Older U-haul Installation Issues

[TweedleDee]

I'm new here as I just got me a 1993 Explorer for the family do-it-all car. I want to install a receiver hitch which I just picked up today at a local salvage yard. It's a U-haul model and I'm assuming it's older because it attaches differently than I see most new ones do. It utilizes the 2 bumper attachment holes on the frame in addition to the normal attachment points on the frame. I didn't know this until after buying the hitch. I removed it from a similar model but the bumper didn't attach the same way (I don't recall how it was attached.) Anyway, I'm trying to remove the 2 screws with the strap from the bracket so I can attach the hitch. The manual says I just have to remove the nuts and the screws and strap will slide out. Well it doesn't and I've tried everything to remove them. It seems like the screws might be welded to the bracket. Can anyone enlighten me?

Thanks,
~Dee

 

[TweedleDee]

So I ended up going back to the junk yard and took the brackets off the same Explorer that I took the hitch from. Unfortunately, it is a 40 min drive each way. Sigh. Hitch is now installed.

 

[Bruces expo]

Nice ! Have Pics Of Installed ? , I Have A 3" Body Lift On My rig , So the Hitch Would Look Weird On Mine , I'm Going To Custom Fab Something Here Soon So I Can Eventually Haul A Small Trailer For My Atv ,, Also Welcome to the Site , Great Place an People !

 

[1Aauto]

That looks like a great hitch. I've had U Haul trailer hitches in the past. I've always had good luck with them.

 

[TweedleDee]

Good to hear. Seems solid enough. I'm probably going to pull a tent trailer with it.