cooler rack

[robert]

I have a 1800 chamoion trike. How much weight can i hang off the hitch including the rack that weighs appox. 20# ?

 

[ben721364]

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<div class="message">I have a 1800 chamoion trike. How much weight can i hang off the hitch including the rack that weighs appox. 20# ?</div>

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</div><b>The short answer is I dunno.</b> If I were you I would call or write the hitch receiver and the cooler rack manufacturer for advice. If on the other hand, I were a betting man, I would wager that the suggested maximum load on the rack is in the neighborhood of 25# or less. Static, it would probably support considerably more but in transit, more than that (45#) hanging off the stern could cause handling problems.

 

[John Luciano]

I pull a trailer with a tong weight of about 50 #

 

[robert]

thanks for the info, does not sound like 60# will affect anything