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03-01-2016, 09:44 PM
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Location: NW Wisconsin
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[QUOTE=Bookemdanno;382064]
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Originally Posted by tslarson
I had the same problem. I just purchased a second Swagman RV 2 bike rack, purchased a longer piece of 2" square tubing, and mounted both racks on the one piece of tubing. The receiver on the trailer is welded to the frame of the trailer.
I'm liking this mod!! It would save me money by just buying another 2 bike rack. Anymore details on how you completed would be much appreciated!
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I'll take some more pics of the hitch and do a better description and post it this weekend.
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2015 Starcraft Travel Star 299BHU Black Pearl Edition
2011 Jayco X23J (traded in)
2013 Ford F150 FX4 SuperCrew 6.2 Max Tow
7700 GVWR 3.73 E-locker
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03-02-2016, 12:32 AM
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Location: Sault Ste Marie
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consider something like this
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03-02-2016, 06:55 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Ottawa
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I upgraded my bumper to accommodate my bike rack I felt it was flimsy being a welder allowed me to make my own but I imagine you could get this done fairly cheap. I now have piece of mind knowing the bumper won't fail. Ours is a HTT so concession we make is carrying bikes we don't travel with water
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03-02-2016, 07:20 AM
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Location: Jackson
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If my trailer reciever is worthy of 8000 lbs, can I not put a bike on it??
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03-02-2016, 07:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlene20
If my trailer reciever is worthy of 8000 lbs, can I not put a bike on it??
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My receiver is only rated for 300 pounds. It's not the receiver as much as it's the bike rack itself. With all the jostling back there, the force of the weight in the rack is magnified and exerts much more force on the rack and receiver
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2016 North Point 377 RLBH, with a few mods, disc brakes, shocks, Sailun g rated tires, wet bolts
2014 Ford F350 Platinum sold
2017 Ford F350 Lariat, CC, 6.7PSD, DRW, Trailer Saver BD3 hitch
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03-04-2016, 12:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: NW Wisconsin
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See my post in the Mods section about converting my 2 bike Swagman rack to a 4 bike version.
http://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/f3...tml#post383135
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2015 Starcraft Travel Star 299BHU Black Pearl Edition
2011 Jayco X23J (traded in)
2013 Ford F150 FX4 SuperCrew 6.2 Max Tow
7700 GVWR 3.73 E-locker
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03-04-2016, 02:09 PM
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Location: White Bear Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlene20
If my trailer reciever is worthy of 8000 lbs, can I not put a bike on it??
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Yes, you can. The subject was about using the bumper to carry bikes, not an actual receiver that's part of a real hitch.
But you still need a bike rack that is also capable, which can be a bit of a search to find.
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08-04-2016, 06:49 PM
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I think it would be pretty easy to reinforced the bumper to reduce, if not eliminating completely the twisting. Im thinking about drilling 3/8 hole at 2 locations on the frame right ( vertical ) under the floor to bolt 2 bracket that are going to be connected to the bumper. Hard to explain but 1 flat bar bent a 90 degrees bolted to the frame and the other end of it to the bumpers. ?.oh well i understand what i want to do
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Jayco Jayflight 29RKS 2019
Ford F 150 Ecoboost Tow Max 3.73 2014
Equalizer hitch 1000/10000
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08-05-2016, 04:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: New Hampshire
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After the hundreds of posts on this issue, I'd love to see a "sticky" with photos of failed bumpers.
Craig Bailey
New England
2007 Chevy 2500HD crew
2015 Jayco Jayflight 32BHDS
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Hudson, NH
2015 Jayflight 32BHDS
2018 Chevy 3500HD Crew 4x4 Duramax
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08-05-2016, 06:57 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Lachute
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ctbailey
After the hundreds of posts on this issue, I'd love to see a "sticky" with photos of failed bumpers.
Craig Bailey
New England
2007 Chevy 2500HD crew
2015 Jayco Jayflight 32BHDS
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Yes that would be nice since I could not find any pictures of failure in google under RV failed bumpers ! A picture worth thousand word
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Jayco Jayflight 29RKS 2019
Ford F 150 Ecoboost Tow Max 3.73 2014
Equalizer hitch 1000/10000
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09-24-2020, 09:41 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Kent, WA
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Sorry to bring up an OLD thread, but when I googled it, this thread was the best one I found talking about it.
I have a 2019 174BH and the bumper is welded to the frame, not spot welded, it is welded the entire circumference where the frame meets the bumper. So while I feel Jayco has made improvements in the 4 years since this thread was last updated, I am still not able to find any information if the bumper is now rated at more than 100 lbs??
Wonder if it would be possible to get a custom made setup?
I was thinking something that would have a 2" receiver tube attached to the frame on both sides of the trailer allowing a wider tray to be attached. Seems that would be more secure and stable than a single middle receiver tube, not to mention give more options for carrying things back there.
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09-24-2020, 02:39 PM
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#33
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Somerset
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Compare the wall thickness of the steel that the RV bumper is made out of to the steel that a class III 2" hitch receiver is made out of. A 100 lb limit on the bumper might be a bit overstated.
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