Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chrysler Town and Country hr8500- Video
Today on our 2015 Chrysler Town & Country we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number HR8500. This can be used for either 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. We've got our adapter here for our 2" hitch here today. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. Next thing we want to do is line up our pinholes. more
2/3/2015 4:34:13 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chrysler Town and Country th9031xt- Video
Today on our 2015 Chrysler Town & Country, we will be test-fitting the Thule Vertex Swing 4-Bike Rack. That's part number TH9031XT. It can be used for 2" hitches. We got a 2" hitch here today. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll line our pinholes up. more
2/3/2015 12:12:15 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chrysler Town and Country th9029xt- Video
Today on our 2015 Chrysler Town & Country we will be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number TH9029XT. Now this can be used for an 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. We've got our adapter here for our 2" hitch here today so we can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll line our pinholes up. Once we get that lined up we'll go ahead and take our included anti-rattle bolt and thread that through. more
2/3/2015 9:32:27 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chrysler Town and Country th9028xt- Video
Today on our 2015 Chrysler Town & Country we will be test fitting the Thule Vertex 2 tilting 2-bike rack. That's part number TH9028XT. This can be used for either 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. We've got a 2" hitch today so we've got our adapter on. We can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll line up our pinholes. more
2/3/2015 9:19:03 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chrysler Town and Country th9030xt- Video
Today on our 2015 Chrysler Town & Country we will be test fitting the Thule Vertex 5 tilting 5-bike rack. That's part number TH9030XT. This is for 2" hitches so we can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll line our pinholes up. That looks pretty good. Then we'll take our anti-rattle bolt, go ahead and thread that through. more
1/30/2015 9:26:23 AM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2015 Chrysler Town and Country, we will be test fitting the Saris Freedom Platform Style 4 Bike Rack, that's part number SA44145B. This can be used for 2 inch hitches, we can go ahead and insert our shank into our receiver, we'll line our pin holes up, and we've get those lined up, we'll go ahead and take our included anti rattle bolt, go ahead and thread that through, once we get that hand tightened, we'll go ahead and tighten that the rest of the way down with our socket wrench. The nice thing about this anti rattle bolt is it's going to help reduce the play and the rattle within our hitch and our bike rack as you can see there. We'll go ahead and put our clip in place and we'll take a few measurements. Starting with our nearest point its like it's going to be from here to our bumper and that's going to be right about 2 inches away from there to there. Overall we've added 17 1/2 inches to our vehicle and for our ground clearance we are looking at about 13 1/2 inches. All right we can go ahead and lower this down, we came up here to this gray handle, go ahead and pull it out like that, lower it down until it snaps into place, just like that and by doing that, our nearest point is now about 6 1/2 inches from here to our bumper. more
1/30/2015 9:19:12 AM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2015 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Saris Freedom Super Clamp Platform Style 2 Bike Rack, that's part number SA4025. This can be used for either 1 1/4 or 2 inch hitches. We've got a 2 inch hitch here today, we can go ahead and begin by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll line up our pin holes. Once we get that lined up, we'll go ahead and take our included anti rattle bolt and lock and thread that through and once we get that hand tightened, we'll finish tightening that down with our socket wrench. Nice thing about this anti rattle bolt it's going to help reduce the play and the rattle within our bike rack and our hitch. more
1/28/2015 6:23:27 PM
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town & Country we're going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma. This is a platform-style tilting 3-bike rack. They've designed it for use with either the 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number is SA4239B. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right up into the receiver tube of our hitch. We want to slide it in far enough so we have our threaded hole lined up with our hitch pinhole. With those in line we'll take our anti-rattle bolt, we'll slide that in and begin threading it down by hand. more
10/22/2014 3:43:38 PM
Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town and Country, we're going to be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram. This is a tilting style bike rack. It's got folding cradle arms. The part number on it is SR26248. Now, they've designed this for use on the 2-inch hitch. To begin our test fit, we're simply going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of the hitch. more
7/23/2014 5:07:51 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town & country we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom Superclamp. This is a platform-style 2-bike rack. It's been designed for use in the 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. Part number on it is SA4025. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line our threaded pinhole up with our hitch pinhole. more
7/23/2014 5:01:59 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town & Country we're going to be frustrating the Saris Freedom. Now this is a folding and tilting platform-style 4-bike rack. They've designed it for use in the 2" hitches. Its part number is SA4414B. Now to begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. Now we want to get our threaded hole here lined up with our hitch pinhole. more
7/23/2014 4:59:19 PM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town & Country we're going to be test fitting the Saris Bike Porter. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use with the 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. Its part number is SA404B. Now we also have this in a 2-bike configuration; that part number is SA402B. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide it in we want to line up our threaded pinhole with our hitch pinhole. more
7/23/2014 4:57:00 PM
Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town & Country we're going to be test fitting the Saris Axis. This is a folding and tilting 3-bike rack. They've designed it for use with the 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. Part number is SA843B. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slid the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we need to line our threaded hole up with our hitch pinhole, then slide in our anti-rattle bolt. more
7/23/2014 4:54:39 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom, 4-bike platform style rack for 2-inch hitches, part number SA4414B. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch on our vehicle. You'll want to watch for the hitch pinholes to line up. With those in line, we'll take the threaded anti-rattle hitch bolt and thread that into place. We'll go ahead and get this hand tight and then we can finish it off with our wrench. Tightening this down will help take any extra play out off the rack helping to eliminate movement overall going down the road. more
