Extra Front Axle Weight
When we hit the road for an extended adventure (about 1.5 yrs away) I'd like to haul a motorcycle on the front of our truck (2004 f350). I'm wondering how much weight we could haul up there and not hu...
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klr650goldwing wrote:
Does anyone have experience with motorcycle carriers with a TWO receiver hitch set up? Do you think most any good welding shop ought to be able to fabricate one? And lastly, my current receiver hitch on the front of my truck is just bolted on. Should it be welded in order to safely haul this weight. Thanks guys.
Yes any good fab shop would be able whatever you want
That said... You should think about turning a standard rack into a 3-point setup. Then, you can simply bolt or weld on two more receivers to the receiver side-plates (Reese sells weld-on receiver tubes) and then bolt an extra pair of 2" square tubes to the rack.
I would not worry about welding on the front hitch. The bolts are plenty strong, and because of the dissimilar wall thickness between the frame and receiver side-plates, it would be difficult (but not impossible) to get a good weld in there.
