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Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Ford F-350- Video
Today on our 2006 Ford F-350 we're going to take a look at and also show you how to install the Curt Custom Front Mount Receiver Hitch, part number 31114. Now here's what our hitch is going to look like installed. As you can see it's a pretty nice looking hitch. It sits right here in the center of our already existing opening in our truck, so we don't have to worry about cutting or trimming anything there. This is going to be a 2" by 2" receiver tube opening, so there's going to be a great deal of accessories available for it, including your snow plows, some people will put front-mount cargo carries on it, winch mounts. It shares the same 5/8" diameter pin hole here, so any of your Class III accessories will work out fine. more
1/11/2017 3:35:10 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 GMC Sierra- Video
Today on our 2011 GMC Sierra we're going to take a look at and also show you how to install the Curt Custom Fit Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver with the 2" by 2" opening. Part number is 31322. Here's a good look at our hitch once we get it installed, as you can see you're not losing really anything here. Our ground clearance is going to remain just about the same, the hitch is going to remain just about completely hidden up here behind our bumper. Great thing about the install process, it uses all the factory mounting locations so we don't have to drill any holes, you don't have to make any modifications to our truck. It's going to leave us with our 2" by 2" receiver tube opening. These are going to work out really, really well for front mounted winches, for your snow plows, some people will put a cargo carrier on the front, a bike rack on the front, if they need to maximize their carrying capacity, so it's going to be pretty versatile. more
12/13/2016 4:16:52 PM
Best 2012 Chevrolet Silverado Front Hitch Options 65078- Video
Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best front hitch options for the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. We'll start with the Draw-Tite here. This is part number 65078, and we'll follow that up with the Curt, part number C31023. Now, both of these hitches are going to offer a 2" x 2" receiver tube opening that will be available to us at the front of our vehicle. Most typical applications are going to be for mounting a winch in there potentially. Sometimes people like to use spare tire racks off the front of the vehicle, also comes in handy for the snow plow applications. If you don't want to make major modifications to the front of the truck, you can get snow plows that'll fit in here. Now, the hitches are very, very similar in that, again, they've got the 2" x 2" receiver tube opening. more
12/5/2016 12:19:06 PM
Best 2011 Chevrolet Silverado Front Hitch Options 65078- Video
Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best front hitch options for the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. We'll start with the draw tight, here. This is part number 65078. We're going to follow that up with the Curt, part number C31023. Now, both of these hitches are going to offer a 2" by 2" receiver tube opening that will be available to us at the front of our vehicle. Most typical applications are going to be for mounting a winch in there, potentially. Sometimes people like to use spare tire racks off the front of the vehicle, also comes in handy for the snow plow applications if you don't want to make major modifications to the front of the truck. more
12/5/2016 12:18:58 PM
Best 2013 Chevrolet Silverado Front Hitch Options 65078- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best front hitch options for the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. We'll start with the Draw-Tite here. This part number is 65078. We're going to follow that up with the Curt, part number C31023. Both of these hitches are going to offer a 2" by 2" receiver tube opening that will be available to us at the front of our vehicle. Most typical applications are going to be for mounting a winch in there, potentially. Sometimes people like to use spare tire racks off the front of the vehicle. more
12/5/2016 12:18:51 PM
Best 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Front Mounted Hitch Options- Video
Kevin: Today we're going to be taking a look at the best hitch options available for the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. We'll start with the Draw-Tite here. This is part number 65068, and we'll follow that up with the Curt, part number C31023. Both of these hitches are going to offer a two inch by two inch receiver tube opening that will be available to us at the front of our vehicle. The most typical applications are going to be for mounting a winch in there, potentially. Sometimes people like to use spare tire racks off the front of the vehicle. more
11/29/2016 3:33:02 PM
