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Tow bar storage/shifter handle
And now back to our regularly scheduled program...with pictures, even!
I finally settled on under bed storage for my towbar since putting on the new dropside bed last August. I used a shackle mount bolted to the bed under the floor with a 1/4" steel backing plate in the bed for strength. A grade 5 7/8"-9 X 10" bolt with nut and washer secure it to the shackle mount via the towbar 1" feet. On the lunette end I used a cargo strap looped through a 5/8" heavy duty oval lifting eye nut bolted to the frame. It is very secure on the shackle/bolt side once the nut and bolt are snugged up. I will add a lock washer for insurance and maybe a locking pin through the bolt for security. The cargo strap keeps it from bouncing between the bed floor and under frame. It is fairly easy to load and unload one leg at a time.
I wanted the old school trucker look, so I put a tapered shifter handle. I like it better than a knob aesthetically and functionally.
And now back to our regularly scheduled program...with pictures, even!
I finally settled on under bed storage for my towbar since putting on the new dropside bed last August. I used a shackle mount bolted to the bed under the floor with a 1/4" steel backing plate in the bed for strength. A grade 5 7/8"-9 X 10" bolt with nut and washer secure it to the shackle mount via the towbar 1" feet. On the lunette end I used a cargo strap looped through a 5/8" heavy duty oval lifting eye nut bolted to the frame. It is very secure on the shackle/bolt side once the nut and bolt are snugged up. I will add a lock washer for insurance and maybe a locking pin through the bolt for security. The cargo strap keeps it from bouncing between the bed floor and under frame. It is fairly easy to load and unload one leg at a time.
I wanted the old school trucker look, so I put a tapered shifter handle. I like it better than a knob aesthetically and functionally.
