DMI bumper
Hey All"
Looking at buying a mid 90s F-250. I'm looking to buy it to tow a car and open trailer. It has a DMI spring loaded bumper on it. I've never seen anyone tow a car trailer with one of those. Is it possible to use this, or would I have to yank it off and buy a conventional bumper and hitch? I couldn't find a website for DMI, so I am unable to really find out what this bumper is for. I've been told it's a "farm bumper" good for "gravity wagons" but I don't know what the hell that means. Gravity wagons sounds like something out of the Jetsons. Any help appreciated Steve |
I don't see why you couldn't use it to tow a car trailer. We used to put DMI bumpers on our farm trucks years ago but not anymore. We pulled livestock trailers, wagons, etc.
This is a gravity wagon (or gravity box). https://www.f150online.com/forums/me...ure43059-a.jpg |
Install a conventional frame mounted hitch receiver. Don't try to tow anything with a bumper unless it's just at slow speeds around a farm or something.
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DMI bumpers are frame mounted. You would be crazy to use a plain bumper hitch to pull farm equipment or anything else for that matter.
Here is a link to the new DMI bumpers: http://www.unitedtruckparts.com/products/QuicCushn2.htm Tow 14,000lbs with up to 1400lbs tongue weight. |
For clarification, when I said conventional bumper and hitch, I meant conventional bumper and frame mounted hitch. Don't worry, not planning on towing 5K+ pounds with a bumper hitch.
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Jrvichammer: Why did you stop using the DMI bumpers?
Thanks Steve |
Jrvichammer: Why did you stop using the DMI bumpers?
Thanks Steve |
Originally Posted by LXguy
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Jrvichammer: Why did you stop using the DMI bumpers?
Thanks Steve |
Sorry about that - I didn't know what a "DMI" was and I saw "spring loaded bumper" and thought that didn't sound too good.
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I can't figure out how you'd get the ball on the thing. Its just got two vertically parallel flat tabs of steel sticking out the back like a pin is supposed to go through there or something.
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