Highbeam
Super Member
I did. The cheezy little chains they provide only hook onto a wire loop. The chains quickly get snagged and become a decoration but the pins seem to stay put pretty well by gravity.
Now what? Well I could buy a new one but then I started looking around the garage. I can weld, I can cut, I can grind. What is this pin anyway? A silly little piece of round stock.
I didn't have any round bar of the right size and a hitch pin is too big. Then I remembered that I had kept the old u-bolts from when I added little lift blocks to my half ton pickup. I have a hard time throwing away nuts, bolts, and hunks of metal that may have a use for someday. Today was the day for the u-bolts. I can make six more. Now I need some gold paint.
Now what? Well I could buy a new one but then I started looking around the garage. I can weld, I can cut, I can grind. What is this pin anyway? A silly little piece of round stock.
I didn't have any round bar of the right size and a hitch pin is too big. Then I remembered that I had kept the old u-bolts from when I added little lift blocks to my half ton pickup. I have a hard time throwing away nuts, bolts, and hunks of metal that may have a use for someday. Today was the day for the u-bolts. I can make six more. Now I need some gold paint.