Somehow I'm not surprised you know considering you're likely the most
experience person in here testing the limits of the Dakota, and
occasionally going way beyond them. ;)
I'd be itching to go with an arc welder, some quarter inch steel plate
and some longer bolts.
M.B.
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: DML: 4.7 sucks for towing
> From: Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com>
> Date: Tue, July 05, 2011 7:43 am
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>
>
> On 2-Jul, 2011, at 18:45 , M.B. wrote:
>
> > If I was going to pull more than 6200lbs I'd probably look into making sure the bolts on the hitch were grade 8, and maybe investigate the possibility of adding more attachment points to the frame. That and a definite yes on a brake controller and load distributing hitch.
>
>
> Upgrading the bolts is pointless, they start to pull through the frame at the mounting points after enough abuse. Ask me how I know....
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