7/7/2014 9:32:55 AM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2013 Chrysler Town & Country, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom super clamp, two bike platform style rack, part number Sa4025. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch on our town and country. You'll want to watch for the hitch pin holes to line up. With those in line we can take the provided hitch pin lock and thread that into place. Go ahead and get that hand tight and then we can finish it off with our wrench.Tightening this down will help take any extra play out of the shank of the rack, helping to eliminate movement while going down the road. With that tightened down, we'll snap our lock on to the other side, then turn it to the lock position, that way it snaps on. more
7/3/2014 5:08:40 PM
Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Axis 3-bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. Part number SA843B. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch on our vehicle. We'll want to watch for the hitch pin holes to line up. With those in line we can insert the included anti-rattle hitch lock. We'll go ahead and thread that down hand tight. Once we have that hand tight we can finish it off with our wrench. more
7/3/2014 4:50:27 PM
Yakima FullTilt 4 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country we're going to be test fitting the Yakima FullTilt 4 Bike Rack for 1-1/4- and 2-inch hitches, part #Y02462. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of our rack into the hitch on our Town and Country. You may want to keep a hand on the anti-rattle device to make sure it slides in without binding up. You'll notice the self-locking hitch pin. We'll go ahead and just push that in until it goes into the appropriate hole. We can then tighten the anti-rattle device here at the base of the rack. more
7/3/2014 7:10:02 AM
Saris Porter 4 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country we're going to be test fitting the Saris Bike Porter four bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches part number SA404B. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch on our Town and Country. You'll want to watch for the hitch pinhole to line up. With that in mind we'll go ahead and take the included threaded anti-rattle hitch bolt and thread that into place. We'll go ahead and get that hand-tight and then we can finish it off with our wrench. Tightening this down helps to take the extra play out of the shank of the rack, which helps to eliminate movement overall as you're going down the road. We'll attach our clip to the other side and grab a few measurements. The closest point of the rack to the vehicle is going to be here at the back of the mast. That measures about five and a half inches. more
7/3/2014 6:51:24 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2011 Chrysler Town & Country, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number TH934XTR. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements and see how the two fit together. We have about 13 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 6 inches, and with the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 15 inches to the overall length of our Chrysler Town & Country. We can now pull the gold pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. With the cradles arms out, we've added about 35 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. To access the cargo area, we can pull the gold pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. more
5/20/2014 11:21:58 AM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2011 Chrysler Town and Country, well be test fitting the Thule Apex Hitch Mounted Four Bike Rack, part number TH9025. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. Well allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, and well then turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 13-1/2 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 1 inch away. more
5/14/2014 9:33:09 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2011 Chrysler Town & Country we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Mounted 4 Bike Rack, part number HR8500. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch, threading in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 10-1/2" of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. Closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of our Town & Country is about 2" away, and we've added about 8" to the overall length of our vehicle with the cradle arms pointing down. We can now pull the black pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out we've added about 31" to the overall length of our Chrysler. To access the rear hatch we can pull the pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. more
5/14/2014 9:31:02 AM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2011 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Yakima Stickup hitch mounted two bike rack part number Y02420. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it with the wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. With the bike rack folded up, we have about fourteen and a half inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about three and a half inches away and we've added about eleven and a half inches to the overall length of our Town and Country. To lower the platform, we can pull the red pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt it down. With the platform folded down, we have about eighteen inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. more
5/12/2014 3:27:53 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2011 Chrysler Town and County, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex hitch mounted for bike rack part number Th9029. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about thirteen inches of ground clearance to the rear of the bike rack. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about three inches away and we've added about ten inches to the overall length of our Chrysler Town and Country. We can now pull the gray lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and with the cradle arms out we've added about thirty four inches to the overall length of our Town and Country. To access the cargo area, we can pull the gray lever at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. more
5/12/2014 3:26:04 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2011 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero hitch mounted two bike rack part number Th9042. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place and we'll then turn the black knob to engage the anti rattle device. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about seventeen and one quarter inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about an inch and a quarter. With the cradle arms pointing down, we've added about sixteen inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We can now pull the gray lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and with the cradle arms folded out, we've added about twenty four and a half inches to the overall length of our Town and Country. To access the rear hatch we can pull the gray lever at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. more
