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Welded on many vehicles without any issues..But it will fry your battery if its connected..pull both terminals..

Jay: Yes, maybe I'll try to snug up the tube's fit to the frame but leave it removable. I have some 3/16" flat stock that might do the job by fitting in on the outside of the hitch tube then bolting it in. Hadn't thought about the possible interference in maintenance you mentioned, perhaps of the rear differential. Will have to take a close look at how that might be removed in the future if the hitch tube were welded in there. Thanks for pointing that out. Joe: My wife says I'm crazy but I take your point about limited welding in case I find it has to be cut out at some future point. And OH YES!! that battery caution is well taken!! Thanks!!! By the way, have you ever heard of welding on a frame damaging any of the various sensors on a machine even with the battery disconnected? Good stuff here guys, thanks!

Dont go crazy with the weld and you can always grind it out if you need to remove it..Dont forget to disconnect battery first..or buy a new one

You might look at what the "receiver tube" is blocking before you weld it. If the frame is welded and the tube is loose then there may be a reason for having a pin so it's removable for repairs or replacement of what ever it might be blocking. You might try getting a large bolt the size of the pin hole and tighten the hell out of it and see if that reduces or gets rid of the slop and or, like has been mentioned also try to get a few pieces of sheet metal wrapped around the receiver tube and see if that helps too. Take the tube out, wrap the sheet metal around it, drill or punch a hole for the pin then reassemble. I picked up a small roll years ago at one of the hardware stores, Lowes or HomeDepot, etc.

2nd UPDATE: It ended up being the single wire sensor in the head that controls that light swapped it out and light went out

Almost a yr later but I never buy Non-ethanol. But I do use Star-Tron. Your gas will NOT go bad if you add Star-Tron....unless you get water and water never did workload with gas. My portable generator has 2 yr old gas in it......with Star-Tron. Started it a few weeks ago, ran it for half an hr, ran great.

Never seen any issues with Sea Foam unless too much was added (like, 1/2 a bottle in a push mower tank)

all depends on the problem Only if you have problems after it sits for a week or so. if you run it for a hour or so a day like mine, no problems. Star Tron also does very well at preventing carbs from gumming etc. I've cleaned too many carbs where the Sta Bil apparently fell out of suspension and gets sucked into the carburetor all at once.. doesn't run too well on only stabil.