Went to visit my new favorite store...Fastenal.....just lookin' for any possible option to serve as a hitch pin...off the shelf..

Well, I found this do-hickey....called a socket head shoulder screw or a stripper screw (hmmm, that just doesn't sound right!).
It fit, it's grade 8, it's strong, it's solid, it's the right length....was under $5 for both bolt & nut....
The shoulder is 5/8", which solves the problem Dub highlighted in the prior post. It spans the entire receiver tube, then the threads hold the nut, with a little more threads sticking out.
It's not a locking solution however.

I'm also getting a 2nd hole drilled Friday by my off-road guy....decided I/we don't have the power to do it horizontally...(that and I'm still a big chicken, bach bach bach baaaach!).

So with the shoulder screw, I at least have something to secure the superbumper just in case I don't have room for a conventional locking pin or even one of the L shaped ones. I know I couldn't get the skid on today with this screw...so I'm really gonna need every mm I can get on moving the hole aft.




http://www.fastenal.com:80/web/produ...u=26375&ucst=t