Is Front Hitch for 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe Strong Enough to Use with Plow

Published 10/17/2023

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Draw-Tite Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2"

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$163.91

SnowBear Snowplow for 2" Hitches - 88" Wide x 26" Tall

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$2168.54

Question:

I plan to mount this to my 2021 Wrangler JL 4xe Rubicon. However watching your installation video the hitch/receiver only bolts to the frame horn which is not the frame. My concern is the frame horn is only connected to the frame by 4 smallish welds. Frame hornsd are also part of the crumple zone of all JL Wranglers so they are designed to bend/fail on impact. How can this receiver connection withstands the forces of plowing. As you may or may not know both Roadmaster previuous Gen and Maximus 3 when connecting thier towing baseplates to the frame horn ended up cracking and damaging the frame horns as those base plates did not connect to the frame I was a victim if that on my previous JL. This is why those two base plate manufactures now connect direct to the frame. If towing a 4500lb wrangler will break the frame horns I have to assume the forces of plowinjg would be greater? please advise or if there is another frame connected reciever you recommend.

asked by: Gary F

Expert Reply:

That's a really valid concern about the install of the Draw Tite hitch # 65079 on your 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Rubicon. I personally am not a fan of snow plows that attach to front hitches as from experience here at etrailer they just aren't quite as secure. We had the front hitch of a Highlander get ripped off when demoing a plow here, but to be fair the parking lot here looks like a war zone.

With all of that said we've sold quite a few of the # 65079 and had several people use it to plow like with the # K2AVAL8826 and they left positive reviews saying it worked well.

expert reply by: Jameson C