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Title: Receiver Hitch for a 102A3 Anyone have pictures??
Post by: bigtim44 on July 10, 2006, 08:43:47 PM
Does anyone have photo's of the receiver hitch on a MCI 102A3 ,homebuilt or shop bought I don't care ,just need some ideas to get me started on fabbing up a hitch for our red missile.
  I'll be pullin my 1/2 ton chevy plow truck,as the A frame will mount up to the plow mounts on the truck.
Thanks
Tim
Title: Re: Receiver Hitch for a 102A3 Anyone have pictures??
Post by: Nick Badame Refrig/ACC on July 10, 2006, 08:49:03 PM
Tim,

I just told Beatenbo that I'll take some pics. of mine, so i'll post them for you too.

Nick-
Title: Re: Receiver Hitch for a 102A3 Anyone have pictures??
Post by: bigtim44 on July 10, 2006, 08:53:10 PM
Thanks
Title: Re: Receiver Hitch for a 102A3 Anyone have pictures??
Post by: gumpy on July 11, 2006, 04:43:50 AM
Here's what I did on the MC9. Should be similar on the 102.

http://www.gumpydog.com/bus/MC9_WIP/Towing_Hitch/towing_hitch.htm

Let me know if you want to see it early next month on our way to Pueblo.  We won't be able to come through
Basalt, but we're still looking at coming through Leadville and spending one night somewhere near there.
Probably be there the afternoon of Jul 31.

craig
Title: Re: Receiver Hitch for a 102A3 Anyone have pictures??
Post by: JackConrad on July 11, 2006, 04:50:08 AM
I just posted these for Beatenbo, then realized the installed photo was too dark. This is on an MC-8, but it should be the same.  We have towed a Ford 3/4 ton 4WD with this hitch. and have had no problems.  Jack
Title: Re: Receiver Hitch for a 102A3 Anyone have pictures??
Post by: Nick Badame Refrig/ACC on July 11, 2006, 02:07:45 PM
Hi Tim,

Here are some pics. of my hitch
Title: Re: Receiver Hitch for a 102A3 Anyone have pictures??
Post by: bigtim44 on July 11, 2006, 04:06:54 PM
Great pics chaps,That gives me some good guidelines as to how I'll fab up my hitch.
Cheers
Tim ;D
Title: Re: Receiver Hitch for a 102A3 Anyone have pictures??
Post by: NJT5047 on July 11, 2006, 06:02:05 PM
From the pix of Nick's 102 rear frame components, it is not the same as an MC9/MC8.  I wouldn't have thunk it.  My 9 doesn't have the big steel parts I'm seeing in the pix...take a look...
Nick, did you add steel to the frame to mount the hitch?
JR
Title: Re: Receiver Hitch for a 102A3 Anyone have pictures??
Post by: gumpy on July 11, 2006, 07:22:31 PM
Looks identical to my 9.

Title: Re: Receiver Hitch for a 102A3 Anyone have pictures??
Post by: JackConrad on July 12, 2006, 04:04:56 AM
I think everything in the photo that is painted black is what Nick added. Unpainted is OEM MCI. Looks like my MC-8.  Jack