I have to give you a great big THANK YOU from Calgary Canada, I bought a mobility scooter ramp that arrived today and had no instructions, it came with one of those clamps in it I had never saw before, I looked all over RUclips and the internet and spotted your video now I am well on my way to installing the ramp on my truck All the best my friend from this old guy in Calgary Canada.
Tongue weight should be most likely reduced if you extend the weight out beyond the length of a normal hitch. You are creating a fulcrum extending out 3-4' like that.
I do! I realize I didn’t make it clear in the video but I either use the bike rack or pull a trailer, not both. also, the boat I pull is a 14’ aluminum rowboat. the boat and trailer combined weighs less than 600 lbs. I’m going to shoot another video making this more clear.
on the basket 500lbs destributed point: cut a plywood floor using the top rail of basket as a template. lay over your expanded metal floor. this takes the distribution out of the equation mostly. it removable too
I'm new to all this. I got a wheelchair ramp that installs in a 2" hitch post. I've installed a hitch tightener. The post is very secure. There is no way to get the post out with the hitch tightener installed. I'm assuming that everytime I want to remove the ramp, I'm going to have to loosen the hitch tightener. Right?
Since I fish in saltwater environments, I don't want anything to trap salt and moisture against the metal. But that idea can certainly work to remove a rattle.
Can I flip over that stabilizer bracket? If it keeps scraping the ground and then it will not scrape anymore question. Mark instead of on the bottom just putting it on top?
Everything worked great. Here is a link to a photo of the boat I pull behind the basket. As you can see, it is a very light load. I don't recommend towing anything heavy behind the basket. facebook.com/KempOutside/photos/159223609062414
I have a 14' rowboat on a trailer I pull behind the carrier. I have a 16.5' aluminum project boat I will also put behind the carrier, but I won't put my 20' pontoon boat behind it. It is all about tongue weight and though that carrier is pretty strong, I don't want to risk it.
Is B-dawg willing to for a discount coupon or promotion through your review video like most companies do your the only one that has a video if it out there???
I haven't asked to be an affiliate for their products. I just like them! They don't sell direct so I guess I'd have to become an affiliate of someone who sells their carriers.
Do you by any chance and based on this particular set up you have on the video where you are NOT towing but rather have the carrier and bike rack hanging out from your hitch. Do you know how far back (lenghtwise from the vehicle's rear bumper) can you legally (as per the DOT) go? Is there a link or something to the literature? I ask because i am working on the same thing for my 2001 Durango and i am almost done. It looks good but it does look awfully extended way back. Does anyone know what's the actual legal number?
I have been looking for an answer to your question and can't find one. I prefer not to put my bikes behind the carrier and now mount them on the front of the van. But I will put them back there for short trips when needed. Here is my video on putting bikes on the front in case you are interested. ruclips.net/video/8lPNdVM7Cdg/видео.html
@@KempOutside just see your reply man. Thanks! So i have finished my hitch cargo set up and it is a bit different than what you have on this video. Out of my towing vehicle's hitch i have a dual hitch extender from harbor freight. On the top inlet of the dual i have mounted my bike rack and on the bottom inlet i have mounted a swing away elbow which in turn has a receiver and to that i have mounted a cargo basket like yours from harbor freight as well. The swing away elbow is from Amazon... a brand called fixa tools. I wish i could upload pictures to you on this reply but i don't know how to. The thing is that if i take my measuring tape and measure the distance from the end of my towing vehicle's hitch to the very end of the hitch carrier basket (which is in my case the most outward to the rear) i get 54 inches. I found and article online which is not from the Florida DOT but from somewhere else that says that stuff can only overhang 4 feet off the vehicle's rear which would mean for me that i have to find a way to trim 6 inches somewhere to my current set up. This could only be done by cutting some of the dual hitch extender and carrier basket. The other choice is to have i believe some sort of signage or something it says. Here is the link: motorandwheels.com/truck-sticking-out-laws-per-state/
@@danielbarrios8947 It is a simple task of mounting an Orange Caution Triangle to the rear of the Basket - Like you see on Farm or construction equipment .
Hi,i just got the bdawg carrier and i will be putting it in ford explorer and will be attaching a bike rack weighing 52lbs. Itself without the bikes.Do you think it will be fine?thanks in advance for the help.
It really depends on the weight of the trailer. We pull a 14' row boat behind the basket with no problems what so ever. the tongue weight is less than 25 lbs and the whole trailer weighs less than 250 lbs.
Please tell me you don't tow anything with this abortion job of an adapter into an extender... Look into lever arms, and derating of a towing system when you extend it.
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I have to give you a great big THANK YOU from Calgary Canada, I bought a mobility scooter ramp that arrived today and had no instructions, it came with one of those clamps in it I had never saw before, I looked all over RUclips and the internet and spotted your video now I am well on my way to installing the ramp on my truck All the best my friend from this old guy in Calgary Canada.
Glad I could help!
Thanks I was putting it on wrong you set me straight 👍
Glad I could help!
Very smart install
Tongue weight should be most likely reduced if you extend the weight out beyond the length of a normal hitch. You are creating a fulcrum extending out 3-4' like that.
