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Old 06-19-2013, 08:55 AM   #1
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Default Rage cargo hitch bike carrier

This is what I'm going to be using. There is a hitch receiver attached to my spare tire holder...I hope it holds!!

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Old 06-19-2013, 02:20 PM   #2
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All I can say is "Good Luck!". That is a lot of leverage to place on a receiver unless it is firmly welded to the trailer frame. You are liable to find the whole thing bent over with the bicycles dragging on the road. I have seen that. Just because it can fit into the receiver doesn't mean it is suited to your particular situation. Sorry!
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Old 06-19-2013, 02:28 PM   #3
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All I can say is "Good Luck!". That is a lot of leverage to place on a receiver unless it is firmly welded to the trailer frame. You are liable to find the whole thing bent over with the bicycles dragging on the road. I have seen that. Just because it can fit into the receiver doesn't mean it is suited to your particular situation. Sorry!
Those were my thoughts too, Rich. I don't like the bending moment on that single bar that goes into the hitch receiver. It looks like a lot of force concentrated at a single point.

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Old 06-19-2013, 07:17 PM   #4
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Default Adding a bike hitch on back of trailer.

Agree with the previous two posters. That is why our HiLo dealer devised a way to modify and weld to the HiLo frame to make it safe to carry bikes. My brother travels from his home in Cleveland,Ohio to Youngstown,NY and has told me he sees many bikes come flying off the back of vehicles on the thruway. Dangerous for the driver in back of them. We sometimes lay bikes on our couch beds to transport. Very cost effective. One of our club members lost his lawn chairs that he had strapped to the back of his HiLo. Bungie cords don't hold up to wind and travel.
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Old 06-19-2013, 07:47 PM   #5
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That is a hostile environment back there and it takes a good strong and well secured device to hold everything together. Everything you add back there takes weight off the tongue which can cause problems.
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