[VAL] Bike rack on rear AS bumper

[Stan Nicholson <stan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Let me add yet another caution to the warnings about putting weight 
on the rear bumper. The previous owner of our '72 Overlander had 
cleverly engineered a 2x2 receiver that was bolted to the rear 
bumper, and modified a receiver-mount bike rack to work with it. The 
setup would carry up to four bikes. The rack was included with the 
trailer when we purchased it 3 years ago. I suspect the weight back 
there while towing wasn't unrelated to the rear shell separation, or 
to the 2 inch crack in the frame that was repaired when we had Oasis 
put on the frame reinforcement kit, new axles, and re-repair the 
shell separation last summer.

If you're feeling really lucky and want to see the design of the bike 
rack, I'll send pictures. But I sure wouldn't recommend using one.

Stan