Can Brush Guard be Used With Front Hitch Receiver on 2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty
Updated 12/21/2021 | Published 12/20/2021
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I need a front receiver hitch for my 2016 4WD F250 so that I can carry my two fat tire e-bikes on the front while I tow my camper from the rear hitch. However, I currently have a Ranch Hand Legend Series brush guard on the truck with a light bar attached. Apparently, all hitches and bumper guards use the same mounting points on the front of the frame and Im finding that its a one or the otherinch proposition. I love the brush guard and light bar, and dont want to be forced to take them off. The optimal solution would be to find a front receiver that could be mounted in addition to the Ranch Hand, but Im not seeing compatible devices. So that brings me to two questions: One, do you know of any front hitch receivers that can be mounted in tandem with the Ranch Hand, and if not, are there brush guards that specifically have a hitch receiver built into them?
asked by: Scott W
Expert Reply:
I can understand not wanting to remove the brush guard on your 2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty, but unfortunately there are no front mounted hitches that can fit with the guard, because like you said, they do mount in the same location. There are also not any brush guards with a receiver built in, likely because there wouldn't be enough support at the receiver location.
So if you do wind up going with a front-mounted hitch on your '16 F-250 you would need to remove the brush guard to install the hitch, the Draw-Tite Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver # 65049.
I'll throw out another option that may work, depending on the weight of your bikes, which is a truck bed bike rack, the Thule Insta-Gater Pro Truck Bed Bike Rack # TH93VR.
This will hold a bike up to 50 lbs with 5 inch tires, and doesn't require any type of drilling into your bed, it simply uses straps which you'd close your tailgate on and then tighten.
Apart from that, the only other option would be a tailgate pad that you'd place your bikes on, the Thule GateMate Pro Tailgate Pad for Full-Size Trucks # TH824PRO.
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