"Modifying the bike rack to accept a trailer"
Tech Article and pictures by Greg Banfield

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Back in 2005 I needed a better way to take my bike to the playing areas then trying to get it up into the back of my lifted truck.  So I built my first bike carrier that used the hitch of the truck.  Here's the original pictures of the build.  Well time to time it would be nice to be able to still use the hitch for trailer duties with the rack on... so Shelby and I modified the carrier to use a 2" ball.  It works great!  I wouldn't tow a car hauler with it but I am confident it can handle at least 2000 lbs!!

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