Half Fast Hugo Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 (edited) I've looked at everyone's designs and decided that I liked the ones that utilize the existing square tubing on each side of the rear deck. The engineer in me just couldn't handle mounting a rack in the existing receiver. Not that it won't work but, I really wanted to minimize the distance from the rear of the trailer as well as the height. I ended up using a router to bring down the 2" aluminum tubing about .040" on each side for the inserted section. Next time I will pay a shop to mill it since it was time consuming. I also cut out the bolt clearance slots with a circular saw after drilling holes at the end of the slots. I guess I should probably post pictures of that as well but, there are some others who have done a way better job than I. Each 1UP bike tray is secured with 3 SST carriage bolts in the T slot on each end along with washers and lock nuts. There are center carriage bolts that go through the 2" tubing and the channel and then 2 carriage bolts on each clamp. I just couldn't trust one bolt through the square tubing even though some of the roof racks run that way. The two main tubes will be trimmed once I determine where I want to mount the rear brace. Brace, license plate mount, and lights next. Finished up wiring the Starlink yesterday. Almost rally ready... Edited May 7 by Half Fast Hugo 6 2021 LE II - Hull 922 - "Ollie Be Back" 2013 Silverado 2500HD Duramax Hugo & Penny Bob & Cash (the pups) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX Burner Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 12 hours ago, Half Fast Hugo said: Finished up wiring the Starlink yesterday. Almost rally ready... You're going to love the SL! Since D still works (from home) - SL makes the Casablanca home no matter where we find ourselves - totally gives us more options for "time on the road." Did you convert yours to 12vDC? Just curious... Travel safe - see you at the rally! Cheers! Art, Diane, Magnus & Oscar (double-Aaarrf!) 2022 TUNDRA 2017 LE II; Hull #226 "Casablanca" HAM call-sign: W0ABX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAndBecky_NorthernMI Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Looking good. I totally agree with @MAX Burner Starlink is a game-changer. Based on second picture, your tow vehicle might need some attention before heading out! 🤪 1 2 2022 Oliver Elite II Hull#1047 "Saunter" 2014 VW Touareg TDI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half Fast Hugo Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 1 hour ago, MAX Burner said: Did you convert yours to 12vDC? Just curious... Travel safe - see you at the rally! Cheers! Haven't converted to 12v yet. Ordered the hardware but probably won't have it before we head south. Works great so far but we have it at our house already as it was the best option for our rural location. Cheers! 1 2021 LE II - Hull 922 - "Ollie Be Back" 2013 Silverado 2500HD Duramax Hugo & Penny Bob & Cash (the pups) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half Fast Hugo Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 Just now, DaveAndBecky_NorthernMI said: Looking good. I totally agree with @MAX Burner Starlink is a game-changer. Based on second picture, your tow vehicle might need some attention before heading out! 🤪 LOL! My son was doing a brake job on his truck at my house. Thought that might get mentioned! 1 1 2021 LE II - Hull 922 - "Ollie Be Back" 2013 Silverado 2500HD Duramax Hugo & Penny Bob & Cash (the pups) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Morris Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Nice work! That's the route I originally wanted to go with my rack. But we wanted the option to move the rack to the truck, so went with the 2" conversion, instead. 2 ----- Steve - Northern Ohio, USA Wandering around on occasion, always lost. 2021 Toyota Land Cruiser - 2023 Oliver Elite II Twin Hull #1360 “Curiosity” Facebook - Instagram Camped in Curiosity = Green —— Visited with Curiosity = Gray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half Fast Hugo Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 2 hours ago, Steve Morris said: Nice work! That's the route I originally wanted to go with my rack. But we wanted the option to move the rack to the truck, so went with the 2" conversion, instead. Nice to be able to swap them out for sure. I already have two other racks that hold 3 and 6 bikes respectively and I don't want to put more than two on the back of the Ollie so this seemed like the most reasonable way to do it although not exactly cost effective! 1 2021 LE II - Hull 922 - "Ollie Be Back" 2013 Silverado 2500HD Duramax Hugo & Penny Bob & Cash (the pups) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Welte Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 6 hours ago, DaveAndBecky_NorthernMI said: Looking good. I totally agree with @MAX Burner Starlink is a game-changer. Based on second picture, your tow vehicle might need some attention before heading out! 🤪 Wheels are overrated. 😂🤣. As long as he has three, he should be good to go. John 4 John and Debbie, Beaverton, Oregon, 2017 Ford Expedition EL 4x4 3.5 liter Ecoboost, with heavy duty tow package. Hull #1290, twin bed with Truma package (a/c, furnace, hot water heater with electric antifreeze option), lithium pro package, picked up November 7, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX Burner Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 7 hours ago, Steve Morris said: But we wanted the option to move the rack to the truck, so went with the 2" conversion, instead. 100% concur, Steve - same rationale here... We're hauling our two cruisers to the rally - Oscar and Magnus get connected to the seat post lanyards and trot along with us. It's actually fairly hilarious watching the "dog/bike ride" drill. You'll see. HA! Greetings from Ft. Smith - Hohenwald tomorrow... Safe travels, ALL! 3 Art, Diane, Magnus & Oscar (double-Aaarrf!) 2022 TUNDRA 2017 LE II; Hull #226 "Casablanca" HAM call-sign: W0ABX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd1923 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 3 hours ago, MAX Burner said: 100% concur, Steve - same rationale here... We're hauling our two cruisers to the rally - Oscar and Magnus get connected to the seat post lanyards and trot along with us. It's actually fairly hilarious watching the "dog/bike ride" drill. You'll see. HA! Two bikes, two knuckleheads, two adults (maybe just D), do you always do everything in twos? 1 Chris & John in Prescott, AZ | 2016 EII #113 | '01 Ram 2500 Cummins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX Burner Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 (edited) ....well, in our world, "ONE is NONE and TWO is ONE." Edited May 11 by MAX Burner 1 2 Art, Diane, Magnus & Oscar (double-Aaarrf!) 2022 TUNDRA 2017 LE II; Hull #226 "Casablanca" HAM call-sign: W0ABX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAndBecky_NorthernMI Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 On 5/7/2024 at 3:42 PM, John Welte said: Wheels are overrated. 😂🤣. As long as he has three, he should be good to go. John @John Welte and who needs brakes, they just slow you down!🤩 3 2022 Oliver Elite II Hull#1047 "Saunter" 2014 VW Touareg TDI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Welte Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 1 hour ago, DaveAndBecky_NorthernMI said: @John Welte and who needs brakes, they just slow you down!🤩 Dealerships add so many things when they're trying to close the deal. Brakes, wheels, rear seats on quad cab trucks. You get the idea. It's all marketing. John 2 John and Debbie, Beaverton, Oregon, 2017 Ford Expedition EL 4x4 3.5 liter Ecoboost, with heavy duty tow package. Hull #1290, twin bed with Truma package (a/c, furnace, hot water heater with electric antifreeze option), lithium pro package, picked up November 7, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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