FINALLY GOT my, “ Endangered Specie”, MJ Hitch ! ! !
I’ve got a 1989 LWB Comanche with the metric tonne leaf springs but couldn’t find a tow hitch or get anyone that really wanted to take the time to fabricate one to specs.
Its been about a 11 month search off and on. .
I ran across an ad while digging on a post on U-Haul hitch’s, on this forum.....
“krustyballer” , had wrote that he now made comanche LWB/ SWB tow hitches..
I finally located where to contact him, ordered the hitch Aug 13 (2018) , he had it ready to go, mounted on a pallet, and shipped by Aug 17...around noon from IN, USA ;
It was delivered by Aug 23rd at 8:36 A.M and I live In Alberta, Canada. .! I was impressed !
The Hitch was VERY well packaged with bolts all intact, not so much as a scratch or bump in it. Beautiful design & workmanship.!
All cuts, holes & welds are quality and neat, All holes drilled explicit to fit with the OEM rear bumper bracket holes.
I really like the plate to bolt to the bumper step.. It was short about a half inch for my particular bumper set up, but was easy to extend slightly via a sandwich plate bolted in.
I am extremely happy with the design of the safety chain hook-up, being a plate welded to the bottom of the receiver tube, with 1” holes on either side of the hitch. It looks sharp and is perfect for getting a descent size chain through. Nice and sturdy...no flimsy bendable stuff ! ! !
I’ll include a few pictures of it installed..
After applying POR15 and a coat of paint, installation was a matter of minutes. EXTREMELY fast & easy
- Simply remove the 3 farthest rear bumper bracket bolts. On both sides......
- put hitch brackets in place and bolt in his 6 grade 8 bolts (included In PKG). Back into those 6 bumper bracket holes.
OPTIONAL
-- drill and bolt to the rear bumper if you want that also. His hitch comes with a plate welded on the upper side of the receiving tube so that option is made simple and
easy.
-- The hitch plate Krusty has, comes with a lower hole in each of the mounting plates so you can put a brace plate from each of the leaf spring shackle bolts to that lower hitch plate hole on each side, as seen in the pictures.(For the long wheel base, it already bolts up and fits the swb shackle bolt.)
- Put your hitch on ... Hook up trailer...apply a few wires .... Safety chain hooked up and It’s “GO TIME” ! ! !
Everything was designed and fabricated to align perfectly. No Mods needed, my own bumper bolt up needed about a 1/4 - 1/" longer out the back to reach the bumper plate bottom holes. No Issue at all and it was a cinch to mod with an extra plate.
THANKS !, krusty for putting the time, effort, and heart into making something worth spending money on that works, looks nice, is a pleasure to install and will certainly last !
I can literally say, “THE BEST IS BUILT NOT BOUGHT”, in regards to your product !
Only one “ BUT “ .........
When I contacted you, you thought all Canada was maple syrup land........
.BUT..truth be known....Canada itself, as a whole Is much more prideful than that ! ;) :’(
I wanted to share this , “quality listening” song , just so you could appreciate these far western provinces more lol https://youtu.be/dArq71f1RGU
