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12-25-2022, 12:01 PM #1
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Solitude Receiver Hitch
Can the OEM receiver hitch be trusted to carry a 100#+ generator plus about another 100# for a carrier platform. I know GD claims 300# capacity but,...... can that really be trusted?? Thanks for your input. Frank.
Frank & Jolynn Martin
Litchfield, MN
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12-25-2022, 01:43 PM #2
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I have two 56 lb e-bikes and a 50 pound rack. Rock solid so far. 5000 miles.
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12-27-2022, 02:46 PM #3
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12-27-2022, 03:18 PM #42021 Solitude 380FL (Morryde IS)
2022 F-450
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12-27-2022, 04:45 PM #5
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Thanks @TMitt70, any chance of getting a photo of the mod?
Frank & Jolynn Martin
Litchfield, MN
Mabel & Bailey, Golden Retriever Fur Kids
2019 RAM 3500 CTD, CC, LB, B&W Turnover Ball, AirLift 5000 Bags
2019 Solitude 3350RL S-Class, 4440# CCC, Reese 20K GooseBox, 8K EOH Disc brakes, RV Airflow, SoftStartRV, 2-206AH SOK batteries, Victron Multiplus II, Victron 30A DC2DC,790W of Solar, Flex Armor Roof, Blu Tech Water Filtration, BlazeCut Fire Suppression
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12-27-2022, 05:37 PM #6
We have a 380FL with rear basement storage so what I did was drill a hole through the steel plate corner braces adjacent to the receiver, the 1X2” steel frame member above it and through the floor of the rear storage compartment. I inserted the 3.5” 5/16” bolt (from the bottom) and put a 2X6” aluminum backing plate over the threaded ends of the bolts (inside the rear compartment with associated hardware. The intention is to add stability and strength to the center of the hitch span (adjacent to the receiver). Some quick calcs say that should substantially beef the limits Grand Design publishes for vertical load (tongue weight).
Sorry, Coach not currently at the house… had to use some old photos.
BTW, the two nuts (on top of the hitch corner braces) serve only as spacers… the clamping hardware is inside the compartment (not visible in these photos).
Last edited by TMitt70; 12-27-2022 at 05:46 PM.
2021 Solitude 380FL (Morryde IS)
2022 F-450
Hensley BD-5F
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12-27-2022, 08:15 PM #7
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Thanks again @TMitt70, I got it.
Frank & Jolynn Martin
Litchfield, MN
Mabel & Bailey, Golden Retriever Fur Kids
2019 RAM 3500 CTD, CC, LB, B&W Turnover Ball, AirLift 5000 Bags
2019 Solitude 3350RL S-Class, 4440# CCC, Reese 20K GooseBox, 8K EOH Disc brakes, RV Airflow, SoftStartRV, 2-206AH SOK batteries, Victron Multiplus II, Victron 30A DC2DC,790W of Solar, Flex Armor Roof, Blu Tech Water Filtration, BlazeCut Fire Suppression
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12-28-2022, 09:02 PM #8
Frank, you can do this but let me say you have no need for a hitch platform that weighs 100# on its own!! A competent platform if 50#, and if you go with structured aluminum you can get down to about 30#. My biggest cautionary tale for you is that after our DECADES of RVing, the last 3 years we have been overwhelmed by the folks we know and folks we meet who have had bikes, ebikes, bike racks and generators stolen right off the rear hitch. I kid you not, sitting here typing this I can rattle off 17 couples and families, 2 of which were robbed twice!
If you have the capacities and room around your other mods, my recommendation is to put your generator up in the front storage. This is where our twin Champions live (each are 100#), and I made a segmented ramp to a deck flush to the door opening to push them up/pull them out without struggle. It's not that it is more secure, but it takes the visual temptation off the table. Nothing is safe these days when battery powered grinders make quick work of high strength chain and cable!Rob & Nikki + Cloverfield
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12-29-2022, 06:21 AM #9
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Frank & Jolynn Martin
Litchfield, MN
Mabel & Bailey, Golden Retriever Fur Kids
2019 RAM 3500 CTD, CC, LB, B&W Turnover Ball, AirLift 5000 Bags
2019 Solitude 3350RL S-Class, 4440# CCC, Reese 20K GooseBox, 8K EOH Disc brakes, RV Airflow, SoftStartRV, 2-206AH SOK batteries, Victron Multiplus II, Victron 30A DC2DC,790W of Solar, Flex Armor Roof, Blu Tech Water Filtration, BlazeCut Fire Suppression
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12-31-2022, 03:12 PM #10
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I had a lot of concern carrying my generator back there on my Reflection, so I did a lot of research. The load amplification is tremendous. My refrigerator is located directly on the rear wall, and I have had shelved in the refrigerator loaded with milk, break lose. So, trust me, load amplification is real. Having said that, when I inspected the weld points, I found the hitch was better attached than the wheels. I have more welded metal holding the hitch on than the axials. When I saw that, I felt better.
Bill & Marsha
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