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ZuBrew, 
I just posted  on how to add a picture to your signature  for you, hope it helps!
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Originally posted by voisj

You and I are on the same page with the rear hitch & bike racks, That picture was from Valley of fire east of Vegas, a truly amazing place! The current one is Brights Lake in Tehachapi CA I told my daughter i couldn't figure out how to put a picture with my signature and she did it in a minute... Kids today!. I think I got it now and plan for a new picture occasionally. When we were there a group of Bighorn sheep came for a visit!



Can you tell me how you added a picture to your signature?
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Jeff, Won't be out to the pod for a few weeks and I'll get some pics then. I can tell you that the square tube the hitch is welded to is only welded from the top when the frame is made. If you crawl under the back and look at the ends you will see that the bottom welds we're not done,(on mine). I welded the bottom of the square tube and also the bottom of the small triangle gussets on each end and while I was there I added some welds to the hitch where it mounts to the square tube,it just looked half done to me.
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John,
Could you please provide a few pics of the reinforced welding you did to the square tubing to beef up the tire/bike receiver.
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Hi! Checking in to see how the rear bike racks have worked out! Hubs and I are setting ready to travel from KY to FL in a couple of months, and we want to take our bicycles along. We already have a nice bike rack, so we really don’t want to invest $231 in the FR version. We were thinking to go with the hitch convert to 2” receiver. We have a 2016 179, no bumper. I am concerned that it will not be stable.

Any advice for us Newbie podders on all of this? Thx! 

GoGirl, any reason you don't want to carry your bikes in the bed of your truck? Just asking because I like to hear why others do/don't these various things that we're all dealing with Smile Since the truck we tow with is open bed it makes it really easy to lay them down, tarp and lock. That said we haven't ruled out a bike rack, as there are lots of other things that could go in the truck bed too. Thanks for any insight!
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Ok thanks for the info! This is very helpful!
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GoGirl,
No issues what so ever, Just finished a 2400 mile trip and the bikes and rack survived unscathed.
Remember though, I did some welding to the square crossbar to finish the factory welding job and my harbor freight rack is only 13 lbs with a 1" tongue, and sits in pretty tight to the pod. 
If you use an adapter from 2" to 1" and it makes it hang out further, and your rack is heavier, and maybe heavier bikes (cruisers?) , you may run into issues if you hit big bumps.
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Hi! Checking in to see how the rear bike racks have worked out! Hubs and I are setting ready to travel from KY to FL in a couple of months, and we want to take our bicycles along. We already have a nice bike rack, so we really don’t want to invest $231 in the FR version. We were thinking to go with the hitch convert to 2” receiver. We have a 2016 179, no bumper. I am concerned that it will not be stable.

Any advice for us Newbie podders on all of this? Thx! 
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You and I are on the same page with the rear hitch & bike racks, That picture was from Valley of fire east of Vegas, a truly amazing place! The current one is Brights Lake in Tehachapi CA I told my daughter i couldn't figure out how to put a picture with my signature and she did it in a minute... Kids today!. I think I got it now and plan for a new picture occasionally. When we were there a group of Bighorn sheep came for a visit!

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No, it wasn't the front hitch. I was very specific in my question to them:   " I know you only authorized the one bike rack to be used on the rear hitch. What is the price and how do I get this? Can I not use another bike rack? What is the capacity of the rear hitch so I know what weight bikes I can carry? Thanks! "

I agree with you, 292 pounds seems like it would twist the hitch off on a speed bump at 10 mph. This is why the conclusion on this forum was that 150 was the "still" weight with the 300 (or 292) being the dynamic force weight....a safety factor of 2. I've inspected mine a few times and know how I would beef it up. I just received my bike rack but haven't put it on yet but, like you, am worried about just having the bikes on there.

BTW, love your picture at the red rocks....Sedonna?   
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