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offgrid 
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 Topic: Hitch or Tongue mod to carry dirt bike?Posted: 02 Nov 2021 at 3:50pm |
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Please not put a 400lb (or 300 or whatever) bike on the rear of an rpod, you will void the FR warranty, end up with too low a tongue weight, and/or bend the trailer frame, which is not meant to carry that much weight. Put the bike in the truck bed instead (being sure that you have a heavy enough tow vehicle for that).
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Colorado_Jeff
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Posted: 13 Feb 2019 at 5:24pm |
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Yep, that's correct for the Tacoma short bed -- a measly 5 ft, and the wheel well humps are almost at the front corners. I like the outta the box ideas...bike on front of TV is a definite possibility although blocking headlights kinda sucks.
I'll look into my options and let you guys know what I figure out... Thanks!
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Shane
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Posted: 11 Feb 2019 at 11:08am |
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+1 to Our Pod I was going to suggest the same option as to installing a hitch on the front of the tow vehicle and carry the motor bike that way.
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 11 Feb 2019 at 9:58am |
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All the Tacomas we have had all had the 6' bed, so I am ignorant on the 5' issues.
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geewizard
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Posted: 11 Feb 2019 at 9:44am |
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offgrid
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Posted: 11 Feb 2019 at 7:16am |
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Taco short beds are only about 5 ft I think. You might be able to add a short hitch extension, which combined with the length added by a wdh could provide enough clearance to tow with the tailgate down. The extensions reduce the towing capacity of the truck because they increase the lever arm on the receiver so you would have to look into that. Towing with the tailgate down would make it more difficult to connect and disconnect the rig but it might be doable.
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 10 Feb 2019 at 9:24pm |
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How short is short? Our F-150 has the "short" 6.5' bed, and I'm able to drive our ATV into the back and even close the tailgate. How long is your bike?
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Motor7
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Posted: 10 Feb 2019 at 7:25pm |
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You will have to get creative with a short bed. A ramp in the bed will allow you to put the bike in 'nose up' above the cab. Removing the tailgate and adding a sheet of plywood the minimum length of the wheel base is another. If you go the ply route, you can affix some HF motorcycle wheel chocks to the ply so when you pull the sheet out, the chocks go with it. Or, one bike goes diagonal in the bed.........
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offgrid
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Posted: 10 Feb 2019 at 4:28pm |
From a weight and balance perspective that's probably the best idea yet. The TV truck axle gets unloaded when towing (which is largely what a weight distribution hitch is trying to fix) and putting the bike on the front would help with that, assuming it didn't block visibility or headlights. Try this calculator to see what the effects would be: You'll need to put in your Taco's dimensions and specs. The 179 axle to ball dimension is 157 inches, trailer GVWR is about 3785 and GAWR is 3500 lbs. For reference, my 179 is about 550 on the tongue and 3700 total with one full propane cylinder, dual golf cart batteries, a full fresh water tank, empty gray and black tanks, and a realistic amount of supplies and gear. A typical wdh bar length is 30 inches. You can adjust the tension on the wdh in the calculator and see if you can keep both TV axles comfortably within spec.
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Posted: 10 Feb 2019 at 4:00pm |
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Have you considered welding a receiver at the front of your truck? Might work for one bike, but maybe not both. Put your wife's bike on front in case you rear end another vehicle.
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