small motorbike on rear of travel trailer
google tossed me very old, and now closed, thread from this forum regarding folks wanting to add a mount for their motor cycles on the back of their travel trailer. I want to thank all those that pos...
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I'll jump back in - the suggestion is to find a trailer manufacturer who still designs and builds their own frames.
The vast majority of TT makers are looking to differentiate their products via layout, colors, graphics, options, etc. But wherever they can, they will buy basic building blocks from a (very) small group of OEM component manufacturers. Lippert is a volume player in being a "parts" supplier. And they most likely can offer both a lower price and lower weight option than what most guys can do in-house, so that makes it very attractive to the trailer manufacturers.
However the Lippert frames are usually made to be "just strong enough" to handle the TT itself and a very small load at the very back. In my case I have a slide-out cargo tray that has a 200lb max capacity (and I'd have to double-check my documentation to see if my spare tire back there officially takes away some of that capacity).
If you search or stick around here you'll find lots of threads from people who can easily feel anyone (or even small dogs) walking around their TT when parked and the stabilizers are down at the 4 corners. This is because the (Lippert) frame will flex *and* the center of the TT is supported by the suspension above the wheels and axles.
The vast majority of TT makers are looking to differentiate their products via layout, colors, graphics, options, etc. But wherever they can, they will buy basic building blocks from a (very) small group of OEM component manufacturers. Lippert is a volume player in being a "parts" supplier. And they most likely can offer both a lower price and lower weight option than what most guys can do in-house, so that makes it very attractive to the trailer manufacturers.
However the Lippert frames are usually made to be "just strong enough" to handle the TT itself and a very small load at the very back. In my case I have a slide-out cargo tray that has a 200lb max capacity (and I'd have to double-check my documentation to see if my spare tire back there officially takes away some of that capacity).
If you search or stick around here you'll find lots of threads from people who can easily feel anyone (or even small dogs) walking around their TT when parked and the stabilizers are down at the 4 corners. This is because the (Lippert) frame will flex *and* the center of the TT is supported by the suspension above the wheels and axles.
