bicycles on the 5er hitch.
Not too long ago I saw a post from someone who mounted a clever receiver hitch set up on top of the 5er pin box. They posted a close up photo which showed the angle needed to carry the bikes level. ...
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IBcarguy wrote:
Nice mod. I have a short bed truck and things get close when cranking it tight. I wonder if adding bikes would make that even worse.
You could first make a light weight mockup of small dimension lumber to approximate the outlines of the hitch, rack, and bikes and try it. The trailer is about 8' wide. But the bikes are only about 5' long. So they would not extend all the way across to the corners of the trailer. They may swing around short of the cab on a turn. But I would try some kind of test first, unless someone comes back with real world experience with a short bed.
