Bike rack solution
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0dCgUnsQvlcLlBgtkw0LIuxhQ Hope this pic comes thru. We had a custom wrap around receiver built that clamps on the bumper with 3 u-bolts. Then we put a ratcheting s...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:Lwiddis wrote:
Glad to hear no issues over 15 years. Bumpers rated for this extra weight?
Weight is not the issue. The issue is the flexing caused by the long "moment arm". The strap helps mitigate both issues.
X2 and I can see how the OP's rack could work by eliminating the flex and rocking motion caused by the bolt-on racks. Trailer bumpers are stamped sheet metal ad basically as strong as a beer can. It's not the weight but the flexing that cracks them.
