Lonmanpro
Tacoma, WA
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Does anyone use these. Trying to determine the sturdiness of them before I spend the money on one.
Any recommendations?
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lampooner
South Carolina
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I have an aluminum one from Harbor Frieght. It is well built and has held up well.
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jbarry
California
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Got one...works well. Bought mine from Costco on-line. Rated for 500# and I have no doubt that it will hold that much! It's pretty heavy.
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taviking22
Omaha, NE
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lampooner wrote:I have an aluminum one from Harbor Frieght. It is well built and has held up well.
X2!
I have a 2" receiver on the back of my 5W that I lock the carrier onto. Use it to tote my jenny and gas when boondocking.
taviking22
Omaha, NE
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drhubka
Grass Valley
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Have used one for years. There is also a bolt on for most vehicles for the front. They are great. Use something to stabalize the side to side and twisting. I use Ratchet ties.
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APT
SE Michigan
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I have the steel one from Harbor Freight. I can stand on it (200 pounds) and jump. I put a couple plastic storage bins on it and drove 2500 miles MI->FL->MI in February. Worked great!
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tatest
Oklahoma Green Country
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Stay within their ratings, and most are sturdier than the hitch receiver that they go into.
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togators
Florida
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Bought the one from campers world. Use it all the time.
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K3WE
Missouri
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We have an older steel one...seems plenty sturdy...maybe giant boulders might be a bit much ;-)
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coolbreeze01
Redding, Ca
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I have one used to carry a 120qt ice chest over thousands of miles.
2008 Dodge 3500 With a Really Strong Tractor Motor...........
LB, SRW, 4X4, 6-Speed Auto, 3.73, Prodigy P3, Blue Ox Sway Pro........
2007 Komfort 212 on 225 75R 15E Maxxis ST Tires.........
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