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You can purchase a bar that hangs on the ladder that holds the bikes works good if you want to haul that way - we also heard about warranty problems if you make a weld to the frame (not factory done) - and when we looked at our truck (2004 Dodge 1 ton) we saw where the front hitch would mount with no problems - a friend from work did ours in less than an hour - it's rock solid, and we can see that the bikes are still with us - tootling down the road at various speeds and over bumps and through construction - so either way is a good way - lifting the mountain bikes can be burdensome off the ladder if you need to use the ladder in a hurry - but good planning and maintenance has something to do with a "need to hurry" sometimes, you just need to do what works for you the best - if we are just going camping close to home, we haul the bikes in the truck on each side - no problem there either with just the two of us.
Keep Smiling - Happy Trails
Chaser (Mike & Evy Orlob)
Wintering in Arizona (with bikes, golf clubs an fishin poles)
2004 3295; 2004 Dodge Ram - along with the "kids": Cubby, Buddy, Heather and Haley
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