I want to make a couple of these racks that slide into a trailer hitch receiver. What size/thickness of tubing would be best. I plan to use a spool gun.
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Aluminum cooler rack and fishing rod rack help
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Depends on the load and the extension distance. It's all 2" square tube, wall thickness runs from .120 wall to .250 wall depending on ................. .120 should be ok for a bike rack, .187 for a moderate loads, .250 for a Harley carrier.
Spool gun or not, more wall thickness means more amps from the power supply. A 120 volt welder will not be happy with the .187 and up. Doable but not happy.
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Thanks Roy. I have a Millermatic 250 running 220 volts to drive the Miller 30A spoolgun.
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As mentioned before, the factors are weight and distance from the hitch. A while back some fellow wanted to do a fairly heavy load (motorcycle?) on the back of his RV. As in 48" from the hitch point to clear the back. That got into considerations of vehicle frame strength, not to mention hitch, receiver, etc.
One thing to watch out for on load racks is the play when side loading. The mount that you supply is usually pretty close to 2" square. Some of the receivers are pretty oversized on the 2" dimension, (measures around
2.070" > >> Depends on the load and the extension distance. It's all 2" square tube,