5/12/2014 3:25:04 PM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2011 Chrysler Town and Country well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing hitch mounted four bike rack, part number TH9027. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. Well allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, and well turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about one inch away. more
5/12/2014 3:23:42 PM
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2011 Chrysler Town and Country we'll be test fitting the Pro Rack hitch mounter four bike rack part number Pr8062404. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, thread our anti rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten it with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about ten inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about four inches away and we've added about twenty eight and a half inches to the overall length of our Town and Country. To access the cargo area, we can pull the silver pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. more
5/9/2014 11:12:39 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2011 Chrysler Town & Country we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow N' Go 3 bike rack, part number HR135. With this test fit we'll be using the Hidden Hitch Super Extra Long Ball Mount, part number 80232. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch and securing with a pin and clip, which is also sold separately. To load a bike we'll undo the black pin at the top of the mast and swing out our dual arms. We'll undo the cradle straps, place our bike into the frame cradles, and secure it with the straps. Keep in mind, this bike rack will not allow you to access the rear hatch. Now we'll take the rack out on our slalom course to show you the side to side movement. Then we'll go to our alternating bumps and then to our straight bumps to show you the up and down as well as the side to side movement. That will complete today's test fit for the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow N' Go, part number HR135, on our 2011 Chrysler Town & Country. more
5/9/2014 11:09:44 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2011 Chrysler Town & Country we'll be test fitting the Kuat NV Platform Style Aluminum 2 Bike Rack, part number N101. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up the pinholes and insert our pin through the pinholes. Then secure with the lock on the other side. We can then turn the black knob and the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, we'll now go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about a 11" of ground clearance. more
5/9/2014 6:10:29 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2011 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler five bike carrier part number Hr9200. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about eleven inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about nine inches away and with the cradle arms down we've added about fourteen inches to the overall length of our Town and Country. We can now loosen up the black knobs on the top left and right hand corner of the mast to swing out our dual arms. With the cradle arms out, we've added about thirty eight inches to the overall length of our Chrysler. more
5/9/2014 6:08:45 AM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and County- Video
Today on our 2011 Chrysler Town and Country well be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack platform style two bike rack, part number TH990XT. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. Well thread in our anti-rattle bolt and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secure well go over a couple of clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. With the platform folded up we have about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about four and three-quarters of an inch, and weve added about 10 inches to the overall length of our Chysler. more
11/5/2013 10:03:56 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2011 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan Hitch-Mounted 4 Bike Rack part number S63410. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up the pin holes, insert our anti-rattle bolt to the pin holes and tightening it down with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 15 inches of ground clearance for the rear of the bike rack. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about three and a half inches away. more
11/5/2013 9:57:52 AM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today, on our 2012 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the SoftRide Dura Parallelogram Tilting 4 Bike Rack part number SR26247. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank in the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up the pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. Withthe bikerack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 10 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about two and half inches away. We've added about 32 inches to the overall length of our Town and Country. more
11/5/2013 9:54:31 AM
Pro Series Q-Slot 2 and 4 Bike Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2011 Chrysler Town & Country we'll be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot 2 and 4-Bike Rack, part number PS63138. For today's test fit, we'll be showing you with the 2-Bike configuration forthe 2-inch hitch. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and then tighten it down with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. more
11/5/2013 9:47:58 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test grading the Thule Vertex Hitch-Mounted Four Bike Rack, part number TH9025. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten it with a wrench. With the bike rack secure, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 14 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2 inches away, and we've added about 9-1/2 inches to the overall length of our vehicle with the cradle arms folded down. We can now pull the gray lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arm out we've added about 33 inches to the overall length of our Town and Country. To access the cargo area we can lift up the gray lever at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down. more
10/28/2013 2:15:47 PM
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on a 2014 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa Hitch-Mounted Aluminum 2 Bike Rack part number S102. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, enter the pin through the pin holes and secure over the lock in their side. We can then turn the black T-handle to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 15 and a half inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about a quarter of an inch away. more
10/28/2013 2:08:24 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town & Country we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Tow N' Go Ball Mounted 3-Bike Rack part number HR135. For today's test fit we'll be using the hidden hitch ball mount with a super extra long shank part number 80232. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch and securing it with a pin and clip. Remember the ball mount and the pin and clip are sold separately. With the ball mount secured, we'll go ahead and show you how to load up a bike. We'll pull out the black pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. more
