Rear hitch installation. Unusual frame
I’d like to add a rear hitch to my Grand Design Reflection 303RLS to mount a bike rack. I dropped the coroplast this weekend to measure things and plan for the job. I had hoped to use the Curt 1370...
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goducks10 wrote:
With your bumper setup I would cut a square hole for a 1.25" receiver to fit in. Fab a 4"x6" plate with the same size hole for the rear of the bumper. Fab another 4"x12" plate for the front of the bumper with the same size hole.
Weld a 2"x2"x1.25 tube between the frame to accept the end of the 1.25" receiver. Insert the receiver thru the bumper, weld the plates to the bumper and the receiver. Weld the end of the receiver to the 2x2 tubing.
Most bike racks can use a 1-1/4" receiver.
So my current tentative plan takes this idea and builds on it a little.
If the bumper won't be usable as a hose carrier anyway, removing it or disabling it are the same thing from that perspective.
Since the "natural" (easiest installation) position of the hitch would place the opening of the receiver right at the back center of the bumper, I'm thinking of using your "hole in the bumper" idea with a little variation. I'd rather have the 2" drawbar, so I'll cut a 2-1/2" round hole through the center of the bumper. This way I can insert a 2" drawbar through the bumper into the receiver for my rack, and I can pull the drawbar out and just pop in a 2-1/2" plug to get my hose storage back with no appearance issues or loss of ground clearance.
Stupid, crazy, genius?:h
