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Old Jul 4, 2012 | 11:31 PM
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If you have a hitch on the back adapt something to it or a ball mount.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 12:57 AM
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Yes for $100 you can buy a pole that attaches right into a 2" receiver (or you could fab up your own) I just wanted mine in the bed though.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 04:27 PM
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I got the answer for you. I bought a 6' section of 1/2" pipe from Home Depot and a 1/4" hitch pin and 2 cotter pin clips (reusable kind) and some fender washers. I drilled a hole through the rod at the right height for the screw hole in the stake slot. Put on the pin with a fender washer so it cant pull through, take a fender washer and make it nearly a semi washer (almost 1/2 without cutting into the inner circle) and put that on the other side. Pin it in place. Then I added 2 more washers and added a second pin to "double pin it" and used a cut up broom handle one either side of the pole in the stake slot as spacers so it won't wobble. It's REALLY sturdy. Done 65-70 with it with a 3'x5' flag hose clamped on the pole. I'll try to get pics.
I don't know how permanant this is going to be, I may do something a little sturdier. I mean at 60 this thing doesn't even quiver really, but I think I want to overbuild this.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 05:05 PM
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Here we go.
Fully assembled on the truck it looks like this.
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Now remove the first clip and 2 washers and you reveal the second clip and the "half moon" modified washer.
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Here are all the pieces layed out for you.
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Here is the "hitch pin" assembled as it would be on the truck. In the large gap would be the pole.
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Here are the wood pieces wedged into the stake hole to hold it in place. (One is sorta hiding behind the flag)
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Here is what it looks like.
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 01:58 PM
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that looks like a good set up and that is without drilling holes in the truck? the hitch mounted thing wont work i have 2 flags i want to fly
 
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 02:01 PM
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and were do i find a hitch pin with that many holes in it
 
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by dodger8691
and were do i find a hitch pin with that many holes in it
Don't know if there's an Ace Hardware where you live but they have drawers and drawers of those pins and everything else listed above. Any hardware store really would have what you need I would think.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 10:26 PM
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^What he said. Thats from home depot. And no holes were drilled in the truck. These go through the stake mount hole. (There is a small hole in the stake slot.)
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 06:51 PM
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i like alot i i guess i have somthing to on a weekend when im bored now
 
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 07:27 AM
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any idea what size that pin is and i cant tell what the hose clamp is being used for or is that just to hold the flag to the pole?
 
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