beefing up frame

I never know where to post something.  I tried poders helping posers but it won't let me post.  Anyway, I want to hang a storage container off the back of my 170.  The frame appears to be too small.  Has anyone beefed up there rear frame to attach a hitch?

+1 to Furpod, if I was to build an extension to the rear of a Pod, I would definitely incorporate it in the frame rails. I would also be very aware of the weight I was going to put on it along with where does the spare go.

If you only plan on a total load of much less than 150 lbs, then it can be done. I did so before. The spare went on a BAL spare tire carrier. You can see pictures in our mods (see link in signature). The reason it needs to be much less than 150 lbs is that the weight on a carrier sits farther out than the spare or bicycles do. That means that the force exerted is much more. You also need to count the weight of the rack as part of that load.

The other consideration is balance. You need to make sure you don't put so much weight on the back that your tongue weight drops below the recommended 10-15% of the total trailer weight.

Since ours was repaired and since we now have a pickup truck, I am no longer using the rack. It went to our daughter who needed it more than we did. We also are no longer using the BAL spare tire carrier. I will need to find  a new home for it. The space where it was mounted now has the sewage hose holder and ladder holder instead so there is no room for it.