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When I bought my new-to-me 2016 Pioneer 1000-5, I was told the only real “issue” the seller knew of was that the receiver hitch was tweaked. Of course, there were several things I considered issues that he did not. That’s beside the point.
At one time there was a rear basket in said receiver that was backed into a tree. I suppose the basket was stronger than the receiver (probably not a good sign) and it gave the receiver a facelift.
I have a welder and some mediocre fabrication skills so it was not a deterrent for me. I spent an evening cutting and grinding off the old, twisted receiver to get it down to the portion of the frame that extends past where the rear a-arms attach. From there, I designed a plan in my head using almost exclusively materials I had laying around my garage. I did have to order a receiver tube. It’s mostly mocked up though I need to adjust some symmetrical issues. It’s not burned in yet. Here is where I am so far:
![385b29f16fc2d2b4d79630b692339106 385b29f16fc2d2b4d79630b692339106](https://hondasxs.com/data/attachments/132/132115-d96679aef986fabe8ec6c2ad0e3c708b.jpg)
![5ba9fc5bccf70459c9227bea5e200e1f 5ba9fc5bccf70459c9227bea5e200e1f](https://hondasxs.com/data/attachments/132/132116-2db7e09dd2a93aafe092511f5d24acb2.jpg)
![Ace10d2be2d53a88b1bef9506cb5bfdf Ace10d2be2d53a88b1bef9506cb5bfdf](https://hondasxs.com/data/attachments/132/132117-55d2aa27aaec9b7615aa5f7bc3c110c0.jpg)
This isn’t intended to tow anything of substance but I think it will be quite a bit stronger than OEM. Anyone else had to do this? I think I rear that Honda strengthened the design in the later models.
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At one time there was a rear basket in said receiver that was backed into a tree. I suppose the basket was stronger than the receiver (probably not a good sign) and it gave the receiver a facelift.
I have a welder and some mediocre fabrication skills so it was not a deterrent for me. I spent an evening cutting and grinding off the old, twisted receiver to get it down to the portion of the frame that extends past where the rear a-arms attach. From there, I designed a plan in my head using almost exclusively materials I had laying around my garage. I did have to order a receiver tube. It’s mostly mocked up though I need to adjust some symmetrical issues. It’s not burned in yet. Here is where I am so far:
![385b29f16fc2d2b4d79630b692339106 385b29f16fc2d2b4d79630b692339106](https://hondasxs.com/data/attachments/132/132115-d96679aef986fabe8ec6c2ad0e3c708b.jpg)
![5ba9fc5bccf70459c9227bea5e200e1f 5ba9fc5bccf70459c9227bea5e200e1f](https://hondasxs.com/data/attachments/132/132116-2db7e09dd2a93aafe092511f5d24acb2.jpg)
![Ace10d2be2d53a88b1bef9506cb5bfdf Ace10d2be2d53a88b1bef9506cb5bfdf](https://hondasxs.com/data/attachments/132/132117-55d2aa27aaec9b7615aa5f7bc3c110c0.jpg)
This isn’t intended to tow anything of substance but I think it will be quite a bit stronger than OEM. Anyone else had to do this? I think I rear that Honda strengthened the design in the later models.
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