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How To Choose A Roof Mounted Bike Rack

Written by Hitchweb Team Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Carry more bikes with the use of a roof mounted bike rack. Roof mounted bike racks are designed to mount to the crossbars on the roof rack.

Step 1: Determine the type of crossbars on your roof rack.

Need help identifying your Rhino-Rack crossbar? See our blog post THE TYPES OF RHINO-RACK CROSSBARS

If you don't have a roof rack, click on the link to find one for your vehicle: RHINO-RACK ROOF RACKS
 

Step 2: Choose your mount style:
 

Bike Rack - MOUNTAINTRAIL Fork Roof-mount; for all crossbars Bike Rack -...
Posted in Cargo

pintle hitch vs ball hitch

Written by Hitchweb Team Tuesday, June 23, 2015

What is the difference between a pintle hitch and standard ball hitch?

When it comes to towing there are two methods:

1) Towing with Ballmounts and Trailer balls

ballmount

A Trailer Ball attaches to a ballmount, which is held in place by a pin, inside a hitch receiver tube. The trailer coupler mounts and locks on top of the trailer ball and secures itsef in place by locking it in with the coupler's latch.

Trailer balls are intended for light commercial or recreational towing  and come in a variety of sizes:

 - 1-7/8" or 2" or...

Posted in Towing 101

How to install a Companion 5th Wheel on a Flat Deck truck

Written by Hitchweb Team Monday, June 22, 2015

How to install a Companion 5th Wheel on a Flat Deck truck

You would first need to install the B&W Turnover ball kit for a Flat Deck Truck part# GNRK1500. Once the turnover ball kit is installed, you would then use the B&W Companion Flat Bed 5th Wheel Part # RVK3050


Features of Rhino Rack Roof Luggage Bags

Written by Hitchweb Team Wednesday, June 17, 2015

 Features of the Rhino Rack Luggage Bags

Rhino Rack Luggage Bags

Rhino Rack Roof Luggage Bags

Rhino-Rack Luggage Bags feature heavy duty water repllent lockable zippers with pull tags. They also have a protective velcro flap that keeps your gear safe from the elements. Extra heavy duty abrasion resistant base decreases wear and is 100 % dust and water resistant, even up to 24 hours of torrential rain. The securing straps have a heavy duty buckle to easily secure the luggage bag to a basket without the need of a tiedown strap. The bag is protected from wear and tear by the removable polyvinyl liner, making it easier to clean. Luggage bags are for use with

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Difference Between Rhino Rack And Thule

Written by HItchweb Team Tuesday, June 16, 2015

What is the difference between Rhino-Rack and Thule?


Thule vs Rhino Rack

There few differences between Rhino-Rack products and Thule products and there are also similarities. Let's go over how they compare.

  1. Both systems are designed to work on vehicle's that have the flush mounted rail system and both systems will be about the same in terms of effort for installing and removing.
  2. They have similar crossbar designs and features but Rhino-Rack has crossbars that are 7" longer at 54" versus the 47" for the Thule system. 
  3. Both Rhino-Rack and Thule offer a limited lifetime warranty.
  4. As far as noise, they are both similar and much quieter then most competing brands.  It's been said that the Thule AeroBlade bars may be a little quieter then the elliptical bars on the Rhino-Rack system, but both brands take the aerodynamics of their bars seriously.
  5. Both brands have bar types that are compatible...
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