enclosed tongue and added more carrying space

pieces parts all welded together   

deck plating fitted and cut out.   the hole in the middle isnt easy to figure  did alot of head scratching on that one.

i used 1 inch by 3 inch aluminum channal from the remnants pile at my local metal shop  i  bolted them in from the bottom of the 5 cross members only as not to drill in the tongue   these gave me something to rivet the deck plating to so as not to drill into the tongue either  then i sat the horizontal receiver on the 3 cross members  then placed the deck plating in place to determine where to bolt the receiver

after everything is fitted  bolted and riveted down

new battery box in place  i used a rivet in each corner to secure it to the deck plating  and into the 1 inch by 3 inch channel

the final finished project   my wife and i just went camping for the first time since the mod last week  we put two large coolers on top of the hitch carrier filled with beers,sodas,water,milk,orange and cranberry juice,and ice  no problem   oh yeah  it is a hitch carrier  i just cut a 2x2inch hole in the middle to fit over the receiver   i still can use it in the hitch of my truck if we dont take the camper   if any question let me know   thanks