• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

Rear of car/truck motorcycle rack

Blair7 said:
Not sure if you have already solved your problem but if not you could try Ballards in Australia. Im using theirs at the moment and have no complaints. Very similar to the versa hauler. Being closer to Indo might make for cheaper shipment as well.....maybe.
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Thanks, I'll check'em out. Can probably get the receiver I need from Oz as well since the Ford Rangers are sold over there.
 
KXcam22 said:
That anti-tilt bracket the others have shown is a great idea. There is always a bit of slop in the tube receivers and it translates to a fair bit of back and forth tip on a bike carrier. I use 1 tiedown from bike to bumper as my anti-tilt. Cam.
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I have found that to be the hot setup. At least one strap to the frame of the rig gets rid of the wiggle. We use ours on the 92 F150 Ford, the motorhome and the 06 Mercedes R500..works great on all of them and save lots of gas compared to pulling the cargo trailer (except with the motorhome which is oblivious to the trailer).
 
I need a way to haul my TE310 to areas I want to ride in, as it is not a good option for highway riding to get where I want to go. I have been considering a fold-up trailer, but they are expensive, and I still need a fair amount of space to store one. I have a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (4 door). Is anyone using a receiver hitch carrier on this kind of vehicle? Are they as secure as a trailer? What keeps the carrier from twisting around in the receiver and breaking? Sorry for all the questions, but I would appreciate your experience and opinions. Thanks.
 
I use a tilting carrier that fits in my receiver hitch on my jeep cherokee and it works great. You just have to get used to your bike moving around a little in your rear view mirror when your driving!
 
Joe Hauler out of San Marcos, CA. Very nice. It's been all over the U.S. Here's a shot picking up the new WR a couple months back. I got the locking hitch pin, too, and it completely eliminates and rocking. Rides steady and quietly.
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Mike-AK said:
I have a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (4 door). Is anyone using a receiver hitch carrier on this kind of vehicle? Are they as secure as a trailer? What keeps the carrier from twisting around in the receiver and breaking?
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yup, worked great on the back of my '04 Rubi (sorry for the tiny photo)

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Yes, they're very secure and work great as others have mentioned. One nice addition, but one I never used, is an anti-wobble device. Basically a square piece you slip over the hitch/carrier joint and tighten down two screws. A friend that borrows my carrier uses one, keeps it rock solid. I never really saw a need with just a light dirt bike on there.

EDIT: yeah, Picklito mentions the lock pin thing...
 
I think I am going to go with the MotoTote. It seems to be the best option for the back of my Jeep.
 
I also recommend the use of straps to secure the wheels....
These come in the crates for new bikes at Husqvarna and BMW dealers (maybe others) and can be bought for a buck or so.
I apply modest pressure front and rear using 4 tie downs, one of which either goes to the frame or safety hole on hitch to minimize rocking. Then I add the little straps around each rim to prevent rolling.....and I drive any speed I wish confident that the whole kit and kabbodle will have to fall of the rig to lose the bike.

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Just ordered a Mototote. I'll have to wait until spring to use it though. It's -5 degrees here now.
 
Lee Strauss said:
I use a nice rack www.nicerack.com.au I tried a number of other before settling on this brand.
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That is probably the nicest looking rack. Too bad it comes from AU. After just using my new ramps, we are more than likely getting rid of my truck, and purchasing either a Pilot, Highlander, or if i have my way, a Sequoia... so i will definetely be in the market for a carrier
 
Hmmm.....how did I miss this thread when it was started last year?:confused:

I use a Joehauler, made locally just a few miles from where I live. Fairly heavy duty and antisway. Not very inexpensive, but I like the product, and supporting a local offroad enthusiast that I personally know.
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Hey Dirtdame,
How does it work with the Jeep? How long is the tongue, and are there any issues working around the spare?
Been wondering how it would work with my Wrangler.
Ken
 
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