!: Valley 90590 Deluxe Hitch Mount Cargo Basket

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Valley 90590 Deluxe Hitch Mount Cargo Basket

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$99.95
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Mar 28, 2010 09:55:35

Valley Hitch Mounted Basket Cargo Carrier measures 60 long and 20 wide. It comes with an expanded steel mesh floor and 6 high sides to keep cargo secure and in place. It is designed to fit a 2 inch receiver hitch with a minimum Class III or Class IV rating. These cargo carriers are manufactured from heavy duty tubular steel and measure 5/8 inch in diameter. The installation is a very simple procedure of just bolting two pieces together.

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±1±: Best Buy I own a 99 Jeep Cherokee with a factory trailer hitch. When traveling I carry two dogs in the back with the rear seat folded and wanted to be able to carry more gear without strapping it to the roof rack. This carrier is perfect for my needs.

First of all, it's heavy. The carrier itself weighs about 50 pounds, but it can carry up to the tongue weight limit of my hitch including the carrier weight. I bought it last week and used it yesterday for the first time and it didn't make a squeak or rattle for over 300 miles. Once I arrived at my destination, I simply pulled it out of the hitch receiver and stowed it in my folks' garage.

I couldn't find this anywhere in the product description, but it DOES include a non-locking pin for the hitch receiver. If you don't have one, you won't have to buy one separately. This is nice. However, if you intend to leave it on your vehicle unattended, you might want to buy a locking pin so the carrier can't be easily removed.

For this trip I simply strapped down my cargo with a 12-foot ratcheting strap, weaved over the top of the load a few times. I would rather recommend a net type of system or a cargo bag designed for this purpose. The strap works for large items, but if you have many smaller items a net or bag is better. Obviously, a waterproof bag would be ideal if you are going to be driving in the rain.

Assembly couldn't be easier. There are three main pieces--two halves of the basket and one reversible (up or down for ground clearance) hitch bar. (My Jeep has a 3.5" suspension lift and with this carrier mounted in the higher position the basket floor height is about mid-thigh.) Two plates are bolted to the two basket halves to hold them together and they sandwich around the hitch bar. Altogether it looks like it will last and definitely will hold the rated load. (The hardware includes lock washers under the nuts, but I also used Loctite on the bolt threads, just as a personal Settings. All hardware should be torqued to detail in the instructions, 10 or 20 £ - foot depending on the hardware.).

I normally less star for "Made in China." I can not find a product category in the United States. on Sale!