Rear hitch mounted basket

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604Yarks
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Rear hitch mounted basket

Post by 604Yarks »

Anyone have one on an L400?
If so, would you mind posting a pic and letting me know where you got it?
I'm curious about whether the rear hatch will clear (open/close) with it mounted.
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Re: Rear hitch mounted basket

Post by islander20 »

Amazon has lots, some were quite affordable. I never got one,decided i'd either have a bike rack or be towing a trailer.
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Re: Rear hitch mounted basket

Post by Triumph73 »

I have one but I've only used it once.

I got mine on Amazon, and would sell it too you for $50 if you're interested.

The back gate still opens as long as there isn't anything too big in the basket.

The potential downside that I found:
May need to beef up your rear suspension if you're consistently carrying anything heavy
You loose a lot of ground clearance as the basket will catch coming out of a ditch / washout
My exhaust points straight out the back bumper so it blows soot onto anything in the drivers corner of the basket.
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Re: Rear hitch mounted basket

Post by thelazygreenfox »

Princess Auto carries them too. My friend has one on his L400 and it clears the tailgate easily.
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Re: Rear hitch mounted basket

Post by 604Yarks »

Triumph73 wrote:I have one but I've only used it once.

I got mine on Amazon, and would sell it too you for $50 if you're interested.

The back gate still opens as long as there isn't anything too big in the basket.

The potential downside that I found:
May need to beef up your rear suspension if you're consistently carrying anything heavy
You loose a lot of ground clearance as the basket will catch coming out of a ditch / washout
My exhaust points straight out the back bumper so it blows soot onto anything in the drivers corner of the basket.
Hmm I wasn't thinking about ground clearance issues, but that could definitely become a problem.
My exhaust also blows straight back out (so same problem could be anticipated).
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