Best 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Front Hitch Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best front hitch options for you 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. Up top we've got the Curt, part number C31071. Then on the bottom we got the Draw Tite, part number 65068. The biggest difference that we're going to see between these two hitches is going to be when mounted on the truck where the receiver tube is going to be located. On the Draw Tite, it's going to give us a higher ground clearance, and it's going to come further out towards the front of the bumper, so it's going to give us more clearance with our accessories away from that front bumper. We've got a Curt mounted on this truck here and as you can see it comes out nicely underneath the fascia to where it's tucked up tight. The Draw Tite would come out up here right about the center of the license plate bracket, and so if you do have a license plate on the front of your truck, it would need to be relocated. There are a couple of different options. You can get the Draw Tite fixed bracket, part number 5443, or the Draw Tite fold down license plate bracket, part number 8802. There's going to be benefits to each hitch, because of where they come out, and the clearance that they give us depending on the accessories that you're going to be using. more
11/9/2016 9:30:16 AM
Best 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Front Hitch Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best front hitch options for your 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. Up top we've got the Curt Part# C31071. Then on the bottom we've got the Draw Type Part# 65078. The biggest difference that we're going to see between these two hitches, is going to be one mounted on the truck where the receiver tube is going to be located. On the Draw Type it's going to give us a higher ground clearance. It's going to come further out towards the front of the bumper. It's going to give us more clearance with out accessories away from that front bumper. We've got a Curt mounted on this truck here. more
11/9/2016 9:30:10 AM
Best 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Front Hitch Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best front hitch options for your 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. Up top we got the Curt, part number C31071. On the bottom we got the Draw-Tite, part number 65068. The biggest difference that we're going to see between these two hitches is going to be when mounted on the truck, where the receiver tube is going to be located. On the Draw-Tite, it's going to give us a higher ground clearance and it's going to come further out towards the front of the bumper, so it's going to give us more clearance with our accessories away from that front bumper. We got a Curt mounted on this truck here and as you can see it comes out nicely under the fascia to where it's tucked up tight. The Draw-Tite would come out up here, right about the center of the license plate bracket, so if you do have a license plate on the front of your truck, it would need to be relocated. There are a couple of different options. You can get the Draw-Tite fixed bracket, part number 5443, or the Draw-Tite fold down license plate bracket, part number 8802. more
11/9/2016 9:30:04 AM
Best 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Front Hitch Options- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at the best front hitch options for your 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. Up top we've got the Curt, part number C31071. Then on the bottom we've got the Draw-Tite, part number 65078. The biggest difference that we're going to see between these two hitches is going to be when mounted on the truck, where the receiver tube is going to be located. On the Draw-Tite, it's going to give us a higher ground clearance and it's going to come further out towards the front of the bumper, so it's going to give us more clearance with our accessories away from that front bumper. We've got a Curt mounted on this truck here, and as you can see it comes out nicely underneath the fascia to where it's tucked up tight. The Draw-Tite would come out up here, right about the center of the license plate bracket. more
11/9/2016 9:29:59 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Ford E-350- Video
Today on our 2007 E350 RV Cutaway, we're going to be taking a look at and installing the Draw Tite front mount trailer hitch receiver, part number 65001. What I really like about this hitch is the versatility of it because you can use it with a bike rack, a cargo carrier and some of our customers have said that they like to do that because they pull a trailer behind their motor home. It can also be used for a winch for maybe pulling a ATV or 4-wheeler out of the mud offroad. It's nicely tucked up and hidden to where all you can see is the face of the receiver tube opening here and that's even nice and tight against the bottom side of the fascia. This hitch also features these recovery eye hooks. It's got one on either side to allow you to attach a safety chain or winch cable, anything like that because you don't want to hook it to a ball mount that would be in the hitch. This hitch features the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening with the welded on reinforcement collar all the way around here. more
11/3/2016 10:34:22 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 - Curt- Video
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, we're going to be taking a look at and installing the Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver, part number C31071. Here's what this front hitch is going to look like once it's installed on the truck. As you can see, it tucks up nicely to the underside of this front fascia down here. You're going to have really easy access in order to use your hitch with any accessories that you may have. It features a 2 inch by 2 inch receiver tube opening with nice welded on reinforcement collar. It features the 5/8 inch hitch pin hole in order to secure any class 3 accessories. This front hitch is a nice, easy bolt on application. more
