Rear recovery point.

[ptsb5a]

You do know its not solid right?

Does it really matter? The bolts holding the hitch on or the reciever pin will fail before you rip the sides out of that reciever. Stuffs like 1/4" isn't it? When under a shear load, that steel will be plenty strong enough. And even then, it's the D-ring pin and the reciever pin that are in shear. Personally, I wouldn't worry about the reciever being hollow.

 

[JeepINgeek]

Does it really matter? The bolts holding the hitch on or the reciever pin will fail before you rip the sides out of that reciever. Stuffs like 1/4" isn't it? When under a shear load, that steel will be plenty strong enough. And even then, it's the D-ring pin and the reciever pin that are in shear. Personally, I wouldn't worry about the reciever being hollow.

exactly right.

 

[tommudd]

whatever
I just like the solid ones way better for the money
plus if someones a jerk I can throw it at em!

In the last thirty plus years of wheeling I've seen enough cheap stuff break that some have said " don't worry about it, its strong enough"

 

[KornyBrad]

You do know its not solid right?

Yes I might change my mind, not sure on the whole tri color thing.

 

[tjkj2002]

Does it really matter? The bolts holding the hitch on or the reciever pin will fail before you rip the sides out of that reciever. Stuffs like 1/4" isn't it? When under a shear load, that steel will be plenty strong enough. And even then, it's the D-ring pin and the reciever pin that are in shear. Personally, I wouldn't worry about the reciever being hollow.

Actually if using a 1/4" walled tube will have more "shear" force under the same load then a solid stock will since you only have a total 1/2" pressing on the pin where as the solid stock has 2" pushing on that pin.

 

[Dave]

Actually if using a 1/4" walled tube will have more "shear" force under the same load then a solid stock will since you only have a total 1/2" pressing on the pin where as the solid stock has 2" pushing on that pin.

This makes sense and I like the sound of "solid" better than "walled tube"....:smokin:

Dave

 

[ptsb5a]

Actually if using a 1/4" walled tube will have more "shear" force under the same load then a solid stock will since you only have a total 1/2" pressing on the pin where as the solid stock has 2" pushing on that pin.

True Troy, but in the end, it's the 5/8" pin that is in "shear", not the reciever tube or the hollow reciever. The force will be exerted on the pin itself. The tube will be in "tension"

This makes sense and I like the sound of "solid" better than "walled tube"....:smokin:

Dave

Dave, in the Areospace industry, lots of things are made hollow, or have holes punched in them to make them stronger under the stresses that get applied.

 

[J-Thompson]

I still say use the pin or the "loop over method"
both are safer than the other choices should the pin fail