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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 04:11 PM
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Have seen where a lot of y'all have made mention in your signature about custom 2in receiver hitches... I would like to purchase the "carry all" for my atv but have not yet due to not having the 2" receiver. How do you make this work on the polaris that has a little stick of a receiver?
 
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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There's all sorts of adapters..just try to keep from projecting the load out too far,which will increase the leverage/load on the receiver/frame...matter of fact I drilled a new hole in my hitch so I could slide it all the way in and get the hitch ball as close as possible to the receiver..
http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0046200523047a.shtml
There is another style that puts the 2" above the 1 1/4 that may work better to keep the load as close the the revceiver as possible....
Oh and fyi..most of them say they are not designed for towing...use common sense there...tongue weight is the biggest issue with that IMO..
 
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 06:54 PM
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I made mine because I wanted to keep it as high as I could without having to sacrifice my rear bumper...I have one of those rear racks also and it works great...Oneday soon I'd like to fab up a rear winch to slide in the hitch...Check out my gallery for a couple picks if you want....

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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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Looks nice John..how is it supported at the bottom of the plates?
If it isn't you may want to add some support/connection at the bottom before you use it to mount a winch..
The XP is quite different back there,but if one wanted to go to the trouble something similar could be done..
I've looked at getting a carry all myself..and if I do I will just mod the rack by cutting it's tongue to the length I want(as short as possible) and welding on 1 1/4 box tubing..
 
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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HO...
Here's a few more pics..

http://www.pbase.com/rottweiler/jcdeyo25


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