Designers of material handling systems have many uses for receiver hitches. They are familiar with their applications and underlying technical principles and have extensive hands-on experience with them.
When asked, what hitches are used for, the obvious response is to connect a coupler to a tow vehicle, allowing it to pull a trailer. Have any of your cars been outfitted with a receiver hitch? If such is the case, you may use it for much more than just hauling a trailer.
What follows is a primer on the many uses for a receiver hitch, also known as a hitch receiver or a receiver tube.
Putting your Receiver Hitch to work
You probably pull a trailer if you own a canoe, ATV, camper, landscaping company, racing car, or a wide variety of other recreational or commercial vehicles. Transporting goods from one location to another by trailer is a time-saving and practical option.
A hitch is an attachment that may be made to your car, truck, SUV, or another vehicle to allow it to pull trailers. Trailer couplers may range from small to large, depending on the trailer’s intended use.
With a receiver hitch, switching out couplers is a breeze, greatly expanding your vehicle’s usefulness.
You may pull your trailer with a pintle hitch, ball hitch, or clevis hitch, and switching between them is simple. A hitch configuration can accommodate a 2-inch ball at an 18-inch drop and a 2 5/16-inch ball at a 26-inch drop, for example.
If you own a vehicle equipped with a receiver hitch, you can tow just about anything and much more besides.
Let’s take a look at some of the supplementary uses for a receiver hitch.
Putting a cargo carrier on your vehicle using the receiver hitch
Attaching a cargo carrier to your receiver hitch may make that space usable for hauling anything.
Cargo haulers may have a tubular platform structure made of expanded metal, with short rails to keep the cargo in place. Cargo carriers may stretch out to fill the bulk of the vehicle’s width, although they usually don’t go much beyond.
This is because the receiver hitch is subjected to increased strain the farther distant the platform is from the car.
The standard dimensions for a freight carrier platform are 48 to 72 inches in width, 20 to 24 inches in depth, and a maximum weight of around 500 pounds. In the range of $100-$250, you may purchase one of these transporters for your goods.
Carrying bicycles using a Receiver Hitch
Do you drive an SUV crossover or a vehicle equipped with a hitch receiver? Have you ever been on a mountain bike ride? Here’s a real-world scenario: fast thinking and a receiver hitch came to the rescue.
Imagine you are going on a fantastic mountain bike vacation for the whole family and you need to transfer several mountain bikes, and if your crossover is equipped with a receiver hitch, then the bikes can be transferred on a special bike rack attached to the receiver hitch.
Try the Yakima RidgeBack bike rack. Such racks are capable of holding four bicycles and are compatible with most vehicles’ receiver hitch with a keyless lock and can be purchased at any bike shop.
You even don’t need to worry about getting into the hatchback since this rack tilts away, too.
Wheelchairs and scooters may be put into certain cargo carriers with the use of fold-down ramps. Mowers, snow blowers, rototillers, and cultivators are just some of the other tools that may be transported with this sort of carrier. Cargo ramps cost between $200-$400.
Watertight and windproof, a huge chest encloses other load carriers. These cargo carriers are useful when you need to transport delicate items that wouldn’t fare well in a vehicle doing 75 miles per hour or in an unexpected downpour.
Tailgating using a Receiver Hitch
If you want to tailgate at your favorite team’s stadium, you’ll need a truck to transport your grill.
There’s nothing quite like spending a beautiful fall morning in the company of thirty thousand of your best friends, sharing a few cold ones and some freshly grilled cheeseburgers. That’s about as good as it gets.
But how will you get the grill inside if you don’t have a vehicle? Nobody wants to risk their safety by transporting a grill in a vehicle. They also don’t want to soil their car’s upholstery with grease. What’s a man to do then?
All you need is a car equipped with a receiver hitch, and I have the ideal solution for you.
This swivel-arm gas barbecue attaches to your vehicle’s hitch receiver. It may be turned out of the way to gain access to the hatchback, trunk, or cargo area, and the arms let it be pushed away from the truck while cooking.
Trademasters are the place to begin
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