Front Frame Mounted Bike Carriers
For those of you who use a front frame mounted bike rack on you TT, like a Jack-It, Arvika, swagman, etc. I am wondering if any of you issues with the bikes hitting the back of your tow vehicle when m...
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This may help, or at least you can see it and how I managed it.
I made a TT front bike rack, well I made the stand and used a Swagemen bike rack.
This post has pics of it. http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/23373273/gotomsg/23373376.cfm#23373376
Here are 3 of the pics, many more on the link.
Mine misses the truck bed, but I made the rack higher to allow this.
As FYI, I did the front mounted bike rack on the front of my 2500 Suburban. The bikes road great but it was not issue free. I had to alter the bike rack to not have the tires block the head lights as if not, getting stuck having to drive with lights on, was a major issue, the tires blew the light all over. I just lucked out. There is also a DOT lighting law about being able to see the turn signals on the vehicle from a certain angle. If the bikes block that angle, well you could get into an issue with a trooper if something happened. Here is my setup back then. We changed campers and trucks so the problem went away. If I would of kept it, I would of put aux turn signals on the front of the rack. See here https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/15863982/srt/pa/pging/1/page/1.cfm
Also, on a 2500 Suburban, only 2 adult bikes rack work to no create excess tranny heat. I had a camper bud with his 2500 burb and he had 4 bikes on the front, (2 adults, 2 kids) and he ended up in a pickle on a hot summer day. The truck overheated. He ended up taking them apart and putting then in the camper to get home.
Carrying bikes pending what you have to work with, is a problem. I have found the front of the TT is best for us. The truck can handle the extra loaded tongue weight and there are no towing issues. I tried the back of the TT, nope, that is not great either .
Good luck and hope this helps
John
I made a TT front bike rack, well I made the stand and used a Swagemen bike rack.
This post has pics of it. http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/23373273/gotomsg/23373376.cfm#23373376
Here are 3 of the pics, many more on the link.
Mine misses the truck bed, but I made the rack higher to allow this.
As FYI, I did the front mounted bike rack on the front of my 2500 Suburban. The bikes road great but it was not issue free. I had to alter the bike rack to not have the tires block the head lights as if not, getting stuck having to drive with lights on, was a major issue, the tires blew the light all over. I just lucked out. There is also a DOT lighting law about being able to see the turn signals on the vehicle from a certain angle. If the bikes block that angle, well you could get into an issue with a trooper if something happened. Here is my setup back then. We changed campers and trucks so the problem went away. If I would of kept it, I would of put aux turn signals on the front of the rack. See here https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/15863982/srt/pa/pging/1/page/1.cfm
Also, on a 2500 Suburban, only 2 adult bikes rack work to no create excess tranny heat. I had a camper bud with his 2500 burb and he had 4 bikes on the front, (2 adults, 2 kids) and he ended up in a pickle on a hot summer day. The truck overheated. He ended up taking them apart and putting then in the camper to get home.
Carrying bikes pending what you have to work with, is a problem. I have found the front of the TT is best for us. The truck can handle the extra loaded tongue weight and there are no towing issues. I tried the back of the TT, nope, that is not great either .
Good luck and hope this helps
John
