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oldschoolhdmike
Explorer
Jun 18, 2017

whats your bumper carrying? bikes, spare tires, options

my 5th wheel currently has a spare tire on the back bumper. i am in need of carrying 4 bikes back there with it. also, i have a second bath so was going to try and put pc of pipe to carry my other s...
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ScottG
Nomad
Jun 19, 2017
I nearly ripped my bumper off the back of my trailer with our bike rack. When we stopped the bikes were sitting at a 45 degree andgle to the RV. The bike rack actually tore the metal bumper material away from the frame.
I replaced it with much thicker steel and added a piece of angle iron to span from under the frame to under the bumper.

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