Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Ford F150 - Video
Today we are going to install part number 65043 from Draw Tite and we are going to install this on a 2006 Ford F150. This will be a front mounted hitch. Our hitch will install on the inside of the frame. It will use existing holes that are in here. The holes that will be used in the frame will be the square hole here and this round hole up here, that is sometimes covered by this balance right here. We can start by actually holding up the hitch into position. This is a good one to have an extra set of hands for. It goes on the inside of the frame and there are 2 notches on there to keep it a little bit higher or a little bit lower depending on clearance with your bumper. It is a good idea to install your hitch as close as possible then install your hardware. In this case we have the hitch install in the lowest position. That should give you an idea of what kind of clearance you can expect. Once you have your bolts installed you can go ahead and install your hardware. You still want to leave it loose because you might have to move your hitch back and forth for the rest of the hardware. more
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Posted: 7/22/2008 7:33:29 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Ford F-350 - Video
Today we are working on a 2008 Ford F-350. We will be installing a front mount hitch by Draw-Tite part number 65049. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you with ing accessories for your new hitch such as a snow plow, a draw bar or a winch mount. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outer-most point of the front bumper is 4-1/4 inches and from the top of the receiver tube to the ground is going to be 14-1/4 inches. Now let us go ahead with the installation. 0:28 more
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Posted: 9/19/2011 5:11:49 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Ford F-250 - Video
Today on this 2009 F-250 we will be installing the front hitch part number 65049. We are underneath the front of the vehicle here, and we are going to go ahead and point out the mounting location for the trailer hitch. We are actually looking at the passenger side frame rail on the outboard side and we have got a couple holes visible. If you look more forward towards the bumper side you will see a 9/ 16 size hole right there. That is going to provide our forward most attaching point for our trailer hitch. I do want to note on some of the newer model vehicles with four wheel drive. It has a bigger air dam here at the front and this air dam will need to be trimmed on those four wheel drive models. If you do need to trim the air dam just go ahead and give it a test fit and maybe take some dimension and go ahead and cut it before you get started. 00:40 more
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Posted: 10/28/2009 5:10:47 PM
