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Extend your trailer hitch receiver opening and add a sturdy step to the rear of your vehicle at the same time. This extension lets you mount a bike rack without having to remove your spare tire, and it gives your trailer more clearance during turns.
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Note: Using this hitch extension will reduce your hitch's weight capacity by 50 percent.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (70 Customer Reviews)
Extend your trailer hitch receiver opening and add a sturdy step to the rear of your vehicle at the same time. This extension lets you mount a bike rack without having to remove your spare tire, and it gives your trailer more clearance during turns.
Works as advertised. I use it full time. I painted the step surface with Herculon bed liner for a rubberized non slip surface, that works even when covered with frost or mud. Only down side, is that it reduces the tongue weight of the truck hitch by 50%. I typically use it to haul a 2 horse trailer. If it ever gets damaged, I will immediately by a replacement.
Affordable front step (wide platform) to service lifted vechicles and will provide distance between exterior mounted spare tire and hitch rack.
Suggestion: design the step to fold up or down for a full time install.
Great addition of the step on our hitch between the truck and bike rack. We can access the camper without swinging the bike rack away every time. We sprayed Herculiner Truckbed liner on it to remove the slick finish.
works great. added a tie down strap and 6 gal water can for camping.
Appearance is good, gives me a tighter turning radius...weight rating could be better or closer to units thrice the price..but the unit solves my issues...
Samuel
2/27/2020
Solved my turn radius issues.
Excellent quality. Well made large step with good quality finish. I use it for the extension of my Thule bike rack.
I bought a silent lock to secure the extender, and would buy another locking device, as it is too close to the hitch frame to work.
I would recommend this extender, my self rising Jeep trunk will not hit the Thule bike rack now.
Barbara
3/4/2021
Needs to be a tighter fit
Received my hitch extender with step a week ago and have used it 2 times. It is truthfully 'awesome'. Seeing my boat in my mirrors is so much better and the boat follows just as smoothly as before. Although the weather is quite warm in Northern California right now I know launching and retrieving my boat in cold weather months will be easier and with 'dry feet'.
Jack A.
6/7/2016
Still very pleased wit my extender. My buddies are happy about warm dry feet helping me retrieve during our past winter...
ITEM AS DESCRIBED. WORKED PERFECT FOR MY PROJECT.
It is a good product but I would of used a little heavier steel for the step plate.
I am not worried about it collapsing. it is already cheap but a few bucks more for heavier also means longevity as longer to rust out because of salted roads for example.
Heather A.
8/3/2018
I recommend routinely checking this powder coated Maxxtow hitch extender with step part MT70069 for scratches. If you see any scratches especially if they are down to the bare metal, it is a good idea to spray paint that area with black rust-inhibiting spray paint. If you already see rust you can sand it down a little and then spray paint. If the step is exposed to salted roads make sure to spray it off with fresh water. All of these tips are recommended for powder coated hitches as well.
Alan
8/3/2019
One year later it is doing well. I am using a two thousand pound capacity winch to bring my jon boat up a steep bank next to my secret brown trout lake. Everyone who sees my application wants one so I use a tongue lock with it !
Great for being able to pull a trailer with the tailgate down.
Only draw back I see is that I have a tilt trailer and it shifts the weight back even further back in relation to the truck, potentially making it sway more with heavy loads - light loads, no problem.
Perfect solution for my Toyota pickup at a great price. I am now able to drop the tailgate when my bike rack or T-bar are attached.
Two very minor negatives:
The side edges of step are not rolled like some of the more expensive units. They'll leave a mark if you bump them.
Didn't come with the required 5/8" hitch pin.
But really, for the money you save versus most of the comparable units, you can buy quite a few hitch pins.
The step works great for having someone stand and ride with me while traveling around my property. Easily removes when I want to put trailer ball receiver in place of the step. Reccomend it as a “buy.”
After one year year the step extender has been great. You will want to grind the 4 corners more rounded as it caught a pair of shorts and tore them. It is well worth the money as an easy extension off the back of my Jeep to clear the larger spare tire.
I bought 3 of these. One for my pickup, one for my tractor, and one for a spare. They fit loose in the receiver and I bought an anti-rattle hitch stabilizer for my pickup. The tractor doesn't matter. They are heavy and seem to be well built. The price was right. My only complaint is how loose they fit in the receiver.
Very sturdy, but did need to shim the two step unit to eliminate wobble.
Easy to install & remove.
Gary
11/6/2022
Continues to work well.
Used with 3 pt. hitch on tractor to aid in transporting trash container over a 1/2 mile to main access road. Works pretty good - very helpful aid - performs the task that I intended to use it for (to haul trash container with tractor).
exactly what I needed to be able to hook up trailers to my jeep liberty and be able to keep the spare tire mounted on the back hatch. Before I couldn't hook trailers up without opening the back hatch up first then latch the trailer. Order was received sooner than expected. I'm very pleased with service and product, will definately continue to do business with them as needed.
I used this product as a base to mount a worm drive winch for moving heavy equipment in tight quarters. Good fit and paint finish but the platform was obviously bent unevenly at the plant. Better part of an inch difference in width between the two ends of the platform. Annoying but not a deal breaker for me since I don't look at it every day.
Works as advertised. Delivery was actually 1 day ahead of scheduled date.
Always top notch service and fast deliv ery.
Exactly what I was looking for to climb in/out of our SUV for car camping, also doubles as a stool while camping. The hitch arrived on time, is exactly as advertised, good price.
Purchased this and a front hitch. Excellent product for extending the hitch for a bike rack.
When I made my order, I was quickly notified about not having 1 of my items available at the warehouse location. He quickly found one, and had my items expedited to me. The items even showed up a day before he thought they would come. This is how business is done. I have another trailer I’m working on, and I’ll be sure to use etrailer for all my needs. It’s refreshing to know that people value you as a customer. Thank you George, and thank you etrailer for a great business experience. I’m very appreciative.
Great product. I launch my bass boat alone most of the time. The extra distant between the boat and truck allows me to step up into the boat without getting in the water. I recommend spraying the step with skid resistant paint just to be sure you do not slip if your shoes are wet.
Quality looks good but I haven’t had a chance to try it out yet. I ordered safety chain extensions with this and only received one of them so I’m in a holding pattern at the moment.
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Lar
2/26/2018
Its been a year since I bought it. I still use it all the time, it is holding up well. If it ever gets damaged or lost, Id buy another one.