Troop Carrier Bolt on Hitch Receiver

Thanks Paul, I think the issue here is it isn't rated, certified so whilst it's a simple bit of engineering you can't find a someone that would take the job on.

This isn't for towing either, the current solution is fine for towing and I'll just bolt the pintle hook back on cause it's only four bolts and I only tow a boat a few times a year. It's to put a bike rack on the vehicle, it's an ex-government vehicle so not really child friendly.

...I thought the 2k it cost to put a back seat in it a few years ago to accommodate a couple of child seats would be the end of it - it never ends!

Thanks Bob, the vehicle has a pretty serious tow bar cause it's an ex-government vehicle so it has the bar they use on the SES, Army etc. vehicles. So this isn't to mount to the bolt holes in the rear bar, what's there is pretty solid and it's not for towing anyway. It's for a bike rack - just to prove nothing's easy when you mix kids with Troopies.

So why would it need to be rated if all you're using it for is a bike rack?

Probably cause there's nothing stoping someone from hooking up a box trailer full of blue metal (2 ton) and driving of with it connected to the unrated adapter.