free sliding within the tube from the forward section of the tube to the rearward section so as to permit aligning drawbar attachment bolt 246 with a drawbar hole in tractor when tractor mounting plate 226 is positioned against tractor rear shroud or drawbar drawbar attachment bolt 246 is inserted through drawbar hole in tractor and secured with flat washer 248 split lock washer 250 and nut 252 as best seen in fig6 drawbar attachment bolt 246 is prevented from turning during tightening by two sides of the bolt head contacting the sidewalls 242 of drawbar bolt housing tube 236 as will be appreciated by one skilled in the art in lieu of bolting tractor mounting plate 226 to the tractor lawn and garden tractor hitch 210 may be welded to the rear shroud or drawbar of the tractor in lieu of bolting to the tractor and become a feature of the tractor itself alternatively receiver tube 214 may also be welded directly to the tractor negating the need for tractor mounting plate 226 and drawbar bolt housing tube 236 alternatively as best seen in fig1 drawbar attachment bolt 246 may be attached directly to lower wall 220 of receiver tube 214 such as by welding negating the need for drawbar bolt housing tube 236 with this embodiment use of tractor mounting plate 226 is optional for tractor use and eliminated for use on an atv in addition to lawn and garden tractors and atvs this embodiment is particularly useful as a bumper mounted hitch receiver in the automotive sector as many trucks sport utility vehicles etc come equipped with a bumper having a predrilled hole s for installing a conventional trailer hitch ball this embodiment may include not shown additional ancillary structure if.