I do! I realize I didn’t make it clear in the video but I either use the bike rack or pull a trailer, not both. also, the boat I pull is a 14’ aluminum rowboat. the boat and trailer combined weighs less than 600 lbs. I’m going to shoot another video making this more clear.
Where did you get the cargo carrier that connects to another hitch?
on the basket 500lbs destributed point: cut a plywood floor using the top rail of basket as a template. lay over your expanded metal floor. this takes the distribution out of the equation mostly. it removable too
That's a good tip. I mostly use it for carrying coolers so I don't have to worry about non-distributed weight.
I'm new to all this. I got a wheelchair ramp that installs in a 2" hitch post. I've installed a hitch tightener. The post is very secure. There is no way to get the post out with the hitch tightener installed. I'm assuming that everytime I want to remove the ramp, I'm going to have to loosen the hitch tightener. Right?
Yes that is correct.
@@KempOutside thanks!
Thanks for the help
Thanks for this. ; )
My pleasure!
I like it but why not just wrap the insert in tape or thin neoprene?
Since I fish in saltwater environments, I don't want anything to trap salt and moisture against the metal. But that idea can certainly work to remove a rattle.
Can I flip over that stabilizer bracket? If it keeps scraping the ground and then it will not scrape anymore question. Mark instead of on the bottom just putting it on top?
I don't think flipping it over would be an issue.
@@KempOutside Thank you I flipped it over plus I trimmed a little bit off of the bolt heads
Hey man, how'd everything work out...4000 mi trip?
Everything worked great. Here is a link to a photo of the boat I pull behind the basket. As you can see, it is a very light load. I don't recommend towing anything heavy behind the basket. facebook.com/KempOutside/photos/159223609062414
Outrageous how far out that is. Use one rack on hitch not two. Someone will plow into that. Wow
Quick question. Are you able to tow a boat with that set up with the cargo carrier?
I have a 14' rowboat on a trailer I pull behind the carrier. I have a 16.5' aluminum project boat I will also put behind the carrier, but I won't put my 20' pontoon boat behind it. It is all about tongue weight and though that carrier is pretty strong, I don't want to risk it.
Is B-dawg willing to for a discount coupon or promotion through your review video like most companies do your the only one that has a video if it out there???
I haven't asked to be an affiliate for their products. I just like them! They don't sell direct so I guess I'd have to become an affiliate of someone who sells their carriers.
Do you by any chance and based on this particular set up you have on the video where you are NOT towing but rather have the carrier and bike rack hanging out from your hitch. Do you know how far back (lenghtwise from the vehicle's rear bumper) can you legally (as per the DOT) go? Is there a link or something to the literature?
I ask because i am working on the same thing for my 2001 Durango and i am almost done. It looks good but it does look awfully extended way back. Does anyone know what's the actual legal number?
I have been looking for an answer to your question and can't find one. I prefer not to put my bikes behind the carrier and now mount them on the front of the van. But I will put them back there for short trips when needed. Here is my video on putting bikes on the front in case you are interested. ruclips.net/video/8lPNdVM7Cdg/видео.html
@@KempOutside just see your reply man. Thanks! So i have finished my hitch cargo set up and it is a bit different than what you have on this video.
Out of my towing vehicle's hitch i have a dual hitch extender from harbor freight. On the top inlet of the dual i have mounted my bike rack and on the bottom inlet i have mounted a swing away elbow which in turn has a receiver and to that i have mounted a cargo basket like yours from harbor freight as well. The swing away elbow is from Amazon... a brand called fixa tools.
I wish i could upload pictures to you on this reply but i don't know how to.
The thing is that if i take my measuring tape and measure the distance from the end of my towing vehicle's hitch to the very end of the hitch carrier basket (which is in my case the most outward to the rear) i get 54 inches.
I found and article online which is not from the Florida DOT but from somewhere else that says that stuff can only overhang 4 feet off the vehicle's rear which would mean for me that i have to find a way to trim 6 inches somewhere to my current set up. This could only be done by cutting some of the dual hitch extender and carrier basket.
The other choice is to have i believe some sort of signage or something it says.
Here is the link:
motorandwheels.com/truck-sticking-out-laws-per-state/
@@danielbarrios8947 It is a simple task of mounting an Orange Caution Triangle to the rear of the Basket - Like you see on Farm or construction equipment .
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Hi,i just got the bdawg carrier and i will be putting it in ford explorer and will be attaching a bike rack weighing 52lbs. Itself without the bikes.Do you think it will be fine?thanks in advance for the help.
That sounds like a pretty heavy bike rack. I’d be cautious, especially if you have heavy bikes. Also don’t overload the basket with a lot of weight.
This is a dangerous set up. Curt does not recommend this configuration. Don't do it!!!
It really depends on the weight of the trailer. We pull a 14' row boat behind the basket with no problems what so ever. the tongue weight is less than 25 lbs and the whole trailer weighs less than 250 lbs.
Please tell me you don't tow anything with this abortion job of an adapter into an extender... Look into lever arms, and derating of a towing system when you extend it.
I was demonstrating how much play there is without the stabilizer. The only trailer I tow behind the basket is a rowboat trailer.