I have had luck mounting these sideways to the 200-series receiver. Not strictly the correct use, but it does seem to take-up both side-to-side and up-and-down play for me when using a cargo carrier.
Swingaway Hitch Carrier v2
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Can't leave well enough alone. Built an upper tray to go above the jerry can holder and chest. With a RTT having a place to strap things like firewood and a propane firepit become a challenge.
Harvested a hitch mount bike rack and a hitch basket. Cut, tuck, drill, mount, and now I have a upper tray. Did some tweaking and make it also swing out from bi-level to side-by-side. Makes for a good place to strap a trasheroo.
Harvested a hitch mount bike rack and a hitch basket. Cut, tuck, drill, mount, and now I have a upper tray. Did some tweaking and make it also swing out from bi-level to side-by-side. Makes for a good place to strap a trasheroo.
That’s interesting.
Did you build custom trays for the chest/trunk and Jerry cans, bolt them directly to the swing arm, and then turn the bike rack around backwards and bolt a hitch basket to it?
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In a nutshell, yes, exactly that. Breaks down on the natural hitch interfaces so it makes it reasonably easy to attach, re-configure as needed for trips, or folding for storage.
Took some effort trying to nip and tuck everything to maximize clearances and functionality. Whether its worth the effort depends. I camp a lot between a few groups and its already earning its keep. Liking the light weight and high clearances which makes it unnoticeable even in more technical offroading or washboards.
Fabricated my own hitch anti-rattle device back in Nov 2021.
The tow point was put on there as prop. Actual hitch devices are the swing away cargo carrier and my trailer.
What have you done to your 200 Series this week?
Worked out great after my 2000mi+ Christmas trip. Only thing I would change is to double up the nuts to prevent loosening in rough roads and upgrade to a thicker u-bolt.
Based off the inspiration from Shingleback Off Road.
The tow point was put on there as prop. Actual hitch devices are the swing away cargo carrier and my trailer.
What have you done to your 200 Series this week?
Worked out great after my 2000mi+ Christmas trip. Only thing I would change is to double up the nuts to prevent loosening in rough roads and upgrade to a thicker u-bolt.
Based off the inspiration from Shingleback Off Road.
I'm a little late to the party, but this is freakin' awesome. I was already thinking about borrowing your swing-out design and you took it to the next level -- literally. Does the upper level tilt and swing back? Any chance you have a video of that in action or some photos that show how it goes together (maybe just an unloaded shot would be enough). Kudos!
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Thanks!
Yes, the upper level tilts and swings back. The original bike rack already had the capability to tilt back so I'm leveraging that here. It also had an ability to fold down the top support arms. I drilled a new hole for the fold mechanism so I could tilt it to the level fashion you in the pics above.
I looked through my picture cache and don't have exactly that feature, but it's handled by the included PTO pin.
Perfect. That's really sweet and gives me enough info to cobble together my own. Thank you so much for sharing!
This is brilliant! So functional!
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I will get by….I will survive -Touch of Grey LC200
Did you cut/weld that piece? I need to find something like this as well.
That’s a lot of extra real estate!
Has anyone tried the 1up swing away? It seems legit… pricey, but stout.
Used it on the back of the LC200 for a 30-day trip to Alaska and Canada. No issues and the thing cleared the tailgate with no issues.
In the attached photos, you will see the cargo basket sits a bit away from the RacAttach. I ended up drilling a new mounting hole in the cargo basket to move it closer to the vehicle.
I ended up with the Yakima Exo. Expensive, but convenient. Options for baskets, bike racks, camp kitchen, cargo boxes. I only have boxes for now, but the bike rack is next on the list.
I load the cargo box in the house and my wife and I carry out and install on the base rack.
The top mount can swing 180° when the base is swung out, giving full access to the bottom box without unnstalling anything.
Traveling with the wife, two kids and three dogs requires flexible storage. We have a Skybox 16 too for long trips.
So far, very happy with this setup.
I load the cargo box in the house and my wife and I carry out and install on the base rack.
The top mount can swing 180° when the base is swung out, giving full access to the bottom box without unnstalling anything.
Traveling with the wife, two kids and three dogs requires flexible storage. We have a Skybox 16 too for long trips.
So far, very happy with this setup.
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Awesome. Would love to see more pics of it in use?
Only have one box on this week. Have the tower for the second box, but the platform for 2nd box not currently installed.
when shut, it has a great screw down handle/clamp to ensure no rattling. I can take more pics next time I have both boxes installed.
@40Man can we get a side profile shot of the whole vehicle? I’m very close to picking up an Exo set up. Thanks!
