74 620 w/o bumper: Best Universal Trailer Hitch 2020

[Cardinal Grammeter]

I've been putting this off for too long.

 

Mine does not have a bumper and I carry the spare tire underneath.

 

Looking for specific make/model that bolts to frame and clears everything.   

[DanielC]

This would have been easy, about 1978.   You might try JC Whitney, or wait until a 620 with a rear bumper shows up in a junkyard near you.

 

A 521 rear bumper that does not wrap around body sheet metal might work.

 

Another option is to have a metal fab shop make one, maybe 2x3 rectangular steel tube welded to brackets bolted to the rear of the trucks frame.

Edited October 12, 2020 by DanielC

[Chopper Jim]

Try U-Haul. They have built a few for a couple friends. Not real expensive either.

You may be surprised.

 

Chopper Jim

[Gluteus Maximus]

Saw this ad....don't know what the bumpers like, but the price is right!

https://modesto.craigslist.org/pts/d/modesto-datsun-parts/7200676322.html

 

[Cardinal Grammeter]

I'm checking out that CL rear bumper but frankly, I really like the NO Bumper look!

 

I was thinking about all the "obstacles:"
1) Spare tire

2) Receiver has to be under license plate

3) Frame is high

4) Frame does not come "all the way back"

 

And then I saw this hitch which doesn't look that bad.  Frankly, I'm surprised this is a Class 3 - not much to it. (The 4" structural channel welded up hitch under my 69 C20 must have been a Class 10,  LOL

 

I'm going to check out Uhaul too.

Thanks

[demo243]

Just saw the photo you posted and got me thinking back to my old Tacoma. The 95-04 Tacomas have a very simple hitch. You would have to take some measurements and do some digging but there is a good chance you could find one in a junk yard --- or replacements are not that expensive. Could be a nice tucked up option.

Here is a tucked version from All Pro Offroad designed to fit behind their bumper. Mounts between the frame rails. The stock hitch drops down a little bit further. 

 

 

https://allprooffroad.com/all-armor/1995-2004-toyota-tacoma-reciever-hitch-for-wrap-around-rear-bumper.html