Well, took me all of a day to decide that the hitch as-is wasn't gonna cut it. Angled round tubes and the fact that it stuck out so far made it a less than ideal base to build from.

So I busted out my favorite tool, the Sawzall (aka the universal wrench) and sliced the brackets right off. If anyone's wondering what kind of blade you use to slice through 2.5" 1/4" wall tube, I got one word, Lenox. Specifically the Lenox Lazer PowerArc extreme metal blades. They are no joke, second only to the carbide tipped Lazer blades. If you're at the store looking at sawzall blades and wondering why they're so much more expensive, just do it. You won't regret it.

It's at this point that you start to question all the choices you've made in your life that lead to you cutting apart a perfectly good hitch, just to make an objectively less practical hitch out of it.

Once I got the brackets all cleaned up I took a trip out to the steel pile and found the perfect piece. Anyone worried about strength don't be. It's 3x3" 1/4" wall square tube. Perfect fit for the brackets.

I don't typically do a whole lot of welding, but lately I have been. I'm actually surprised at how good of a bead I'm able to lay with the old hot snot machine right now. I'm sure I'll end up taking a six month hiatus and losing my edge before too long.

Too lazy to hunt down the hitch insert tonight and get it notched in so I'll leave it at that.

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