11/1/2016 3:21:32 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, we're going to be taking a look at, and also showing you how to install, the CURT front mounted trailer hitch receiver. This is a custom fit that offers a 2" x 2" opening. The part number is C31023. This is what our hitch is going to look like installed. As you can see, pretty clean appearance. As you can see, most of it remains hidden behind our front fascia, here. In the middle, we've got our 2-inch by 2-inch receiver tube opening. more
10/11/2016 12:31:53 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 GMC Yukon - Curt- Video
Today on our 2008 GMC Yukon, we're going to take a look at and then showing you how to install the Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver. This is a custom fit, offering a 2-inch by 2-inch opening. It's part number is C31012. This is going to be a great way to get a hitch on the front of the vehicle to help us with certain tasks that we need to accomplish without adding or detracting too much from the look of our vehicle. As you can see, our main crosstube and everything is going to be hidden back behind this lower fascia panel. We had to trim that out a little bit, but that was a really minor thing to do. Looks like below that, our hitch is going to come down about 2 and 3/8 of an inch, so just keep that in mind. If clearance is an issue with you getting in and out of the driveway or something, might not be something that you want. We've got that nice clean, flush look on the end here. more
10/3/2016 10:04:44 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Ram 3500 - Draw-Tite- Video
Today on our 2012 Ram 3500, we're going to be taking a look at, and installing, the Draw-Tite Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver. Part number 65063. Here's what it looks like once it's installed. You can see, it tucks nicely into the grill, into the bumper. We're going to have a bit of protrusion out the front in the center here, for our receiver tube. It's got a nice black powder coated finish. This is going to be a complete bolt on design, with no drilling or welding required. more
6/10/2016 11:32:21 AM
Front Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Ford F-350- Video
Today on our 2008 Ford F350 Super Duty we're going to be taking a look at and installing the Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver, part number C31008. Here's what our hitch looks like installed. As you can see it's got a nice black powder-coated finish. Two by two square hole with a 5/8 hitch pin. This would be good for your front mounted winches, cargo carriers, snow plows that will fit into a front mounted hitch, or a bike rack, or even a spare tire mount. It's designed to hold 9,000 pounds of line pull if you're using it for winch. 500 pounds of vertical pressure, and a 5,000 pound gross trailer weight if you're going to be pushing your trailer, or backing it into a space. more
3/11/2016 2:31:06 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Dodge Ram- Video
Today on our 2007 Dodge Ram 1500, we're going to be doing a review and installation of the curved front-mounted trailer hitch receiver, part number 31320. This is what your front-mounted hitch will look like once you have it installed. It's going to have a nice, sleek look on the front end and not protrude out very far from the bumper. It's going to be tucked up and underneath, so you won't have anything visible from the front besides the receiver tube, which is going to be at 2 by 2 inch square tubing with a 5/8s inch pinhole through the side. This receiver is going to have a 9,000 lb line weight, which means if you have a wedge or any kind of lines hooked up to it, it's going to support you pulling 9,000 lbs with it. A vertical tongue 00:46 weight of up to 500 lbs, and a trailer weight of up to 5,000 lbs. Now we'll go ahead and get a few measurements. From the center of our pinhole to the outermost part of our bumper, it's going to be about 3 and a half inches. more
9/15/2015 2:31:07 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on our 2010 Toyota 4-Runner, we're going to be taking a look at, and showing you how to install, the Curt Front-Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver. This is a custom fit, 2-inch hitch. It's part number is C31054. Here's what our hitch is going to look like once we get it installed. These front mount hitches are really nice for whether you're doing recovery. You can slide a winch with a winch bracket right into here and secure it. We can use snow plows on the front. more
9/2/2015 3:59:06 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2013 GMC Sierra- Video
Today on our 2013 GMC Sierra we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the Kirk custom-fit front-mount trailer hitch receiver. This offers a 2-inch opening. It's part number is C31023. Here's what our hitch looks like once we get it installed here on the front of the Sierra, really nice clean-looking hitch, beefs up the look of the front end a little bit. It doesn't protrude out pass the front edge of our bumper. That straight line would be about there, so we're going have maybe an inch and a half, 2 inches because it's tucked back in but it sticks out far enough that we've got plenty of access room for our pin hole. We've used all existing bolts, some to hold the tow hooks in, some for the bumper. more
