Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
My daughter was getting a little warm in her bunk during our last camping trip, so I decided to put her a fan in to keep the air flowing. I had been wanting to add a 12-volt fan to the main livin...
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^ ^ Nice Rack!
I built mine last year and maybe put more ideas into it than I should have, due to weight capacity…
I wanted a removable rack, with the ability to load my 6500 Watt Husky Generator, some firewood, and miscellaneous gear, along with my bikes. I built it to mount off two 2in hitches off the top of the bumper for extra height clearance. I added my spare tire to the bottom, and a hitch mount tucked into the back so I could add my Bicycle rack to the rack. I added tie down points throughout the sides and a D-Ring to the hitch to lock my bikes too. The Rack is 36” x 90” so I fit a lot on it!
To hold the Rack, I removed the stock welded on tube and added a new bumper. I used a 4” x 4” x 1/8” square tubing for the bumper and mounts. I made it mount to the frame about 1.5ft down the frame. I added a ½” plate inside the tube, drilled and tapped it, so then I drilled the frame and bolted it through. I also added a center support that bolted to the cross member. I trimmed the tubing and installed a 2” receiver and a D-Ring under the bumper. On the top I added two 2” hitch receivers with added gussets since it was only 1/8” tubing. I added almost 200 lbs to the rear… I might just be able to tow a boat off this rack…..
I am now in the process of adding my new Yamaha and enclosure to the rack.
Happy Trails.
Joe Zeppe
I built mine last year and maybe put more ideas into it than I should have, due to weight capacity…
I wanted a removable rack, with the ability to load my 6500 Watt Husky Generator, some firewood, and miscellaneous gear, along with my bikes. I built it to mount off two 2in hitches off the top of the bumper for extra height clearance. I added my spare tire to the bottom, and a hitch mount tucked into the back so I could add my Bicycle rack to the rack. I added tie down points throughout the sides and a D-Ring to the hitch to lock my bikes too. The Rack is 36” x 90” so I fit a lot on it!
To hold the Rack, I removed the stock welded on tube and added a new bumper. I used a 4” x 4” x 1/8” square tubing for the bumper and mounts. I made it mount to the frame about 1.5ft down the frame. I added a ½” plate inside the tube, drilled and tapped it, so then I drilled the frame and bolted it through. I also added a center support that bolted to the cross member. I trimmed the tubing and installed a 2” receiver and a D-Ring under the bumper. On the top I added two 2” hitch receivers with added gussets since it was only 1/8” tubing. I added almost 200 lbs to the rear… I might just be able to tow a boat off this rack…..
I am now in the process of adding my new Yamaha and enclosure to the rack.
Happy Trails.
Joe Zeppe