10/28/2013 1:55:50 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town and Country well be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero hitch mounted two bike rack, part number TH9042. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. Well allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place and well then turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. There is a small tab on the top of the shank that does barely come in contact with the underside of the rear bumper fascia. This may vary due to the style of your hitch. With the bike rack secured well go over a couple of clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. more
10/28/2013 12:39:35 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and County- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town & Country, we'll be test screening the Thule Doubletrack hitch-mounted platform style two-bike rack, part number TH990XT. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up the pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes, and tighten it down with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. With the platform folded up, we have about 18 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2-1/2 inches away, and we've added about 9 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We can now pull the gray lever at the base of the bike rack and tilt the platform down. more
10/28/2013 12:39:35 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town & Country, well be testing fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro part number TH934XTR. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten it with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the 2 fit together. We have about 14 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 6 inches away and we've added about 14 inches to the overall length of our Chrysler with the cradle arms folded down. more
10/28/2013 12:39:35 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler and Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the swagman titan hitch mounted four bike rack, part number S63410. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 16 1/2" of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 6 1/2" away. With the cradle arms down, we've added about 18" to the overall length of our Chrysler. more
10/28/2013 12:39:35 PM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram tilting four bike rack, part number Sr26247. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and then tighten it down with a wrench. With the bike rack secure, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about four inches away and we've added about 32 inches to the overall length of our Town and Country. To load up a bike, we'll simply undo the cradle straps, place our bike into the frame cradles and then secure it with the straps. Now, one great feature of this bike rack is that it has the ability to tilt down with the bike loaded to give you access to your rear hatch. more
10/28/2013 12:39:35 PM
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town and Country we'll be test fitting the Pro-Rack hitch-mounted 4-bike rack, part number PR8062404. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple clearance measurements to see how the 2 fit together. We have about 11-1/2 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3 inches. more
10/28/2013 12:39:35 PM
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler and Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the rhino rack, hitch mounted four bike rack, part number RBC038. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 15" of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3 1/2" away, and we've added about 10 1/2" to the overall length of our Chrysler with the cradle arms pointing down. We can now pull the black pin at the top of the mast and swing the cradle arms out. more
10/28/2013 12:39:35 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot 2 and 4 Bike Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler and Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the pro series, Q slot, platform style two and four bike carrier, part number PS63138. For today's test fit, we'll be using the two bike figuration for a 2" hitch. Well slide the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 12" of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2" away, and we've added about 23" to the overall length of our Town and Country. We can pull the three silver pins at the base of the bike rack to tilt down the wheel cradles as well as the mast. As you can see, we can easily access the rear hatch. To load a bick, we'll make sure that the mast is in its upright position. more
10/28/2013 12:39:34 PM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town and Country well be test fitting the Kuat NV platform style aluminum two bike rack, part number N101. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. Well line up the pin holes and secure it with a lock on either side. Well then turn the black knob at the bank of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. more
10/28/2013 9:15:46 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today, on our 2014 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler, pitch-mounted four bike rack, part number HR8500. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch, while threading our anti-rattle bolt and tightening it down with a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about twelve inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about one inch away. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about seven inches to the overall length of our Chrysler. more
10/25/2013 4:00:33 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2014 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler five-bike rack part number HR9200. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch while treading in our anti-rattle bolt and then tightening it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple of clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the bike rack. Closestpart of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 7 inches away and with the cradle arms pointing down, we've added about 12.5 inches to the overall length of our Town and Country. We now can loosen up the black knobs on both the upper left and right corner of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. more
10/25/2013 11:12:29 AM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Yakima StickUp 2-bike hitch-mounted folding rack, part number Y02420. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over some clearance measurement. We have about 11" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Town and Country is about 2-1/2". We've added about 13" to the overall length of our vehicle. more
7/19/2013 2:46:48 PM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4-bike carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number Y02451. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and install our attached pin. We'll move to the rear of the shank and use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have about 10" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Town and Country is about 4", and we've added about 11" to the overall length of our Town and Country. more
7/19/2013 2:41:54 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video
Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero 2-bike carrier for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number TH9042. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole, and allow our attached pin to fall in place. Then we'll move to the rear of the shank and use the hand knob to secure our bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go over some key measurements. We have about 14" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Town and Country is about 1/2". more
7/19/2013 2:31:58 PM
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