Rear hitch for bike rack

I replace the thin 4" tube bumper with a structural 4" tube with 3/16" or 1/4" wall thickness, with extra gusseting welded into the frame. Pierced into the tube, I weld a receiver hitch tube. Various receiver hitch mounted items can be plugged into the new bumper/hitch and not fall off the trailer.

We have a bumper carrier on our Fun finder. We are on our 5th month of using it with no issues. I check it every day, and I extended it to one side where I can see the back tire. The bike is a tandem so its 7 feet long.

Mine is a Hidden Hitch brand, it is a receiver type. Works great! I've towed a trailer with my side by side on it and also have towed a 16 foot boat behind my trailer. My bike rack slips right into the receiver and I carry 4 bikes on it. Works great and adjustable for different width frames. Good luck and Happy camping,
Bill

We used a two bike bumper mount set up on our old camper. Used it for about a year with 2 adult bikes on it. Then on a rough road the bumper started to break at the weld where it attaches to the frame. I thought about going with a hitch but decided to weld braces to the under side of the bumper on each side. Welded 1/8 steel at about a 45 degree angle from the lowest point on the end of the frame to the outer lowest point of my bumper. Re-welded the point where it had started to break and traveled all over the east coast for the next 4 years with no problems at all. Very cheap and fast fix. With that said, I have noticed that some trailers are using what appears to be even thinner metal on the bumper and some frame/bumper set ups will not allow you to weld a brace in at an angle. Without the angle it will not support any weight.
Jeff

We just weren't comfortable even with a frame mounted rack. My husband likes to actually SEE the bikes when we are traveling and was also apprehensive about how it might affect the balance of the trailer. So, we ended up putting bed rails on the truck and put a roof rack over the bed of the truck. Has worked out very well so far.

Considwr finding a welder and having one made for you. Total cost for my 2 foot extension is about. 100 in materials and 4 hours of work Photo bucket album