This on CL here locally this morning.clickyI'm thinking I95 in SC would make short work of this.

Good thing he is selling it! Imagine being on the road with him.

Look again, that's not mounted to the bumper, the frame is designed by Keystone to telescope out like that specifically to carry cargo like bikes, generators, etc.I did similar to our Terry, I cut the bumper off, extended the frame, and re-attached the bumper. I contacted the senior engineer at Lippert who advised that the frame was more than capable of supporting the added weight.

My concern isn't the trailer frame, but the size of the material. It looks way small to be carrying that much weight. Got to be at least a couple hundred pounds sitting, and bouncing, way back there. I'll bet there's a weight limit for that construction, and I'll also bet all that stuff is way over that limit.

Seems to be a lot for the back of a camper, but...10,000 watt?!? Heck, most "standby" home generators around me are only 5,000 watt. Obviously you would have no concern about running anything on the camper, even all at the same time, but wouldn't you burn through those propane tanks pretty quick?

fj12ryder wrote:My concern isn't the trailer frame, but the size of the material. It looks way small to be carrying that much weight. Got to be at least a couple hundred pounds sitting, and bouncing, way back there. I'll bet there's a weight limit for that construction, and I'll also bet all that stuff is way over that limit.I doubt it, the bumper is 4" square and the square tube holding the generator looks to be 2" so it should be able to carry that weight. I used 2-1/2" angle on mine and it held up well.

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Grit_dog
Navigator
Dec 17, 2020
Admitting is the first step to recovery , lol.
At least you’re admitting it!
Cheers!
cummins2014
Explorer
Dec 17, 2020
fj12ryder wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
This thread is about who cares?
Is it yours?
Has it hurt you?
Maybe you heard a generator like it and it’s bringing back bad memories?
Maybe you saw a c rappy bumper and this one gives you ptsd?

Wait, I know....just a bunch of busy body’s with nothing better to do than preach their suppositions!
And another busy body complaining about their complaining. LOL

Bingo, and we have a winner !!!
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Dec 17, 2020
Grit dog wrote:
This thread is about who cares?
Is it yours?
Has it hurt you?
Maybe you heard a generator like it and it’s bringing back bad memories?
Maybe you saw a c rappy bumper and this one gives you ptsd?

Wait, I know....just a bunch of busy body’s with nothing better to do than preach their suppositions!
And another busy body complaining about their complaining. LOL
JIMNLIN
Explorer III
Dec 17, 2020
Grit dog wrote:
This thread is about who cares?
Is it yours?
Has it hurt you?
Maybe you heard a generator like it and it’s bringing back bad memories?
Maybe you saw a c rappy bumper and this one gives you ptsd?

Wait, I know....just a bunch of busy body’s with nothing better to do than preach their suppositions!

LOL
Lynnmor
Explorer
Dec 17, 2020
bucky wrote:
I have intimate knowledge of these junk pull out racks. A good friend has one of these on his 5er and has had nothing but trouble. He won't even use it anymore for the bouncing before he lost 2 bikes. But just for the naysayers who say the rest of us are busy body's or whatever here are some weights involved.
Gen 260 lbs (per web site)
Propane 110 lbs for 2 full 30 pounders (per interweb lookup)
Spare tire and wheel 75 lbs (65 of which is lookup wheel est at 10
Aluminum cover 15 lbs (est)
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Total 460 lbs Plus the 150 lbs the manufacturer states the rack weighs. One SC I95 expansion joint and this is throwing sparks down the road.

Thank you for that. It is pretty bad when we can't discuss possible RV safety issues without the approval of the naysayers.
bucky
Explorer II
Dec 17, 2020
I have intimate knowledge of these junk pull out racks. A good friend has one of these on his 5er and has had nothing but trouble. He won't even use it anymore for the bouncing before he lost 2 bikes. But just for the naysayers who say the rest of us are busy body's or whatever here are some weights involved.
Gen 260 lbs (per web site)
Propane 110 lbs for 2 full 30 pounders (per interweb lookup)
Spare tire and wheel 75 lbs (65 of which is lookup wheel est at 10
Aluminum cover 15 lbs (est)
------------------
Total 460 lbs Plus the 150 lbs the manufacturer states the rack weighs. One SC I95 expansion joint and this is throwing sparks down the road.
GDS-3950BH
Explorer
Dec 17, 2020
Grit_dog
Navigator
Dec 17, 2020
This thread is about who cares?
Is it yours?
Has it hurt you?
Maybe you heard a generator like it and it’s bringing back bad memories?
Maybe you saw a c rappy bumper and this one gives you ptsd?

Wait, I know....just a bunch of busy body’s with nothing better to do than preach their suppositions!
Lynnmor
Explorer
Dec 17, 2020
msmith1.wa wrote:

That thread is about the bumper tube ripping from the weight of the spare tire, not the failure of the sliding tubes. There have been many posts regarding bumpers failing on trailers that do not have the slide mounting fom the weight of the spare tire.

Actually this thread is about a ridiculous pile of junk hung on the back of a trailer.
msmith1_wa
Explorer
Dec 17, 2020
BurbMan wrote:
Lynnmor wrote:
Some of us have experience in things mechanical and know junk when we see it.

Maybe read the Craigs List post: "The rack has been reinforced to support the weight of the equipment. "

That thread is about the bumper tube ripping from the weight of the spare tire, not the failure of the sliding tubes. There have been many posts regarding bumpers failing on trailers that do not have the slide mounting fom the weight of the spare tire.