Post by aaronchuck on May 27, 2017 10:20:42 GMT -8
Hello vintage trailer friends. I have a 1964 Thunderbolt. Loaded weight of 2k-2.3k. Towing with a Nissan Xterra. 5k tow rating (probably not useful info with regard to the question here). I dont know what the tongue weight is yet, so this may be a premature question that cant be answered till after I know that, but I'll ask anyway as there may be things I need to understand before I move forward.
Im getting on the road for a year and have thought plenty about a solution for my two bicycles. I have a hitch mount rack. The only practical solution is mounting it to the rear bumper and carrying the two bikes that way. However, the rear bumper the on my trailer is flimsy and simply won't work. I thought I would remove it and have a more robust bumper bolted to the frame. If I do this, it will add roughly 125-145 lbs. to the rear. This includes the weight of the bumper, rack and two bikes. didn't include the weight of the spare, which is already attached to the flimsy bumper.
Ill have two batteries up front I'll be adding, plus, if I decide to travel with my 12 gal water tank full, which is also up front, this would balance things out pretty well if I understand all the things correctly. I cant ever assume I understand all the things about any of the things, most times.
What are your thoughts? Am I missing anything? Are there other things I need to consider?
Thank you in advance.
-Aaron
Im getting on the road for a year and have thought plenty about a solution for my two bicycles. I have a hitch mount rack. The only practical solution is mounting it to the rear bumper and carrying the two bikes that way. However, the rear bumper the on my trailer is flimsy and simply won't work. I thought I would remove it and have a more robust bumper bolted to the frame. If I do this, it will add roughly 125-145 lbs. to the rear. This includes the weight of the bumper, rack and two bikes. didn't include the weight of the spare, which is already attached to the flimsy bumper.
Ill have two batteries up front I'll be adding, plus, if I decide to travel with my 12 gal water tank full, which is also up front, this would balance things out pretty well if I understand all the things correctly. I cant ever assume I understand all the things about any of the things, most times.
What are your thoughts? Am I missing anything? Are there other things I need to consider?
Thank you in advance.
-Aaron
