Front receiver for bike racks

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We bought an Arvika rack for our three bikes. When we were towing our Starcraft TT with our Toyota Sequoia they were a perfect match - the rack went over the propane tanks and was never in the way.

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We even bought the hitch adapter so we could carry the bikes separately.

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But now we have the Rockwood TT and the F150.

The trailer has the front window and the back rack has to come off if we want to open the rock guard.




Now the position of the battery and tanks is reversed so the rack has to come off if we need to disconnect the battery.


And we carry kayaks on the truck. If we're carrying bikes too, we need to worry about interference in turns.

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So this year we decided to go for the front hitch. We ordered a Curt 31068 from a dealer here in Ontario.

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With the help of a couple of friends I got it installed yesterday.






There's a bit of wiggle in the rack that I should be able to remove with straps to the front tow hooks.

I have a question for folks that have gone this route (Herk, I'm looking in your direction): Is the extra space on the front a hindrance on campground roads and when backing into a campsite?

[dustman_stx]

I have a front rack that I carry 2 bikes on. No problems in over a year of use and probably a dozen trips. One of these would snug it down and prevent any movement:

https://www.amazon.com/Tightener-RET...ch+anti+rattle

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Originally Posted by dustman_stx

I have a front rack that I carry 2 bikes on. No problems in over a year of use and probably a dozen trips. One of these would snug it down and prevent any movement:

https://www.amazon.com/Tightener-RET...ch+anti+rattle

Thanks for the feedback and the product tip. I should mention that we will install a bumper-mounted rack on the trailer for secure storage when we are set up and camping, so the rack will be moved when we arrive and when we depart... I think we need something that's a little quicker to remove.

We have a few Rope ratchets that work very well... I think we'll try those first.

[mudman2]

Hello. I carry 2 bikes on a front hitch also. I usually put cedar wedges to stop the movement. How do u mount that piece to keep it from swaying?

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Originally Posted by mudman2

Hello. I carry 2 bikes on a front hitch also. I usually put cedar wedges to stop the movement. How do u mount that piece to keep it from swaying?

See the link above, posted by dustman_stx. You'll see one solution and amazon has dozens of others.