Gerald,
I've seen a front hitch on a Dodge 4 X 4; he used it for a portable
winch as you described, plus I think he uses it for backing a trailer.
As you say, there's nothing like it to make spotting a trailer easy when
in a very tight spot.
FWIW: I never could back a 4-wheel wagon with anything but the front
hitch on a tractor. That's quite a rare talent, in my experience.
<<Jim>>
"Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer" wrote:
>
> Nearly every rear hitch maker makes a front hitch. I get a mailed
> catalog from "Performance Products" http://www.performanceproducts.com,
> specialized to Ford truck accessories. I know it has a Reese front hitch
> receiver to bolt to my Ford without having to drill the frame. It may
> not be with the hitches, because its a handy way to mount a removable
> winch. So it might be with the winches. I found the vendor of the
> catalog on line sometime in the past. There's also a front step to fit
> the receiver, handy for checking under the hood on a 4x4. I looked up
> the catalog. The front hitch receiver was from Hidden Hitch and for 1/2
> ton trucks. Check around, there's surely one for an F-350.
>
> The beauties of the front hitch for parking are that you have perfect
> visibility, and the front of the truck moves sideways rapidly if needed
> to change the direction of the trailer and you are not looking and
> thinking backwards.
>
> Gerald J.
>
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