I needed a way to carry my 35* spare tire and was not going to try to muscle it up and strap it to my roof basket. I also still wanted the ability to haul my quad trailer without having to remove the spare, switch hitch inserts, find a place to strap the spare down, etc...
I bought the Hitch Haul from Walmart for $29.99......It's rated to carry 500 lbs.
I had to shorten the length due to it stuck out a bit from the hitch, and drill new hitch pin holes (think they made it that way to clear all rear bumpers}.
I had a friend weld up the upright and tire mount. Cost me $25.00 for the 2x2, making the tire mount, and welding.
Simply pull the cotter pin and the hitch pin and lower it down to have access to the rear cargo area. I snugged the nut and bolt down to put tension on the upright, so it wouldn't just flop down.
surprisingly it's not too heavy to let the 35" spare down, and pivot it back up into place.
I also drilled a hole in the bottom of the receiver near the back and welded a nut on, so i could use a bolt to lock it in the receiver and eliminate any rattles.{sorry no pics of that}
I have had this on the rear for close to a year now, did many off road excursions, and have had no issues with it whatsoever.
I have an aftermarket rear hitch so that's why it looks like it sticks out a bit from the rear bumper, I plan to change to a factory hitch, so that it will sit a bit higher and tighter to the back bumper,
I relocated the license plate to the rear bumper, and used some led motorcycle license plate light mounts to attatch it.
I bought the Hitch Haul from Walmart for $29.99......It's rated to carry 500 lbs.
I had to shorten the length due to it stuck out a bit from the hitch, and drill new hitch pin holes (think they made it that way to clear all rear bumpers}.
I had a friend weld up the upright and tire mount. Cost me $25.00 for the 2x2, making the tire mount, and welding.
Simply pull the cotter pin and the hitch pin and lower it down to have access to the rear cargo area. I snugged the nut and bolt down to put tension on the upright, so it wouldn't just flop down.
surprisingly it's not too heavy to let the 35" spare down, and pivot it back up into place.
I also drilled a hole in the bottom of the receiver near the back and welded a nut on, so i could use a bolt to lock it in the receiver and eliminate any rattles.{sorry no pics of that}
I have had this on the rear for close to a year now, did many off road excursions, and have had no issues with it whatsoever.
I have an aftermarket rear hitch so that's why it looks like it sticks out a bit from the rear bumper, I plan to change to a factory hitch, so that it will sit a bit higher and tighter to the back bumper,
I relocated the license plate to the rear bumper, and used some led motorcycle license plate light mounts to attatch it.