Stainless steel hitch
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Stainless steel hitch
I hate the standard powder coated trailer hitches. They always rust. I live in Ontario, Canada and we use lots of salt on the roads to melt ice. I want to buy a Stainless Steel Trailer Hitch for my 2009 F150.
Any ideas where I can buy one or will I have to make my own?
I searched but couldn't find anything...
Thank you,
Chris
Any ideas where I can buy one or will I have to make my own?
I searched but couldn't find anything...
Thank you,
Chris
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I sprayed mine with some of that "off the shelf" wheel well coating or undercoating stuff.
While I don't live in an area where they have salted the roads in the past (they are going to do it this season howver!! ) My hitch and the frame around it are all coated..
A stainless hitch would weigh a 'ton' as well... What parts are rusted on your current hitch?
I think they make stainless ball mounts? Do you leave the ball mount in the hitch all Winter long? I wouldn't do this myself, but I see countless rigs on the road with a ball mount inserted that obviously looks like it hasn't seen a coupler in years....
I know that when I leave mine in just for a day, I end up catching my knee on it! :LOL:
Good luck with the hunt! If you do find one, let us know the cost and the weight of it!
Mitch
While I don't live in an area where they have salted the roads in the past (they are going to do it this season howver!! ) My hitch and the frame around it are all coated..
A stainless hitch would weigh a 'ton' as well... What parts are rusted on your current hitch?
I think they make stainless ball mounts? Do you leave the ball mount in the hitch all Winter long? I wouldn't do this myself, but I see countless rigs on the road with a ball mount inserted that obviously looks like it hasn't seen a coupler in years....
I know that when I leave mine in just for a day, I end up catching my knee on it! :LOL:
Good luck with the hunt! If you do find one, let us know the cost and the weight of it!
Mitch
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another option??
Most major cities have chrome plating shops.
Why not get a 1 piece and just have it chromed?
It won't last as long as stainless but should be less expensive.....so much so that you could probably have a couple done for the cost of a custom stainless hitch.
Most new hitches are only about $120-140 US currency and then plating should not be more than about $100-150.
Just a thought.............
Most major cities have chrome plating shops.
Why not get a 1 piece and just have it chromed?
It won't last as long as stainless but should be less expensive.....so much so that you could probably have a couple done for the cost of a custom stainless hitch.
Most new hitches are only about $120-140 US currency and then plating should not be more than about $100-150.
Just a thought.............
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If a ball mount, a forged aluminum one will be just as strong and won't rust. Here's a well made beauty but they don't give them away:
http://www.etrailer.com/p-SR26041/Qu...10000-lbs.html
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Nope, I want the hitch. The part that attaches to the truck. I can get a stainless ball mount no problem.
I am a Machinist and Tool and Die maker and for the life of me I can't understand why this isn't done. Stainless steel isn't that much more expensive than regular steel. Most of the cost of a trailer hitch is in the labour, insurance, lawers, and shipping. We can get rid of the powder coating cost.
Still want to find one... I may have to get one made custom... crazy!
I am a Machinist and Tool and Die maker and for the life of me I can't understand why this isn't done. Stainless steel isn't that much more expensive than regular steel. Most of the cost of a trailer hitch is in the labour, insurance, lawers, and shipping. We can get rid of the powder coating cost.
Still want to find one... I may have to get one made custom... crazy!
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You might also consider getting one hot-dip galvanized. Ship yards use a lot of this stuff and it holds up well in a salt environment. As a bonus, it will have a sacrificial zinc effect and reduce rust on the rest of the truck chassis (especially in the immediate vicinity like the hitch bolts).
In fact, I may need to bolt a few sacrificial zincs onto my chassis, they are cheap and quite effective.
In fact, I may need to bolt a few sacrificial zincs onto my chassis, they are cheap and quite effective.
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Hi Chris, were you able to find a stainless hitch? I share your sentiment, I have been in manufacturing my entire career and cant understad why they dont make stainless hitches. I too dislike the rusty ones you see everywhere. I am trying to get a stainless hitch for my 2009 RAV4.
Thanks,
Steve G.
Nope, I want the hitch. The part that attaches to the truck. I can get a stainless ball mount no problem.
I am a Machinist and Tool and Die maker and for the life of me I can't understand why this isn't done. Stainless steel isn't that much more expensive than regular steel. Most of the cost of a trailer hitch is in the labour, insurance, lawers, and shipping. We can get rid of the powder coating cost.
Still want to find one... I may have to get one made custom... crazy![/QUOTE]
Thanks,
Steve G.
Nope, I want the hitch. The part that attaches to the truck. I can get a stainless ball mount no problem.
I am a Machinist and Tool and Die maker and for the life of me I can't understand why this isn't done. Stainless steel isn't that much more expensive than regular steel. Most of the cost of a trailer hitch is in the labour, insurance, lawers, and shipping. We can get rid of the powder coating cost.
Still want to find one... I may have to get one made custom... crazy![/QUOTE]
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Nope, I want the hitch. The part that attaches to the truck. I can get a stainless ball mount no problem.
I am a Machinist and Tool and Die maker and for the life of me I can't understand why this isn't done. Stainless steel isn't that much more expensive than regular steel. Most of the cost of a trailer hitch is in the labour, insurance, lawers, and shipping. We can get rid of the powder coating cost.
Still want to find one... I may have to get one made custom... crazy!
I am a Machinist and Tool and Die maker and for the life of me I can't understand why this isn't done. Stainless steel isn't that much more expensive than regular steel. Most of the cost of a trailer hitch is in the labour, insurance, lawers, and shipping. We can get rid of the powder coating cost.
Still want to find one... I may have to get one made custom... crazy!
It seems to have recovered and sprung back to life!
Last edited by joe51; 07-19-2015 at 05:49 PM.