7/23/2015 2:06:06 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Ford F-250 - Curt- Video
Today on our 2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty, we're going to review and install the CURT front mounted trailer hitch part number C31018. Now with our hitch installed, here's what it'll look like. As you can see the majority of our hitch is covered behind the front air dam. The only thing we really have exposed is the side bracket. This is a full steel and welded construction. It's got a nice black powder coated finish and when installing your pin and clip, you just need to reach behind the air dam to access the pre-drilled 5/8" inch pinholes. more
5/12/2015 10:48:04 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited - Curt- Video
Today on our 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited we'll be reviewing and installing the Curt Front-Mounted Two-Inch Receiver Tube Hitch, part number 31432. Now here's what our hitch will look like once it's installed. The hitch is completely made of steel and is a fully welded construction. You've got a nice strong square cross tube with a nice black powder-coated finish. This is a 2-inch by 2-inch receiver tube and it's go the pre-drilled hole for a 5/8 pin or locking pin. This hitch is capable of up to 9,000 pounds of line pull and 350 pounds of vertical load. The gross trailer weight is 3500 pounds and it comes with a limited lifetime warranty. Next we'll go ahead and give you a couple measurements to assist your selecting accessories for your new hitch. more
4/27/2015 5:16:06 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2014 Ford F-150 - Curt- Video
Today on this 2014 Ford F150 SuperCrew Cab, we're going to show you part number C31068. This is Curt front-mount 2" receiver hitch. This is what the hitch looks like when it's installed the truck. As you can see, this is our 2" receiver right here, which has a nice collar around the front of it, and it uses a 5/8" hitch pin right here. The distance from the hitch pin hole in the center to the outside edge of the license plate here is going to be about 8-1/2". Our measurement from the top of the receiver opening down to the ground is about 11-3/4". This will vary with our 2-wheel drive like we have here or a 4-wheel driver where the chances are it will sit a little bit higher, plus tire sizes will throw it off as well. more
3/16/2015 11:19:42 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2015 GMC Sierra 3500 - Curt- Video
Today in our 2015 GMC Sierra 3500, we're going to be installing the Curt Front Mounted Trailer Hitch, Part Number C31071. Our hitch has a 500 pound tongue weight and a 5,000 pound towing weight. With a 9,000 pound straight line pulling capacity. It's a fully welded, steel construction with a square cross tube. It's designed to hook up to the side plates which are secured directly to the frame. Here are a couple measurements that will assist you with selecting accessories such a ball mount, winch mount, or a snow plow. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the other most edge of the front bumper is 7-3/4 inches. more
2/20/2015 3:59:09 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2002 Ford F-250 - Curt- Video
Today on this 2002 Ford F250 Super Duty Crew Cab, we're going to install Part Number C31014. It's the Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver. This is what our front mount hitch looks like on our truck once it's installed. Next we'll give you some measurements to help you in selecting some accessories for your front mount hitch, like a snow plow or a winch mount for your front hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hole in this case to the outside edge of the bumper, which would be the license plate bracket will be about 7 and a half inches. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be about 13 and a quarter inches. more
1/23/2015 2:31:00 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2003 Chevrolet Silverado - Curt- Video
Today on our 2003 Chevy Silverado 1500, we'll be installing the Curt Front Mounted Hitch, part number 31108. Here's what our hitch will look like once installed. Next, we'll give you a couple of measurements to assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch, such as a snowplow, front mounted cargo carrier, or a wench. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the front edge of our bumper is 6 inches. From the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground is 12 inches. We'll now go ahead with the installation. To begin our install, we'll first need to remove the manufacturer's tow hooks. To do that, there are 3 fasteners for each, one on each side of the tow hook, and the rear fastener here at the bottom. As we remove the tow hook fasteners, we'll go ahead and set them aside as they will not be reinstalled, but we will reuse the manufacturer's tow hook. We'll go ahead and put the tow hook back in place over the attachment points. more
1/13/2015 4:50:22 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe - Curt- Video
Today on our 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe we'll be installing the CURT 2" front-mounted hitch, part number 31302. Now with our hitch already installed you can see it's nicely concealed behind the front fascia. The only thing sticking out is the receiver tube. It's got a 5/8 pinhole and a 2" by 2" receiver tube. This is a class three hitch. It has 500 pounds of tongue weight capacity and 5,000 pounds of tow capacity with a 9,000 line capacity. more
