Anderson hitch

[2slick]

For those of you with an Anderson hitch. It appears to me the hitch has an adapter that fits the fifth wheel kingpin, and latches onto a 2 5/16 ball. Am I correct? I want to adapt my Kubota front end loader to move our Rushmore. Thinking I could buy the Anderson connector and simply weld a ball on top of my loader bucket. BTW, the loader is rated at 4500 lbs. 54 HP 4WD tractor.

[avvidclif]

Then you would have to remove the adapter everytime you hooked up to your TV. Easier to cut a hole in the top of the bucket the 5th wheel hitch will go into. If there is no flat spot weld a 6"x6" 1/4 or 3/8" plate and cut thru it and the bucket. Much cheaper

[2slick]

Originally Posted by avvidclif

Then you would have to remove the adapter everytime you hooked up to your TV. Easier to cut a hole in the top of the bucket the 5th wheel hitch will go into. If there is no flat spot weld a 6"x6" 1/4 or 3/8" plate and cut thru it and the bucket. Much cheaper

Thanks for your response. Very good idea. I think I have a piece of 6” heavy channel I can weld on the bucket. That will strengthen it. Thanks!

[Crazyt]

At the dealers they have a flat bar on there fork lift that has a short piece of pipe welded to it that cups the king pin you could weld a plate on top of the bucket with a piece of 3" pipe about 2" deep A lot cheaper than the Anderson coupler that cost about $150.00