Who makes a front receiver hitch for 87 R-10?

[Dieselfume]

Been thinking of a front hitch for the truck, so I can have the hitch haul in back, and the bike rack in front. I also have a receiver mount with a HD geared boat winch in case Murphy strikes, or for dragging stuff into a trailer, etc.

I did quite a bit of searching, reese, curt, valley, summit, uhaul, ebay, etc. No joy. 88+ they have, but not 73-87 anymore. I see two previous posts here where folks made custom hitches. (the hidden one is pretty slick) As much as I'd like to play with my welder, I really would rather bolt something on and not spend a weekend or two fabricating a proper hitch.  Perhaps there's another hitch application that is close enough to drill holes or just directly weld on?

[74k20]

You will have to fabricate one up.  Finished my front hitch install just last weekend and it came out great.  I used a rear hitch, cut/welded/drilled/re-cut/ground/re-drilled/re-cut ect.  Have yet to use it, but I also have a heavy duty 2 spd boat winch mounted to a reciever hitch.  Along with a basket, bike rack, motorcycle rack, soon a lift hoist ect.

Search for a post a few months ago with some details from another member.

Good luck,

MJ

[Da67goatman]

I made my own as well from a rear hitch, check the link. 

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=16550.0

[74k20]

That's the link above that I was thinking of.  I soooo tried the hidden hitch behind the lic plate, but my receiver wasn't the best fit.  It was just right for a below however, so that's the direction I went with.

Thanks da67goatman for the idea and insperation to start the project.

mj

[Da67goatman]

I have no problem sharing ideas as long as I get credit for em.    Your welcome.