt]

Took a couple of pictures of my cars hitch. The main construction is the same as the US one but where the rectangular connector tube should be there's this 4in high plate metal tow ball holder underneath the hitch frame.

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shoot thats odd?!?!?! wonder if ya can disconnect the ball part and makensome sort of skid plate for it? or just disconneft ball and leave it that way.