Hey Woogeroo, my hitch is three 2" by 3/8" steel bars welded to the top of the frame, come around the lisense plate and is then bolted to the bumber with a 1/2" bolt. Needless to say, its going to be fun to take it off and it has no problem pulling a 18' by 7' trailer with a Ford( yes, I said the F-word) 8N and a two blade pottom plow on it. Its kind of understandable since the first PO was a farmer and meant for the hitch to last.