How do you take off a hitch from a 1967 trailer/mobile home?

my trailer is white. I have a pic of it in my yahoo 360 photo album. I wanna remove it so it looks more like a house, and less of a trailer. Any one ever remove their trailer hitches. I know it can be done. Some of my trailer park neighbors took theirs off. They don't like me, so i don't wanna ask them though.

That's an iffy year. they didn't used to make them so they'd come off. If it will, it's just bolted on. Just unbolt it. If it isn't bolted on, you'll have to torch it off which isn't a real good idea. Just build a garden/flower box across the front of the mobile home to hide it.

Build a planter box around it.

A torch (in the hands of an experienced metalworker) is the fastest way. If your not experienced in metalwork then use a reciprocating saw (such as "sawz-all") with a metal cutting blade to remove the tongue. I would build a planter box around it if I ever thought I'd have to move it again, but if it's going to stay put then go ahead and cut the tongue off.

Acetylene torch... I'm sure you have one in your tool shed/1962 Lincoln on blocks....

Most mobile homes that old were not made with the hitch being 'bolted' on... even the new ones that are bolted, often have small welds for added strength.

What you need to do is get a torch (welding torch, oxy/acetylene), and 'cut' the welds.... You could simply hack off the tongue at the frame.... but if the home ever needs to be moved... then youve got a problem. It is better to take the extra few minutes, and remove the tongue in such a way that it can be re-attached, if necessary.

If you are unfamiliar with the handling of a torch, you are better off hiring someone with a portable welder, to come out and cut the tongue loose for you. Most welding shops would have the necessary equipment, as would a cargo trailer manufacturer, and even a lot of farms or ranches would have one on hand.

Get some cement blocks to place under the tongue, when you are going to cut it loose. Stack them up to a few inches under the tongue.... this will prevent it from falling on a leg, or hand, etc, lol... while working on it.

Once it is cut loose, you can simply slide it underneath the home.

Good Luck