Pin hitch for Rhino 250

MizzouFan · 03-27-2017, 12:12 PM

Anyone have a parts list, diagram or pics for the Rhino? Tried looking at 2LZ's thread but no pics to give me a starting point. I'm sure he has one, maybe you of you other CB riders has something I could go by?

Posting pics or hotlinks are more than welcome here, thanks!

2LZ · 03-27-2017, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouFan

Anyone have a parts list, diagram or pics for the Rhino? Tried looking at 2LZ's thread but no pics to give me a starting point. I'm sure he has one, maybe you of you other CB riders has something I could go by?

Posting pics or hotlinks are more than welcome here, thanks!

Yah....my cue got full so I had to dump a bunch of pics. Bummer.
Here's some more of the same.

Darth Racer · 03-27-2017, 08:52 PM

Here is the bastard child of 2LZ's design..... It's a ball hitch... remove the ball and you have a pin hitch.

To do these hitches you DO NOT want to use the metal from the crate the ATV came from.. it's to soft for this. Go to home depot and get some angle iron. I think I used 1" angle iron. You will also need a longer bolt that goes through the bottom of the shock. Has to be at least a 1/4 inch longer to compensate for the two pieces of angle iron. Bring the stock bolt with you to size something up. Forget what size I used but if I remember right it wasn't Metric.. it was SAE... was the only size and length shoulder bolt I could find that was right for my needs...get a nut, washer, and lock washer too.

For the pinhole plate I used some thick aluminum.. steel is good too. They should have some sort of thick small sheets in the metal rack at HD.. if not they do have some in the lumber section. Forget what they are actually used for though. Use what you can find. A thick piece of flat bar stock works too.

Pick up two U bolts that will fit around the swing arms frame tube to lock this in place.

No measurements to give you.. pretty much size everything to eye and hit it with a marker to suit your needs.

It's a somewhat easy hitch to make if you have some basic tools. Really strong and cheap. Everything a China Rider likes

BlackBike · 03-27-2017, 10:20 PM

Shoot, I like it a lot!

2LZ · 03-28-2017, 11:18 AM

Nice write-up Darth!

On mine, see the two little corners that stick out from under the pin plate? I thought at the time, "I better grind those off. They look kinda sharp.". Then I thought, "EHH! What are the odds I'll actual get my hand down in that far..."
Guess what? Yep....lots of blood. I need to bust out the grinder.

Darth Racer · 03-28-2017, 05:24 PM

Thanks for showing me the way 2LZ

... between our two posts it should be pretty straight forward to do.

Slaphappy · 04-05-2017, 04:56 AM

Speaking of the metal from the shipping crate.. I think it may make me a fine license plate holder.. for the Rhino and the trailer it will go on.

2LZ · 04-05-2017, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Slaphappy

Speaking of the metal from the shipping crate.. I think it may make me a fine license plate holder.. for the Rhino and the trailer it will go on.

I gotta figure out something to do with it. The "tossing it under the house" option is wearing thin since I've been getting under there a lot lately. I just hate cutting up and tossing metal that I can eventually use for something.....just not sure what since this stuff is garbage.

BlackBike · 04-05-2017, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 2LZ

I gotta figure out something to do with it. The "tossing it under the house" option is wearing thin since I've been getting under there a lot lately. I just hate cutting up and tossing metal that I can eventually use for something.....just not sure what since this stuff is garbage.

How bout a skunk trap since they already love to live under them

stinky bastards

goldstryker88 · 04-23-2017, 01:43 AM

Darth and 2LZ....I'm headed back to Arizona (and those two Rhinos) next Friday. My son and I are going to be messin with some mods.. I want to use the hitch that you both made and I want to video the process. Would either of you mind if I stole that idea for a video? I will give you guys and the forum a shout out.

Darth Racer · 04-23-2017, 07:40 AM

It's 2LZ's creation so he has the say so.

BlackBike · 04-23-2017, 08:12 PM

I don't know. 2LZ is pretty strict like the Chinese when it comes to patents

2LZ · 04-24-2017, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by goldstryker88

Darth and 2LZ....I'm headed back to Arizona (and those two Rhinos) next Friday. My son and I are going to be messin with some mods.. I want to use the hitch that you both made and I want to video the process. Would either of you mind if I stole that idea for a video? I will give you guys and the forum a shout out.

