Hitch Pin Plate Drilling

David Skolnik davidskolnik@optonline.net
Sat, 25 Jun 2005 08:19:11 -0400


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Terry -
I must have missed something.  Can you re-explain WHY you are installing 
vertical hitch pins?  Are you creating your own "accu-just" arrangement?

David Skolnik



At 03:38 PM 6/21/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm about to drill a plate for vertical hitch pins. On the few plate I've 
>done this to, I've always had enough fore-and-aft room in the hitch pin 
>area to place the new hitch pin at a desirable location, and not be real 
>close to the original hitch pin. Unfortunately, on the plate I need to 
>drill, the hitch pin area is relatively narrow and I can't go very far 
>fore or aft with the new location. I can only assume that the original 
>steel pin is a lot harder than the cast iron and I must avoid hitting it. 
>Agree? Any general advice on placing the new hitch pins in a situation 
>like this from those who have crossed this bridge (or rather hitch pin 
>area) before?
>
>I could go immediately aft of the originals, but that would put all pins 
>in one line - although the originals held up for 100 years in that array. 
>Should I just do that and not worry about it?
>
>Terry Farrell

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