"Pipe Rack" Fits Into Front And Back Receiver Hitches

Pipe Rack Fits Into Front And Back Receiver Hitches HITCHES “My home-built irrigation pipe rack fits into receiver hitches on front and back of my 1-ton pickup It’s really handy to use and didn’t cost much to build ” says Dan Ambrose Grand View Idaho Ambrose gets a lot of mileage out of home-built receiver hitch brackets that he uses for everything from welding trailers to shop welding tables and 3-pt hitches Vol 36 No 5 The L-shaped metal brackets are designed to accept a standard receiver hitch The height of each bracket can be adjusted by changing the position of a bolt Ambrose uses the pipe rack to haul 40-ft long 3-in dia irrigation pipes which extend out over the pickup cab The pipe rack consists of 2 brackets One fits into the front hitch and the other into the back Each rack extends out 3 ft and then up 5 ft with a 7-ft long horizontal telescoping frame on top The top sections telescope out to either side Hinged uprights at each end can be flipped up or down “To load pipe I flip the uprights down on one side of the pickup Once the rack is full I loosen a bolt and flip the uprights up to keep the pipe in place ” says Ambrose “A lot of farmers build 2-wheeled pipe-hauling trailers but I didn’t want to tie up an axle for something that I would only use twice a year ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dan Ambrose 22219 River Road Grand View Idaho 83624 ph 208 834-2388 or cell 208 598-3498; pdugger@earthlink net

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