1/12/2015 12:03:50 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2003 Chevrolet Silverado - Draw-Tite- Video
Today, on our 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, we'll be installing a Draw-Tite Front Mounted two inch receiver with hitch, part number 65028. Here's what our hitch will look like once installed. Next, I'll give you a couple measurements to assist you selecting accessories for your hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outer edge of the front bumper is five and three quarter inches. From the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground is 12 and half inches. This will assist you selecting accessories such as a snow plow, winch, or cargo carrier. To begin our install, we'll first go ahead and locate the manufacturer's tow hooks. We need to remove two fasteners on each. more
1/8/2015 6:09:54 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 1998 Chevrolet Blazer - Curt- Video
Today on our 1998 Chevy Blazer, we'll be installing the Curt front mounted hitch, part number 31021. Here's what our hitch will look like once it's installed, next we'll give you a couple measurements to assist your selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hold to the outermost edge of the front bumper, is 5 1/4 inches. From the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground, is 11 1/2 inches. This will assist your selecting accessories such as a ball mount, cargo carrier, or snow plow. Now we'll go ahead and show you how to install the hitch. To begin our install, we'll first need to remove some of the manufacture fasteners on both frame rails. more
12/5/2014 8:31:16 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Ford F-150 - Curt- Video
Today on our 2007 Ford f150, we'll be installing the Curt Front Mounted 2" Receiver Tube Hitch, part number 31352. Here's what our hitch will look like once it's installed. Next, we'll go ahead and give you a couple measurements to assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch, such as a ball mount, winch mount, snow plow, or even a cargo carrier. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outermost edge of the bumper is 5 1/2". From the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground is 20 1/4". Now, to begin our install, we'll first need to remove the manufacturer's tow hooks and hardware if it has them. more
12/2/2014 11:53:29 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Chevrolet Silverado New Body- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevy Silverado new body style, we'll be installing the Curt Front Mount Hitch, part number 31322. This is what our hitch will look like once it's installed. Next we'll go ahead and give you a couple of measurements to assist your selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch man hole to the the outer most edge of the front bumper is eight inches. From the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground is ten and a half inches. Now let's go ahead with installation. To begin our install we'll first go ahead and locate attachment points. more
10/20/2014 2:39:36 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 Ford Van - Curt- Video
Today on our 2005 Ford Van we're going to be installing the Curt Front Mounted Trailer Hitch Receiver, part number 33055. Here's what our hitch looks like installed on our vehicle. Now we'll go ahead and give you a couple measurements in helping you choose some accessories for your hitch such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack, a winch or a spare tire carrier. From the top of the opening in the receiver to the ground we have 14 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outermost edge of the bumper we have 5 inches. Now let's go ahead and install our hitch. Now to begin with we're going to need to remove this plastic valance piece right here on the underside. There's a total of four push fasteners that will need to be removed, two on each side. more
10/20/2014 11:14:28 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2014 Ram 2500- Video
Alright, today it is 2014 RAM 2500. We're going to install part number 65063. Alright so first thing we need to do to get the truck ready is to go ahead and lube these tail hooks. So to do that, we've got to remove these four bolts. We'll do this on each side of the truck. There's a loose nut behind here, it's not weld nut so we'll take a, we'll use an 18 mm wrench so you can get to the back side. Now we'll take our wrench and install it from the bottom to get your nut on this side of the tail hook. more
6/5/2014 10:00:23 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2003 Ford F-250 - Draw-Tite- Video
Today on our 2003 Ford Super Duty, we'll be installing a Draw-Tite front hitch, part number 65022. Here's what our hitch looks like installed on our vehicle. Now in this case we'll go ahead and just give you one measurement to help you choose some accessories for your hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outer most edge of the bumper is approximately 3 3/4 inches. Now, because this truck has a lift kit on it, we are unable to give you a factory height from the top of the opening in the receiver to the ground. Let's go ahead and install our hitch. more
