If anybody else has been looking for an easy way to mount a tow bar on the front of a Tracker here is how I did mine this week. It took me a while to figure out a good way to mount one (not much frame to mount to) without loosing the stock front bumper and the commercial built mounts are way too expensive. I built a 2" front receiver mount using 2" square tubing welded to the flat plates on the front of the frame rails, there is just barely enough room to weld the 2" tubing on so they clear the bumper supports but it did work and it should be plenty strong. I did have to cut a notch in the bottom of the bumper to clear the receiver tube but it was minor. I wasn't sure how a single tube would work for the tow bar but I pulled it around some last night behind a tractor and I think it will be more than strong enough although there is a little more side to side play than I would like. This winter I may rebuild it with a wider hinge point to eliminate the side to side play.

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