Re: [ihc] Identify Rear Step Bumper/Receiver Hitch/Tom Horsing Around in Oregon

[Colin MM Rush <salmineo@xxxxxxxx>]

Ted,
        That sounds exactly like the setup in my brother's Scout.  His
was a stock Scout II bumper, with an aftermarket receiver hitch mounted
exactly below it.  When installed, they looked like they were a unitary
assembly. It would not have been a far stretch for someone to weld the
two together after they were installed, and I bet that is what had been
done to yours.  If you have a Scout II step bumper, I have a receiver
hitch for a Scout II with the fasteners, which I took off of my brother's
before he sold his.  Neither of us has a Scout II anymore, so the hitch
is available if you want it.  Not sure which class it is, but it mounts
with 6 bolts, so I bet it is either Class III or IV.  Let me know if you
are interested in it. 
        Regarding Tom's death ride, that is something straight out of a
horror flick.  It sounds like you and the horses are lucky to still be
around. I can imagine which set of hills it was on, and they are not a
place I would want to be if that happened to me.
-Colin Rush

Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 21:50:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ted Borck <tborck@domain.elided>
Subject: Re: [ihc] Identify Rear Step Bumper/Receiver Hitch
 
I've been trying to locate a rear step bumper/receiver hitch for the 
latest Scout II project.
 
One of my previous Scout IIs had a step bumper with a built in receiver 
hitch.
 
The hitch plate on the step bumper had a 1 7/8 inch ball mounted to the 
step plate, and when I needed to use a 2 inch ball, I inserted the 2 inch

ball mount into the receiver.
 
The 2 inch receiver tube was welded and gusseted below the step plate.
 
IRC -  it looked somewhat like the below ASCII art:
 
________         _______
________\___@___/_______
          \_|_|_/
 
The bumper had a manufacturers name stamped into it, but I'm unable to 
remember the name.
 
Anyone seen a Scout II step bumper/receiver hitch like this?
 
- -- 
Ted Borck        tborck@domain.elided

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