Trailer hitch
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HerdingElectrons
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I have an EcoHitch on my Prius & one of these days I will also get one for my 2018 Leaf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAjL9gXMBlk
https://torkliftcentral.com/trailer-hitches/rear-mounted-receiver-hitches/ecohitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAjL9gXMBlk
https://torkliftcentral.com/trailer-hitches/rear-mounted-receiver-hitches/ecohitch
user 24513
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I put an EcoHitch on my 2019 Leaf, a bit of fussing but not too difficult. If you do this yourself, grind the little jobbies that shove up into the Leaf frame a tiny bit so they fit easily into the frame holes (this will make more sense once you get the parts in hand). We have a bike rack that fits into the hitch, works well. Good luck!
I'd like to get an EcoHitch for my 2022 Leaf, but I'm unsure how to be sure that it will be safe for a 4-bike bike rack with 4 bikes on it. My two sources of uncertainty are:
1. The Torklift Central EcoHitch warranty/disclaimer info says:
...but the Leaf manual says:
...and does not provide any tow rating.
2. Even if I could rely on the 300 lb tongue weight rating of the EcoHitch, it's unclear to me how to figure out whether any particular 4-bike bike rack with a given set of bikes on it will be within that rating, since it depends on the leverage as well as the total weight - i.e. the parts horizontally furthest from the hitch exert more force at the hitch due to leverage than the parts immediately next to the hitch.
If anyone here has any information or advice about this, I'd very much appreciate it!
1. The Torklift Central EcoHitch warranty/disclaimer info says:
...but the Leaf manual says:
...and does not provide any tow rating.
2. Even if I could rely on the 300 lb tongue weight rating of the EcoHitch, it's unclear to me how to figure out whether any particular 4-bike bike rack with a given set of bikes on it will be within that rating, since it depends on the leverage as well as the total weight - i.e. the parts horizontally furthest from the hitch exert more force at the hitch due to leverage than the parts immediately next to the hitch.
If anyone here has any information or advice about this, I'd very much appreciate it!
Are the 4 bikes E-bikes, or regular bicycles? I'd say that the difference is very important here.
alozzy
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Depending on where you live, UHual offers very reasonable pricing on hitches and they will install for a very reasonable fee too:
https://www.uhaul.com/Trailer-Hitches/
https://www.uhaul.com/Trailer-Hitches/
alozzy said:
Thanks. I actually looked there and they said that they didn't have one yet but if I drove to their R&D facility in Tempe, AZ, they'd custom-make one for free! But that's a bit of a long drive from where I live, and as far as I can tell an EcoHitch is the only other available option.
knightmb
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Unless those 4 bikes weight more than the 200 lbs for the tongue weight, I wouldn't worry about it. Towing 2,000 lbs is a whole other beast compared to just putting a little weight on the back.msiepmann said:
