Replacing Bumper

Thd bumper is a thin wall square tubing that any metal or welding shop should have or can get

The new bumper is .125 thick while the original was .06. Two openings were cut to fit what was a 10" extension.

I have seen these bumpers twist when adding buck racks to them. They are really not that strong, and the weight of 4 bikes and the bouncing is too much for them to handle. I installed a front mounted hitch on my tv and mount the bike rack to that. Cost was about 200 and about 45 minutes total installation time.

(That's Kurt hard at work.)

Removing the old bumper with the new one in the background.


Cleaning and smoothing


New bumper resting on a piece of metal before tacking.


Welding

Primed


Painted (first of 3 coats)


Ready for the 4 bikes.


Project Cost:
- Tube: $73
- Primer: $8
- Paint: $11

Well done.

Next project is fixing the outside kitchen door...

Where do you put the sewer hoses? I made a plate 1/4" to mount on top of the existing bumper. With the 2" bike hook up welded to it plus the tire mount. This gives tha bumper added support and NO twisting. My sewer hoses are secured in with 1/8" tent hooks. I drilled holes through the bumper and the rubber block, The 1/8" tent hook keeps the blocks in.

I did a similar deal as you did on another trailer. But extended it 18" to hold a tool box and my batteries.
Cheers all
BUT a very nice job!!:B