Cargo Carrier for Lance 830

[Grodyman]

Hi all,
Anyone have any suggestions for a rear cargo carrier, hitch mounted, for a Lance 830? I measured and the 830 hangs over the rear of truck 26" which is too long for a 18" hitch extension.

I really don't want to take off the factory hitch and replace with a Titan or Torklift.

I need a 22" hitch extension, combined with the added 4" a standard tray adds, to clear the rear of the camper, so that the cargo tray doesn't hang under the rear 4".

The folding trays seem to have longer shanks, and might work with a 18" hitch extension.

Or maybe this:
http://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-Carrier-Basket-ALUMCARGOCARRIER-92655/dp/B0041MVALG

Gman

[WoodGlue]

If you'll go to the LOA group (Google Lance Owners of America) you'll see some secret pictures of a cargo bumper that Lance is introducing. And no, I don't work for Lance.

WoodGlue

[dave17352]

I bought a front mount receiver hitch and put my cargo carrier on the front of the truck. Many TC people do the same. Actually lowers the weight on the rear and makes so you don't have to mess with it getting in and out of your camper. I have zero complaints with this setup. My Curt front receiver hitch which bolted into factory holes cost me 115 dollars delivered to my front door and about a hour to bolt on. I put my 3000 eu generator on it and other gear.

[okan-star]

A hitch haul has a 2" box tube bolted under it that slides into the truck hitch , remove it and replace it with a longer piece of box to extend it back .
For more stability what I did on one that I used behind the camper like that was add some light chain or cable and turnbuckles from the rear most corners of the hitch haul up to the jack brackets on the camper, that took the side to side slop out and it made a nice platform at the rear of the camper
If you just use the hitch haul without the extention under the camper you can still get chairs and extra junk in it

[jimh406]

Its 150 times length that is the problem. You could try a front hitch or ladder carrier for chairs.

[Grodyman]

I just need to carry some folding chairs and a barbq, maybe 150 lbs max? maybe some firewood also?

Gman

[bobndot]

Adding weight too far behind MIGHT effect handling with an 830 .
Here is some info that might be useful .
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/25242552/gotomsg/25243186.cfm#25243186

http://www.rv.net/forum/Index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/25189164.cfm

[Capt_Eddie]

I would just not do it. To much can go wrong. The bonce of the carrier is far more severe that just the weight of a trailer. But here is an idea that will work. Have a 2 inch x 8 inch receiver welded to each side of the cross tube of your existing hitch. Now use those two receivers to connect your carrier to. Yes you will need two addition 2inch tubes attached to the carrier. I did that with my 1040. I can carrier hundreds of pounds without worry.