by kd0ezq » Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:14 am
I was just like you, wanted a turn over ball but not a 400 dollar bill. I went to the local welding shop, and they made me a simillair setup. They used a piece of 8" channel iron, notched to fit the frame. Put a piece of 1/2" plate on the bottom for the ball to bolt through, put 4 1/4" thick gussetts on the bottom, and welded the nut underneath. Now I can remove the ball by unscrewing it, and replace that with a bolt to keep the threads clean. I spent $45 on the steel, $35 on the ball, and $8 on bolts....