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Hitch-mounted hauler for 2 bikes?
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[QUOTE="Highbeam, post: 469891, member: 23735"] All class 3 hitches (including the stock receiver on a chev) have a tongue weight rating of 500 lbs and 1000lbs with a w/d hitch. It doesn't matter if this weight is carried 9" or 30 inches away from the bumper, tongue weight is tongue weight. Where it is placed will affect the axle load since you will lighten the front end the farther back you place the weight, like a teeter totter. You may exceed this rating, the GAWR for the axle nearest the hitch. Are you exceeding the 500lb rating? I think you probably are with 2 bikes. Even 1 bike plus the carrier has got to be getting close. You can weigh these things and should. If I add 500 lbs of tongue weight to the back of my 1/2 ton chev I will be over the GVWR. If I add it to the front of the truck I will probably exceed the front GAWR. Your insurance will not cover you in a wreck if you operate outside any of the ratings. Have you ever checked your tire capacity ratings? Then it would look goofy and people would laugh. Slow down and look at a different vehicle or a trailer. You need a long term solution with a growing boy and a lifetime of riding ahead of you. [/QUOTE]
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