Go for it!....but if Darth and I find you living on an island next year, drinking drinks with umbrella's in them on a sandy beach, being fanned by beautiful topless women in grass skirts, because you're now the new owner of "Rhino Pin Hitches and More", we'll lace your underwear with fleas! ;-)

goldstryker88 · 04-24-2017, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 2LZ

Go for it!....but if Darth and I find you living on an island next year, drinking drinks with umbrella's in them on a sandy beach, being fanned by beautiful topless women in grass skirts, because you're now the new owner of "Rhino Pin Hitches and More", we'll lace your underwear with fleas! ;-)

Great! Thanks....By the way...my idea of paradise is a shack in the Weaver Mountains digging for gold and only coming down when I need beans, bacon, whiskey, gasoline, and ammo! If selling these it would be the "Mr. and Mrs. 2LZ Darth Racer Goldstryker Rhino 250 Trailer Hitch Accessory Company Ltd."

Darth Racer · 04-24-2017, 01:28 PM

Pretty much the same view of paradise here goldstryker.. Would love to find a stream in the mtns with nice gold and brook trout.

03-27-2017, 12:12 PM	#1
MizzouFan Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 61	Pin hitch for Rhino 250 Anyone have a parts list, diagram or pics for the Rhino? Tried looking at 2LZ's thread but no pics to give me a starting point. I'm sure he has one, maybe you of you other CB riders has something I could go by? Posting pics or hotlinks are more than welcome here, thanks!
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03-27-2017, 10:20 PM	#4
BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	Shoot, I like it a lot! __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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03-28-2017, 11:18 AM	#5
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,104	Nice write-up Darth! On mine, see the two little corners that stick out from under the pin plate? I thought at the time, "I better grind those off. They look kinda sharp.". Then I thought, "EHH! What are the odds I'll actual get my hand down in that far..." Guess what? Yep....lots of blood. I need to bust out the grinder. __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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04-23-2017, 08:12 PM	#12
BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	I don't know. 2LZ is pretty strict like the Chinese when it comes to patents __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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03-27-2017, 08:52 PM	#3
Darth Racer Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: MD Posts: 558	Here is the bastard child of 2LZ's design..... It's a ball hitch... remove the ball and you have a pin hitch. To do these hitches you DO NOT want to use the metal from the crate the ATV came from.. it's to soft for this. Go to home depot and get some angle iron. I think I used 1" angle iron. You will also need a longer bolt that goes through the bottom of the shock. Has to be at least a 1/4 inch longer to compensate for the two pieces of angle iron. Bring the stock bolt with you to size something up. Forget what size I used but if I remember right it wasn't Metric.. it was SAE... was the only size and length shoulder bolt I could find that was right for my needs...get a nut, washer, and lock washer too. For the pinhole plate I used some thick aluminum.. steel is good too. They should have some sort of thick small sheets in the metal rack at HD.. if not they do have some in the lumber section. Forget what they are actually used for though. Use what you can find. A thick piece of flat bar stock works too. Pick up two U bolts that will fit around the swing arms frame tube to lock this in place. No measurements to give you.. pretty much size everything to eye and hit it with a marker to suit your needs. It's a somewhat easy hitch to make if you have some basic tools. Really strong and cheap. Everything a China Rider likes
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03-28-2017, 05:24 PM	#6
Darth Racer Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: MD Posts: 558	Thanks for showing me the way 2LZ ... between our two posts it should be pretty straight forward to do.
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04-05-2017, 04:56 AM	#7
Slaphappy Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 30	Speaking of the metal from the shipping crate.. I think it may make me a fine license plate holder.. for the Rhino and the trailer it will go on.
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04-23-2017, 01:43 AM	#10
goldstryker88 Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 43	Darth and 2LZ....I'm headed back to Arizona (and those two Rhinos) next Friday. My son and I are going to be messin with some mods.. I want to use the hitch that you both made and I want to video the process. Would either of you mind if I stole that idea for a video? I will give you guys and the forum a shout out.
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04-23-2017, 07:40 AM	#11
Darth Racer Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: MD Posts: 558	It's 2LZ's creation so he has the say so.
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04-24-2017, 01:28 PM	#15
Darth Racer Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: MD Posts: 558	Pretty much the same view of paradise here goldstryker.. Would love to find a stream in the mtns with nice gold and brook trout.
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