Bicycle Carrying Options
I have a rather unique situation with our current rig configuration that I could use some help on or at least suggestions. I have a Ram 3500 with a Ranch Hand front bumper, which has a 2" hitch but i...
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bka0721 wrote:
While it is hard to find a fixed Hitch Bike Carrier (Yakima), as most have switched to a swing away carrier, it still can be modified. I had an old Yakima 4 Bike Carrier that was used with an extension due to a spare tire. I took the 2 1/2" hitch tube, cut it shorter, drilled a new hitch bolt hole and painted it. It fits right into my Ranch Hand Front Bumper mount, closer to the Ranch Hand bumper now.
The next issue was the bikes were much too high while I was seated in the Driver's seat. I have a Ford truck with 4X4 and it already sets high. I took the Yakima 4 Bike rack, again, and cut off (shortened from the top) the vertical tube, predrilled the holes necessary for the cross bar that holds the bikes, painted it and it was good to go, with full sized adult mountain bikes and now out of the sight line for the driver.
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After checking out all options this is about the same as I had to do. I haul a boat along with camper most of the time so I had to modify what was available to be able to haul bikes in the front.
