Hitch-Haul Carrier - Bumper Buddy???

Has anyone ever used one of those 20" x 60" haulers that slides into a 2" hitch receiver on the back of your pickup?

Did or do you like it?

What I am wanting to do is put a hitch on the back of the RV trailer. And put my 5500 watt generator on it. Mostly for the times that I am maybe parked at night traveling at some Wal-Mart parking lot. Or maybe at some fireworks tent location before the power is hooked up. Granted the RV runs off of a good 12 volt battery but it would be nice to run the microwave to heat up some water for a cup of coffee. OK I ADMIT IT I AM A MALE AND I DON'T LIKE USING ANYTHING BUT THE MICROWAVE. BECAUSE IF I USE THE STOVE I HAVE TO DO DISHES!

My neighbor gave me a receiver hitch for the RV so all I have to do is have it welded on the RV and purchase a carrier.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Dan

One of the best xmas presents that the in-laws ever got me!!!

Yes I have one for my Jeep Wrangler and love it, I haul deer, turkeys,fish guts and firewood on it. I bought mine at Wal-Mart for around fifty bucks. It was money well spent.

everyone that I have talked to love them, just make sure the one that you get is rated to handle the weight of your generator.

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Originally Posted by Bigby

Yes I have one for my Jeep Wrangler and love it, I haul deer, turkeys,fish guts and firewood on it. I bought mine at Wal-Mart for around fifty bucks. It was money well spent.

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Do you remember what the weight rateing was?

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Originally Posted by Redneck

everyone that I have talked to love them, just make sure the one that you get is rated to handle the weight of your generator.

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Yeah that is what I am concerned about. Especailly with it only being about 5 foot wide and the RV being about 8 foot wide. And I sure want to tell you hitting those ruff bumps in the road on I-55 heading down towards Richland, Mississippi at about 75 mph I was lucky to have anything left inside the RV last winter! I can just see a generator flying off a lite hitch carrier.

It has a 500 hundred pound weight cap., I bet it will hold more than that.

I have had one for several years. I think it is great. We mostly use it for tailgating at football games, but I have hauled powersprayers, firewood, and other fairly heavy loads. Mine has a mesh bottom which is great for what I use it for. I have seen some with solid bottoms.

You won't need one with tail lights because of the width of the RV. I have also seen one that was designed to "fold up" on a pin/hinge when not loaded. That would be handy, but maybe not necessary.

Whatever you go with, make sure you have sufficient weight load. Good luck.

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Originally Posted by Bigby

It has a 500 hundred pound weight cap., I bet it will hold more than that.

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Great thank you! I have to go over there anyway tomorrow. And I will also check out sams club, running out of Copenhagen and that isn't good!

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Originally Posted by Gadget Man

I have had one for several years. I think it is great. We mostly use it for tailgating at football games, but I have hauled powersprayers, firewood, and other fairly heavy loads. Mine has a mesh bottom which is great for what I use it for. I have seen some with solid bottoms.

You won't need one with tail lights because of the width of the RV. I have also seen one that was designed to "fold up" on a pin/hinge when not loaded. That would be handy, but maybe not necessary.

Whatever you go with, make sure you have sufficient weight load. Good luck.

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Well I could put it in the bed of the pickup. I just hate lifting the darned thing in there, F-250! And my thing is having it in the back end of the pickup hauling it around all the time when if it was on the back of the RV I would never have to move it. Unless I have to take it up to repair something at the farms. Normally at a fireworks store location I roll in drop the trailer spend a few days and then I always need the bed of the pickup to haul something in. I looked at those fold ups, would be nice if I needed it on wifes Explorier. And if I need to haul something I have a nice little 6 x 12 enclosed trailer or a 8 x 20 gooseneck flatbed with a 5 foot dove tail. Only thing I want this thing for is to be able to have power on the RV when I am not close to any power and just short periods of time.

My buddy has one that we've used on my Tahoe when we go hunting... its pretty well put together, but you still have to watch how you load it - balance from side to side. If you get to much weight on one half, it tends to twist a bit, which I don't like and don't trust. I'd get a little queasy putting a generator on it, but its ok for hauling a cooler or some lightweight gear.

WE hauled a barrell of water (for sink/toilet) on one behind an RV when we went to Talladega. It didnt fair very good, got bent pretty bad, but we used ratchet straps on the back of it and ran them back to the bumber to help on the weight a little. That helped a bunch