11/5/2013 10:00:22 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Dodge Ram Pickup - Draw-Tite- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 Series Crew Cab 2-Wheel Drive, we'll be installing the Draw-Tite Front Hitch part number 65062. This what our hitch looks like installed on our vehicle. Now, we'll go ahead and give you a couple measurements in helping you choose some accessories for your hitch such as the ball mount, bicycle rack or cargo carrier. From the center of the hitch pin holes to the outermost edge of the bumper, it is approximately five inches. From the top of the opening and the receiver to the ground is approximately 8-3/4 inches. Now, let's go ahead and install our hitch. more
8/5/2013 3:55:14 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Ford F-250- Video
Today, on this 2012 Ford F-250, we're going to install part number 65049 from Draw-Tite. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the vehicle. Next, we'll give you some measurements to help you out when selecting some accessories. From the top of the receiver openings down to the ground should be about 15-3/4 inches and from the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper in this case, we measured out to the license plate, its going to be about 5-1/4 inches. Now, we'll go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. First thing you need to do is go ahead and remove some bumper brackets there at the end of the frame. more
7/4/2013 9:39:14 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 GMC Sierra C31023- Video
12/28/2012 9:18:16 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2001 Toyota Tundra- Video
Today on our 2001 Toyota Tundra well be installing the Curt Front Mounted Hitch, part number 31180. This is what our hitch will look like once its installed. Next well go ahead and give you a couple measurements to assist you with selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the front most edge of the bumper is two and three quarter inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 14 inches. First, before we can install the hitch, well need to remove the front tow hooks. more
11/5/2012 1:24:18 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Dodge Ram- Video
Today on our 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 we're going to install the Curt front mounted hitch part #: 31320. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost edge of the license plate is 3 and a half inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 12 and inches. This will assist you in selecting accessories, now lets go ahead with the installation. Before we can begin the installation well need to go ahead and take a notch out of the front air dam to allow for the hitch clearance. more
4/24/2012 3:23:03 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Toyota 4Runner- Video
Today on this 2012 Toyota 4Runner were going to install part number C31054 from Curt. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the vehicle. Next well give you some measurements that will help you out in selecting some accessories such as a winch mount or a skid plate. From the center of the hitch pins the outside edge of the bumper is going to be 4 inches and from the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be 11-1/4 inches. Now well go ahead and show you how t he hitch is installed. The first thing we need to do to start our installation is to go ahead and remove the driver and passengers side underbody panels. more
3/15/2012 11:28:48 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Dodge Ram- Video
Today on this 2010 Dodge Ram 2500, were going to install part number c31015 from Curt. This is what it looks like when the hitch is installed on the vehicle. Next we will give you some measurements that will help you out when selecting some accessories. From the center of the pin hitch hole to the outside edge of the bumper is going to be 9-1/2, and from the top of the receiver tube down to the ground is going to be 13. Now I will go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. Alright our first step we have to make a notch in an air dam at the bottom of the bumper. more
11/11/2011 8:45:54 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Ford F-350- Video
Today we are working on a 2008 Ford F-350. We will be installing a front mount hitch by Draw-Tite part number 65049. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you with ing accessories for your new hitch such as a snow plow, a draw bar or a winch mount. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outer-most point of the front bumper is 4-1/4 inches and from the top of the receiver tube to the ground is going to be 14-1/4 inches. Now let us go ahead with the installation. 0:28 more
9/19/2011 5:11:49 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Ford F-250- Video
Today on this 2009 F-250 we will be installing the front hitch part number 65049. We are underneath the front of the vehicle here, and we are going to go ahead and point out the mounting location for the trailer hitch. We are actually looking at the passenger side frame rail on the outboard side and we have got a couple holes visible. If you look more forward towards the bumper side you will see a 9/ 16 size hole right there. That is going to provide our forward most attaching point for our trailer hitch. I do want to note on some of the newer model vehicles with four wheel drive. It has a bigger air dam here at the front and this air dam will need to be trimmed on those four wheel drive models. If you do need to trim the air dam just go ahead and give it a test fit and maybe take some dimension and go ahead and cut it before you get started. 00:40 more
