Dual 2" hitch receiver

[Player 1]

After combing through the first 7 pages and doing a few searches on bike racks I figured I would just come out and ask.



Do any of you out there use a dual hitch extension to carry your bike racks?



What brand do you use?


Have they ever failed?



Did you have to do anything to redistribute the load on the camper?


I ask as we are planning a trip in the near future where we would like to take our bikes. I would have preferred getting a roof mounted bike system, but since we just bought our pop-up I don't want to sink a whole lot of money into extras before taking it out a few times to figure out what I really should repair on it.


The dual hitch extension seemed like a reasonable plan "B" for now that would cost less and allow me to use my existing bike carrier.


Thanks in advance.

[grumpy0374]

I have and have used a dual receiver on our Lexington class c. Used the bottom for the toad set up and the upper for a Curt spare tire/rim carrier.
Have since mounted a front mount class 3 hitch on our rig for the spare.
But, you should have no problem with the dual receiver.
Lot of import stuff out there...cheap to buy but cheaply made.
Bite the bullet and get a Roadmaster Dual Receiver. Made in USA, super quality. Welds are strong enough to lift my class c. Rated at 10,000 lb towing, and 400 lb tongue weight capacity. Spare tire/rim and tire carrier I have weighs around 150 lbs, and never had any problems with it. Around 100 bucks on Amazon, ETrailer.
Grumpy

[colourful64]

We use it for our bikes. No problems no adjustments.

[colourful64]

We have two cheap dual receivers. I'd be buying the cheap...

[bikendan]

You can't use a dual hitch receiver with a WDH.

[colourful64]

What's a wdh

[GalsofEscape]

I have seen one break. People pulled in one night with their popup. They quickly set up and then went back to get the bikes that they had to leave on the side of the road due to it breaking at a weld.
I considered one back when I had a popup, but the reduction in tongue weight was an issue for me as well as effects on the turning radius and difficulty of accessing the electric tongue jack with the bikes in place.

[Bob_K]

WDH = Weight Distributing Hitch

[colourful64]

But many more don't break these things aren't just made of tinfoil. They are regulated to carry

[bikendan]

They do reduce the amount of tongue weight you can carry.

[Player 1]

Originally Posted by grumpy0374

I have and have used a dual receiver on our Lexington class c. Used the bottom for the toad set up and the upper for a Curt spare tire/rim carrier.
Have since mounted a front mount class 3 hitch on our rig for the spare.
But, you should have no problem with the dual receiver.
Lot of import stuff out there...cheap to buy but cheaply made.
Bite the bullet and get a Roadmaster Dual Receiver. Made in USA, super quality. Welds are strong enough to lift my class c. Rated at 10,000 lb towing, and 400 lb tongue weight capacity. Spare tire/rim and tire carrier I have weighs around 150 lbs, and never had any problems with it. Around 100 bucks on Amazon, ETrailer.
Grumpy

Ah, than you grumpy. I'll have to look into Roadmaster. I was looking up Reese and couple others on Amazon.

Originally Posted by GalsofEscape

I have seen one break. People pulled in one night with their popup. They quickly set up and then went back to get the bikes that they had to leave on the side of the road due to it breaking at a weld.
I considered one back when I had a popup, but the reduction in tongue weight was an issue for me as well as effects on the turning radius and difficulty of accessing the electric tongue jack with the bikes in place.

Thats why I figured I would come here to get some input. One of the extensions I was looking at the first 2 reviews were of the product failing. I have a lightweight pop up. (Rockwood 1610) so I should be ok when it comes to my towing weight. I'll have to figure out what the tongue weight will be withthe bikes and carrier on it. Sounds like I might need to rebalance a little to keep things from going pop.

[grumpy0374]

Cheap cost==cheaply made.
That's why I referred you to the Roadmaster
When I was using it on the rear or our Lexi, I used the lower for our toad set up and the upper for the spare tire and its carrier.. Rock solid. Thing is built and welded like you wouldn't believe. I seriously doubt that anything we could put it through would break it's weld. This is one where you really do get what you pay for.
I trusted it enough to tow our toad with it, would definately trust it to carry a few bikes. and carrier.
Grumpy

[aeblank]

Reese is good too. Curt. Whatever.
I think the point is not harbor freight.
The $=quality is a gross simplification, IMO, but don't get the $6 one.....

[Bob_K]

Piece of mind has a price, and I think its worth it. Go with the name brand.

[Player 1]

Originally Posted by grumpy0374

Cheap cost==cheaply made.
That's why I referred you to the Roadmaster
When I was using it on the rear or our Lexi, I used the lower for our toad set up and the upper for the spare tire and its carrier.. Rock solid. Thing is built and welded like you wouldn't believe. I seriously doubt that anything we could put it through would break it's weld. This is one where you really do get what you pay for.
I trusted it enough to tow our toad with it, would definately trust it to carry a few bikes. and carrier.
Grumpy

Ok, another new guy question on the Roadmaster. Does it matter which receiver the ball is in and which the accessory is in?

Some that I have looked at specifically say to use a certain one for towing.

I ask as if I picked up a 4"drop receiver, I would flip it 180 so I could lift my bike rack up higher, and still allow me to hook up with out having to pull the whole bike rack off.

[TryingToLearn]

I've got a 4" drop on my blue ox hitch for my toad. Had local shop weld a 2" receiver to the top of that for the bike rack. No issues after 12,000 miles

[Player 1]

Well, I went ahead and placed an order for a Roadmaster Dual Hitch 4" drop receiver recently.



And today at work 2 arrived for me. Looks like there was an online glitch and some how I had 2 shipped to me even though my order only calls out for 1.