Weight capacity for TT bumper
I have a 2005 Starcraft Homestead 24RKS and the bumper appears to be heavy duty 4 inch and welded to the frame. Does anyone know the average weight capacity of something like this? I saw another Starc...
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Second Chance wrote:
I've not seen ANY 4" square RV bumpers that are truly "heavy duty." Bolting a hitch receiver to the bumper creates a fulcrum/lever situation and the 90 lbs. of generator and whatever the rack weighs become much, much more in terms of torsion (ft. lbs.) as the RV bounces down the road. There are countless stories on this and other forums about people who have set things up this way and end up dragging bicycles, generators, and other gear down the road by one end of the bumper or just the locking security cable they used. The only truly safe way to do things is to have a receiver hitch bolted or welded directly to the frame. Leave the RV bumper to what it does best: carry the stinky slinky.
Rob
100% agree.
OP, take a look at the thickness of the bumper as you may find it is actually very thin. Many reports of the metal peeling away with the type hitch installed you have mentioned. It is much safer to have a hitch welded to the TT frame then chance a RV bumper with hitch bolted to it. Of course all RVs are not created equal but willing to bet yours is not any different than the average cheap RV bumper.
