I'm going to ust the step bumper on my leased ranger truck to tow my
sailboat. I measured it's height above ground at about 22 inches.
My Voyager minivan hitch is at the 12 inch height but my drawbar raises
that to 15 inches.
A local auto supply store has the flat bar type of drawbar on sale. It's
actually bent to either raise or lower the ball by 4 inches.

Does anyone know if this type bar in installed on top of the step.. or
below? The hole in the step is about 13/16" in diam so I guess I'll
need a 3/4" bolt/nut combo for fastening.

Don White wrote:
I'm going to ust the step bumper on my leased ranger truck to tow my
sailboat. I measured it's height above ground at about 22 inches.
My Voyager minivan hitch is at the 12 inch height but my drawbar raises
that to 15 inches.
A local auto supply store has the flat bar type of drawbar on sale. It's
actually bent to either raise or lower the ball by 4 inches.

Does anyone know if this type bar in installed on top of the step.. or
below? The hole in the step is about 13/16" in diam so I guess I'll
need a 3/4" bolt/nut combo for fastening.

the hole in the step is for a ball, not for a drawbar.

"Don White" wrote in message
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I'm going to ust the step bumper on my leased ranger truck to tow my
sailboat. I measured it's height above ground at about 22 inches.
My Voyager minivan hitch is at the 12 inch height but my drawbar raises
that to 15 inches.
A local auto supply store has the flat bar type of drawbar on sale. It's
actually bent to either raise or lower the ball by 4 inches.

Does anyone know if this type bar in installed on top of the step.. or
below? The hole in the step is about 13/16" in diam so I guess I'll need
a 3/4" bolt/nut combo for fastening.

Don, I don't know the answer to your question as I don't have a bumper
hitch. However .... have you checked to see what that factory hole in the
bumper hitch provision is rated to tow? It isn't much.

RCE

What's the bumper rated to tow? Also, what is the truck rated to tow? Step
bumpers are usually rated low, like 200 lbs tongue wt and 2000 lb total
weight. A step bumper is usually designed for a directly mounted hitch ball,
not a drawbar. You may need a bolt-on hitch frame to tow your saiboat
properly. It won't screw up the truck, and the holes in the frame will be
invisible once the hitch frame is removed.


"Don White" wrote in message
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I'm going to ust the step bumper on my leased ranger truck to tow my
sailboat. I measured it's height above ground at about 22 inches.
My Voyager minivan hitch is at the 12 inch height but my drawbar raises
that to 15 inches.
A local auto supply store has the flat bar type of drawbar on sale. It's
actually bent to either raise or lower the ball by 4 inches.

Does anyone know if this type bar in installed on top of the step.. or
below? The hole in the step is about 13/16" in diam so I guess I'll need
a 3/4" bolt/nut combo for fastening.

basskisser wrote:


the hole in the step is for a ball, not for a drawbar.


Might be too high. I was hoping to use item # 8002965 on page 15 of the
'free flyer' that you can download.
http://www.princessauto.com/PAcountr...NF=tra&SEC=tra
item 50% off on sale for $9.99

RCE wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
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I'm going to ust the step bumper on my leased ranger truck to tow my
sailboat. I measured it's height above ground at about 22 inches.
My Voyager minivan hitch is at the 12 inch height but my drawbar raises
that to 15 inches.
A local auto supply store has the flat bar type of drawbar on sale. It's
actually bent to either raise or lower the ball by 4 inches.

Does anyone know if this type bar in installed on top of the step.. or
below? The hole in the step is about 13/16" in diam so I guess I'll need
a 3/4" bolt/nut combo for fastening.


Don, I don't know the answer to your question as I don't have a bumper
hitch. However .... have you checked to see what that factory hole in the
bumper hitch provision is rated to tow? It isn't much.

RCE



Yes... 2000 pounds with 200 lbs tongue weight. Perfect for my load. If
I had bought the truck instead of a three year lease, I'd install a
Class 2 hitch.

"Don White" wrote in message
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RCE wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
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I'm going to ust the step bumper on my leased ranger truck to tow my
sailboat. I measured it's height above ground at about 22 inches.
My Voyager minivan hitch is at the 12 inch height but my drawbar raises
that to 15 inches.
A local auto supply store has the flat bar type of drawbar on sale. It's
actually bent to either raise or lower the ball by 4 inches.

Does anyone know if this type bar in installed on top of the step.. or
below? The hole in the step is about 13/16" in diam so I guess I'll
need a 3/4" bolt/nut combo for fastening.


Don, I don't know the answer to your question as I don't have a bumper
hitch. However .... have you checked to see what that factory hole in
the bumper hitch provision is rated to tow? It isn't much.

RCE

Yes... 2000 pounds with 200 lbs tongue weight. Perfect for my load. If I
had bought the truck instead of a three year lease, I'd install a Class 2
hitch.

Buy a class 3 hitch for $114. Bolts right on without drilling.
http://tinyurl.com/l3a6a

Remove it before turning in the truck at the end of the lease and sell it on
Ebay to recoup some of your money.

JimH wrote:

"Don White" wrote in message
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RCE wrote:

"Don White" wrote in message
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I'm going to ust the step bumper on my leased ranger truck to tow my
sailboat. I measured it's height above ground at about 22 inches.
My Voyager minivan hitch is at the 12 inch height but my drawbar raises
that to 15 inches.
A local auto supply store has the flat bar type of drawbar on sale. It's
actually bent to either raise or lower the ball by 4 inches.

Does anyone know if this type bar in installed on top of the step.. or
below? The hole in the step is about 13/16" in diam so I guess I'll
need a 3/4" bolt/nut combo for fastening.


Don, I don't know the answer to your question as I don't have a bumper
hitch. However .... have you checked to see what that factory hole in
the bumper hitch provision is rated to tow? It isn't much.

RCE

Yes... 2000 pounds with 200 lbs tongue weight. Perfect for my load. If I
had bought the truck instead of a three year lease, I'd install a Class 2
hitch.


Buy a class 3 hitch for $114. Bolts right on without drilling.
http://tinyurl.com/l3a6a

Remove it before turning in the truck at the end of the lease and sell it on
Ebay to recoup some of your money.



I'm glad I read ahead. There is a good market for used hitches. I had
two leased Jeep Grand Cherokees and both bolted on easily without
drilling. I paid maybe $200 and sold it for about $100 after six years.

Dan

Don White writes:

I had bought the truck instead of a three year lease, I'd install a
Class 2 hitch.

Does your lease even permit towing?

Richard J Kinch wrote:
Don White writes:


I had bought the truck instead of a three year lease, I'd install a
Class 2 hitch.


Does your lease even permit towing?


Why wouldn't it?
They brag about the Ford Ranger's towing capacity and I mentioned same
to both my salesman 'and' the dealership manager. I even asked them for
advice on how to properly use the safety chains on the step bumper...and
they sent me over to the body shop manager for an answer.