Custom 5th wheel hitch allows you to tow much more!!
For all you weight police folks out there worried about overloaded tundras check this out...
Class lll Hitch Install... (patent pending..)
Wouldn't you love to see how the trip went...? Good chance he ended up doin' some unintended off roadin' somewhere. Check the 'hills' in the background. Howja like to meet this rig on a two-lane road...coming down the mountain in your direction...?
She's hitched up and r eady to roll!! Amazin' how the extra weight smoothes out the ride.
Needed to air up the rear tires a bit ('bout 160 psi).
Added some super heavy-duty chain for extra support on the tailgate, (note the 'Heavy-Duty 'S' hooks to attach the chain) Also paid-up for some BIG Number 5/16 sheet metal screws to attach the Reese hitch frame to the tailgate (see 'em there? one on each side...) Likely two more through the carpet into the floor pan inside...
Yep, probably overkill, but didn't want the possibility of having an axerdent.
Most of the time was spent on the front porch whittling down that MASSIVE solid pine 4x4 to fit precisely down into the hole in the ball mount receiver.
Note also - The 14'x14' piece of 3/8' plywood on the underside of the tailgate to distribute the load more evenly and beef up that tailgate support.
'A MAN CAN'T BE TOO SAFE'...!!
They are out there, folks... and they vote...
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JimmyC
2008 Toyota Tundra Crew Max 4x4 Limited, Nav, TRD, Desert Sand Mica, Running Boards and Fender Flares
Add Ons: Corsa exhaust, AFE CAI, truxxx 3" leveling kit, bed extender, weather tech floor mats & window deflector, rollbak toneau cover, stainless foot pedal covers, line-xtra color matched, hacked nav DVD, Vais SL2XMT (XM mini) SL2I-Up (iPhone/iPod level 5 connector), LoadLifter 5000 Air Spring Kit with Wireless AIR Control System
Custom 5th wheel hitch allows you to tow much more!!
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