Installing hitch/cargo carrier to back of 5er
Assuming the trailer is rated to take a hitch on the back bumper is ther any concern with installing a cargo carrier to haul a couple nights worth of fire wood? Looking to remove some weight from the...
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I added one to our fifth wheel - bolt on - Curt 13703 ADJUSTABLE RV HITCH. (http://www.curtmfg.com/part/13703) Rated for 350/3500 lbs. Will use it to carry bikes for now. Lost some clearance in the back. Came with 2 inch carriage bolts - had to puchase 1 1/2 inch ones so they could fit in the box frame. Painted the exposed metal when done.
purchased from etrailer.com ($321.00)
I had to modify it slightly so I could bold it to the piece of box frame that the rear bumper is attached to.
Drilling the holes was the most difficult part.
Not sure how much weight I would put back there - leverage effect with the weight hanging off the rear of the trailer. Was thinking of getting a platform to carry a 150 lb generator. Put it in the back of my truck now. Just a pain lifting it up into the box of the truck.
purchased from etrailer.com ($321.00)
I had to modify it slightly so I could bold it to the piece of box frame that the rear bumper is attached to.
Drilling the holes was the most difficult part.
Not sure how much weight I would put back there - leverage effect with the weight hanging off the rear of the trailer. Was thinking of getting a platform to carry a 150 lb generator. Put it in the back of my truck now. Just a pain lifting it up into the box of the truck.
