Receiver Hitch Adaptor on a MKE17 and Acceptable Load on the Bumper

[littleapple]

I know the bumpers on the Imagine MKE17 are not capable of carrying much if any, weight. I know that putting a receiver hitch adaptor on the bumper and then a bike rack and then trying to carry bikes back is simply a disaster waiting to happen. So, my question is if I were to mount a receiver hitch adaptor on the bumper and then use a lightweight aluminum cargo carrier (25 pounds), and never put more than 40 or 50 pounds on the cargo carrier, would that be an acceptable load for the bumper?

 

[NB Canada]

Impossible to answer. It will be acceptable until it isn’t

Why put anything there?

Why not put this box you have in mind on the front A frame where it will never have an issue?

 

[Najataagihe]

Don't put anything on that bumper you don't want to lose.

 

[Second Chance]

[MENTION=10501]Najataagihe[/MENTION] has the right answer (and I've seen it happen along the highway during our travels... a trail of debris). The best approach is to bolt or west a class III receiver to the frame itself.

Rob

 

[littleapple]

No room on the front A Frame. Propane tanks, batteries and a A Frame mounted bike rack already there.

 

[littleapple]

Right! Guess I was looking for some users who had tried it, kept the weight down, and didn't have any problems.