Rear bumper weight allowance
Have a 2016 starcraft AR 1- 15 rb. I want to put a bumper hitch on for a carrier for supplies. Does anyone know the weight limit on the reaer bumper
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I agree with the others—it's not a wise idea and liable to cause you grief.
Besides the structural limitations, consider as well that any substantial weight on such a carrier will cause significant changes in the balance of the trailer—it's acting like a lever, so you'll be reducing the tongue weight and correspondingly increasing the weight on the axle. The tongue weight is already pretty low on that trailer; it might not take too much weight to start to have noticeable handling problems.
(Although it's not related to this discussion, I was rather confused or at least amused by Starcraft's website showing the Show Stopper Package as being a "Mandatory Option." :h )
Besides the structural limitations, consider as well that any substantial weight on such a carrier will cause significant changes in the balance of the trailer—it's acting like a lever, so you'll be reducing the tongue weight and correspondingly increasing the weight on the axle. The tongue weight is already pretty low on that trailer; it might not take too much weight to start to have noticeable handling problems.
(Although it's not related to this discussion, I was rather confused or at least amused by Starcraft's website showing the Show Stopper Package as being a "Mandatory Option." :h )
