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Wo_ody
Aug 24, 2016Explorer
IMO, the best front mounted bike carrier started with a Bodiak front mounted hitch which I believe was rated up to a 500 lb load. The beauty of the Bodiak Hitch is it mounted to the two front tow rings of a PU truck so it would not twist or rock when loaded. To the Bodiak, you mount a mechanical trailer tongue jack which had 15" of leg extension. The jack is used in "reverse"; lower the screw jack, capture the bike with a suitable fabricated bike frame capture foot, and lift the bike by cranking up the jack foot. A 20V, 3/8"battery powered impact wrench really makes the up and down quick and easy. Unfortunately, Bodiak webpage is not up and running and their Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Bodiak/ has posts about no response so they may be out of business. Bummer...its a neat front hitch.
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