The mac daddy of bike rack overload?

If the frame can support a Class III hitch it can support 500# at the single point hitch. If it can support that I expect that the sliding mechanism “could” support even more, but we see no evidence that there is more than 500# involved. Bothering to read the information on a sliding frame one would see it weighs in at 125#. That leaves 375# for that genset. I had the 8KW version and my wife and could load it in the back of my Jeep so it sure wasn’t near even 150#. A lot of supposition posts on this thread IMHO.

Dave

BurbMan wrote:

Lynnmor wrote:
Some of us have experience in things mechanical and know junk when we see it.

Maybe read the Craigs List post: "The rack has been reinforced to support the weight of the equipment. "

And that means exactly what? How reinforced? How much weight to be supported? And just because it's there doesn't mean it means squat. But it does sound good.

BurbMan wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
My concern isn't the trailer frame, but the size of the material. It looks way small to be carrying that much weight. Got to be at least a couple hundred pounds sitting, and bouncing, way back there.

I'll bet there's a weight limit for that construction, and I'll also bet all that stuff is way over that limit.

I doubt it, the bumper is 4" square and the square tube holding the generator looks to be 2" so it should be able to carry that weight. I used 2-1/2" angle on mine and it held up well.

I didn't think it was that big. Looking at the square tubing it goes into under the trailer, that looks like maybe 2" square, so I was thinking the smaller tubing was 1 1/2" or maybe 1". Way small for the amount of weight.

Lynnmor wrote:
Some of us have experience in things mechanical and know junk when we see it.

Maybe read the Craigs List post: "The rack has been reinforced to support the weight of the equipment. "

Read about it on the Keystone forum.

Some of us have experience in things mechanical and know junk when we see it.

smarty wrote:
Funy how some believe that simply from a picture they can evaluate whether the load is proper or not...

And they have no idea what the wall thickness is on those tubes. I see no problem with it but I was just a fabricator for many years building car sub frames.

QCMan wrote:
Good thing he is selling it! Imagine being on the road with him.

Imagine being next to him in a CG. I can't imagine how loud a GC 10,000W gen would be.

Another forum had a link to a manufacturer of these telescoping platforms rated for 500# (125# for the platform, 350# payload). Coincidentally this is the tongue weight for a Class III hitch, which I might point our is not used when this platform is in place. This was on a Class B Sprinter application which may or may not translate to some trailers, although the photos of the diamond container show a receiver that will not be in use.

Dave

Funy how some believe that simply from a picture they can evaluate whether the load is proper or not...

I used to own a 2014 Heartland Trail Runner travel trailer that had a telescoping rack that pulled out from the frame. It was capable of carrying 500Lbs. I never used it for anything other than bicycles but it was nice knowing it could hold that much weight.