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Does your hitch hang low, does it wobble to and fro?

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Old 01-03-11, 11:41 AM
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Does your hitch hang low, does it wobble to and fro?

Mine did, until I bought one of these. It totally solved the problem.
https://www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Access...er/RM-061.html
(Thanks Merlin!)
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Seems expensive for a U bolt
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Mine doesn't because the receiver bolt is threaded.
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My Kuat snugs into the receiver using a build in wedge. No wobble.
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But can you tie it in a knot, can you tie it in a bow?
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No, but I can throw it over my shoulder like a continental soldier.
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Originally Posted by BLR_0719
Seems expensive for a U bolt
twenty three bucks was worth it for solving five years of annoying wobbling. At one point I even tried using aluminum shims.
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Do you need another one when you put the rack in the adapter?
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Originally Posted by MrTuner1970
Mine doesn't because the receiver bolt is threaded.
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Originally Posted by PhotoJoe
Do you need another one when you put the rack in the adapter?
No because the rack fits into the adapter with a threaded receiver bolt.
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Originally Posted by Nachoman

Mine did, until I bought one of these. It totally solved the problem.
https://www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Access...er/RM-061.html
(Thanks Merlin!)
I have the same on my Jeep. I also thought it was expensive for what it is but having a stationary bike rack sure is nice.
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How does it work when towing 5000+ pound tandem axle trailer?
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Originally Posted by Nachoman
twenty three bucks was worth it for solving five years of annoying wobbling. At one point I even tried using aluminum shims.
Maybe, but $4 for a u-bolt may be more worth it.
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it would work better upside down, so its pulling in the "down" direction, not up, especially when loaded.

its a good idea though, better if it was stainless steel, which i bet it is not.
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Originally Posted by Agave
How does it work when towing 5000+ pound tandem axle trailer?
That isn't something I do. Worst case scenario for me is 4 MTB's and a 10 hour drive to Vermont. I am also not aware of many people towing 5000 lb tandem axel trailers with a class 1 or 2 hitch adapter.
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Originally Posted by jdon
That isn't something I do. Worst case scenario for me is 4 MTB's and a 10 hour drive to Vermont. I am also not aware of many people towing 5000 lb tandem axel trailers with a class 1 or 2 hitch.
Those morons in VT do from time to time.
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Those morons in VT do from time to time.
Darn hippies.
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