10/28/2009 5:10:47 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on this 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Heavy Duty we are going to be installing front mount hitch part number 31109 from Curt. We are here looking at the passenger side frame rail. And you can see from the bottom we have got an existing bolt, an existing access hole, and then an existing regular sized hole as well. We are going to be fishing through the carried bolt block through this hole. We are going to pull it down into position using the fish wire that is provided with the installation kit. We are also going to be using this larger bolt here on the side of the frame. We are going to be removing it and replacing it with the new one that is provided in the installation kit. That is going to provide our vertical attachment point for the trailer hitch. more
8/18/2009 2:57:43 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 Toyota Tundra- Video
Today we are going to install part number 65031 from Draw-Tite, and we are going to install this on a 2005 Toyota Tundra pickup. To begin our install, let us take a few pieces off the vehicle. First off, this tow hook right here has to come off it will stay off. This skid plate right here, that will have to come off and stay off. And then this hook over here, this loop or tie-down has to come off, also. This bolt here and here and there are two back here that come out and allow the shield to come down. Next we will install the hitch on existing weld nuts. It is a good idea to have an extra set of hands because it is kind of heavy and kind of wide. Once we have the hitch installed by the factory bolts I am sorry, with the factory holes then we use the hitch as a template to drill out the last two remaining holes. All right, what we will do from here on out is, we will go ahead and snug the bolts down, lock the hitch into position, and we will start our drilling. The hitch will mark where our holes are going to be drilled at. Again, we will use it for a template. We will start off with a 1/4-inch drill bit to make a pilot hole, and then we will follow it up with a 1/2-inch bit. And this is the other one right here. more
1/2/2009 3:24:02 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser- Video
Today we are going to install part number 31367 from Curt. We are going to install a front mounted hitch on a 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser. To do our install the hitch mounts in 3 different places. One is right here where we are going to take this bolt out here. There are three nuts over here on the right side where we take out the lowest one on this side. The hitch also attaches to the tow loop here and they will be the same on both sides. Go ahead and break these loose. It would be a good idea to have one of these ratcheting wrenches, this makes life real easy on this install. Next we can install our hitch. One thing you have to do obviously get the arms up in here to match that, but also the tabs on the hitch have to fit over the tow hooks. It is a tight fit, you just have to wiggle it into place. At this point we can go ahead and re-install our hardware. more
7/24/2008 8:14:58 AM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Ford F150- Video
Today we are going to install part number 65043 from Draw Tite and we are going to install this on a 2006 Ford F150. This will be a front mounted hitch. Our hitch will install on the inside of the frame. It will use existing holes that are in here. The holes that will be used in the frame will be the square hole here and this round hole up here, that is sometimes covered by this balance right here. We can start by actually holding up the hitch into position. This is a good one to have an extra set of hands for. It goes on the inside of the frame and there are 2 notches on there to keep it a little bit higher or a little bit lower depending on clearance with your bumper. It is a good idea to install your hitch as close as possible then install your hardware. In this case we have the hitch install in the lowest position. That should give you an idea of what kind of clearance you can expect. Once you have your bolts installed you can go ahead and install your hardware. You still want to leave it loose because you might have to move your hitch back and forth for the rest of the hardware. more
7/22/2008 7:33:29 PM
Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD- Video
Today we are going to show you an install on part number 65050. This is a front mount hitch and we are installing it on 07 Chevy Silverado 3500 HD. To begin our install we have to remove our license plate holder which is the square object in the center there. That has to come off and whats next is we have to cut a hole in the bumper so that the receiver can poke through. The plate is riveted on so we will have to drill out these rivets and just pop them off. What seems to work is grab the backside of the rivet with a pair of pliers and drill out the front and it comes right apart. Our next step is to start measuring so we can knock out our hole in the bumper. We are going to start with a common measurement. Basically we are going to start from this bolt right here. more
7/22/2008 4:00:46 PM
