I was wondering if there is a bolt on front hitch mount for a 2005 1500. I have a winch with the hitch mount. I originally thought I would use it in the rear hitch but I don't like to idea of running the battery cable to the rear. I'm now thinking a front hitch would also be useful in other ways.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

No bolt on front hitch. All I have seen are custom made

 

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...h-project.html

 

Thanks. What about Curt 31320? Seems to be bolt on for 1500.

 

Never seen it before, thats news to me

 

https://www.curtmfg.com/part/31320

Looks pretty nice actually.

And they make some bitchin accessories!

I'm curious how the front winch mount looks on the truck....

 

AAGHemi, I looked at a lot of different options when I thinking about a front hitch. I finally decided to just fab one up myself. There were a couple of reasons I did a custom setup.

1- I wanted the hitch to be higher. Sucks digging in the mud looking for the receiver. Fills with mud fast also.

2- by having two receivers I can install a winch and still have room for a shackle in case I need to run a 2:1 block and tackle.

3- by having the offset hitch design, I can back up a trailer using the passenger side hitch, this gives me better views of what is going on as I can see around the trailer.

4- most extreme recovery operations call for a V chain to split the load between two recovery points

 

Brandon, I saw the work you did on your custom hitch. Very,very nice. I would love to do my own but I'm not good at welding. I have small mig welder and need a lot more practice to make good structural welds.

Your set up is more versatile than a single hitch. Maybe after I practice more I will and another receiver to it.

 

Welding is one of those skills that you need to just practice. You should be able to get a local weld shop to slap it together for you. Couldn't be more than a half hour of work.

 

AAGHemi, most smaller mig welders won't weld more than 1/8"-3/16" properly. So the pre-made hitch or going to a shop to have one made would be a good idea. If you decide to start practicing welding go over to WeldingWeb.com. Lots of info and lots of guys willing to help others learn.

Brandon, looks like you did a good job on the hitch. A few of the welds look like you could have set the machine a bit hotter though. Also, if there's room behind the plate a bar across the back making a "T" joint would help keep it from bending with a load. Some tube for the main section would have been nice.