rear bumper weight capacity
I have a 2002 Tioga 26Q. I want to bring a motorcycle on a bumper carrier. In addition to the standard 2" hitch receiver, a welder attached additional 2" receivers to the frame at each side of the bum...
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Glad to read that it isn't "Bumper" but frame mounted receivers. Very common for the 4-inch "square tubing" (actually sheet metal) "Bumper" to tear at the brackets and fail, with only a spare tire!
You'll feel the change when the motorcycle's loaded up. Say you have a spec for "hitch weight." Could be 350#, 500#... That's on a Ball, right at the bumper. The bike could weigh 350, 500, but the carrier's going to shift it to the rear, providing leverage that loads rear axle more (and lightens front axle!) more than a trailer would.
You'll feel the change when the motorcycle's loaded up. Say you have a spec for "hitch weight." Could be 350#, 500#... That's on a Ball, right at the bumper. The bike could weigh 350, 500, but the carrier's going to shift it to the rear, providing leverage that loads rear axle more (and lightens front axle!) more than a trailer would.
