Bike Rack for Trailer hitch?

Yakima Bike Rack

This is the bike rack you need for the back of a trailer. You will notice it is a good solid rack made by Yakima. Most bike racks have a joint that folds allowing access to the back of a vehicle, but on this one it is fixed, it does not fold. This will not break with the bounce of the trailer. I have one on the back of my 5th wheel, bring up to 4 bikes, have traveled to Glacier from Seattle, never had a problem, only dirty bikes if we hit rain.

As everyone has said, do not use the bumper, that will go bad - period. I have a class 3 hitch welded to the frame of our trailer.

If you do this you can travel with good piece of mind.

mkenyon2 wrote:
For any still following this, I'm thinking about this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007EA6JMM

Did you see where it says " (ball mount not included; do not install on a trailer or towed vehicle)"?
Looks to me like it is designed for the receiver that comes on most 5th wheels and motorhomes and not on travel trailers or towed cars. Personally, I would not do it and always carried my bikes in the trailer.
Barney

mkenyon2 wrote:
For any still following this, I'm thinking about this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007EA6JMM

This is what you should be looking at,


tongue mount bike rack

mkenyon2 wrote:
For any still following this, I'm thinking about this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007EA6JMM

That doesn't look big enough to support two bikes on it solidly.

We have a Jack-It and really like it. The bikes don't move. The downside is on a nice summer evening, sometimes they collect their fair share of mosquitoes and bugs going down the road!
https://store.lci1.com/jack-it-double-bike-carrier-system-429756

mkenyon2 wrote:
For any still following this, I'm thinking about this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007EA6JMM

with the forces a bike sees on the back of a trailer I would not use a carrier that doesn't cradle the tires.

And looking at the one in question, while Curt does make good stuff, relying on a clamp around the shank concept on the back of the trailer with strong vertical, horizontal and lateral forces just doesn't seem very good to me.

And the reciever you bought puts all the forces on the sheet metal bumper on the trailer. Don't rely on it.

Most hitches rated for use on a trailer state explicitly they are NOT warranted if you use that kind of reciever.

For any still following this, I'm thinking about this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007EA6JMM

another issue, when looking at bike racks, see how many are listed for trailer use...... VERY FEW, some for MH, 5th wheel, and only a few for back of a TT. The bike rack needs to withstand the shock it gets from the back of the trailer moving up and down over bumps etc. Those that are rated for trailer use are pretty heavy duty, finding ones capable of handling the weight of an e bike even harder to find.

Also, on the smaller lighter trailers the bumpers are usually rated to carry only a spare tire. It is not that manufacturer is going cheap. A heavy load on the rear makes the trailer very unstable while under way on a highway. You add a heavier bumper or hitch welded to frame and a couple of 65 lb ebikes you're asking for a jack knife. Some good videos on you tube regarding distributing weight on a trailer.

I like the front hitch, or even a dule tow hitch, but they can reduce tow capacity. If you have a pick up truck, the mat that goes over the tailgate is an option. It has the feont wheel over the tailgate and the rest of the bike upright in the bed of the truck. Saves space.

Bumper support
See the link above. I've watched a video just the other day where a couple put these on their trailer and then mounted bicycles on a hitch. I'm not guaranteeing it will work but it will work better than a trailer bumper without support.