this is another idea. this is what my buddy did on my current trailer when i wasn't there. then he welded a cheap bolt on receiver on the bottom of the winch plate. its backwards from what i asked him to do but it works. We did have to weld a few braces in because that piece its welded to was flexing, next vehicle we scrap with a class 3 hitch on it well do it the other way around. fix it.[IMG][/IMG]