canadiankid wrote: Not sure about your TV but I have a Tundra and for around $100 I got a Curt front receiver on my truck (very easy install). Curt Hitch
Pics of your rig setup and ready to roll? How is driving visibility with this setup? I'm very interested in doing this.
2011 KZ 321BHS
Pulled by a 2007 Toyota Tundra Crewmax 5.7
Connected with a Reese Dual Cam
Stopped by a Tekonsha P3
In my signature picture below you can see my van with two full size bikes on a front hitch mounted rack. it works well for me. no visibility issues, no overheating problems, but there is a little headlight blockage at night.
1998 Ford E350 extended van, V-10, 3.73
1998 Fleetwood Terry 22lw, 24' long, 5000 pounds
Equalizer, Prodigy, Link-10, CPE 2000w generator
camperdave wrote: In my signature picture below you can see my van with two full size bikes on a front hitch mounted rack. it works well for me. no visibility issues, no overheating problems, but there is a little headlight blockage at night.
canadiankid wrote: Not sure about your TV but I have a Tundra and for around $100 I got a Curt front receiver on my truck (very easy install). Curt Hitch
Pics of your rig setup and ready to roll? How is driving visibility with this setup? I'm very interested in doing this.
I had a custom receiver added to my 2004 Suburban. I had him put the receiver higher than he was going to, about 4" higher. The real reason for the receiver was so I could use it to back in the trailer into tight spots when there was not a lot of room to maneuver, I haven't had to use it yet for that purpose. WIth the receiver at a slightly higher level, I found the bicycle seats in my line of view so I remove them. Also the handlebars can be distracting when rounding mountain corners when turning to the right (the handlebars are on the passenger side). The other distracting thing is that bicycle racks are not real stable and have a tendency to bounce front to back or side to side a little, not a problem when in your mirror but kind of distracting when in front of you. I can stop the side to side by tightening the bolt where the rack slides into the receiver (they use a bolt instead of a pin), and then add a strap from the top of the rack to the frame (not plastic grill) in front of the radiator to stop the front to back motion.
Had I thought I was going to use the receiver to hold bicycles I probably would not have had him put the receiver that high.
View from the drivers seat
View from the front (Lone Pine Creek, stopped for some quick fishing before the campground). First day of a two week trip, everything is still clean.
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