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

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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

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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

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10/28/2013 12:39:35 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

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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

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10/28/2013 12:39:34 PM

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

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10/25/2013 4:00:33 PM

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

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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

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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

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7/19/2013 2:31:58 PM

Thule Apex 4 Swing 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 Apex Swing 4-bike carrier for 2" hitches, part number TH9027. 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 into 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. Next, we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have about 10-1/2" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our vehicle is about 1/4". more

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7/19/2013 2:29:38 PM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number S63410. 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 measurements. We have about 13-1/2" of ground clearance. The closest point of the carrier to the rear of our Town and Country is about 1". And we've added about 19" to the overall length of our vehicle. more

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7/19/2013 2:27:51 PM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram tilting 4-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SR26247. 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. We can go ahead and install the lock as well. Now we'll go over some key measurements. We have about 10-1/2" of ground clearance. We've added about 32" to the overall length of our Town and Country. more

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7/19/2013 2:23:53 PM

Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa aluminum, platform-style, hitch-mounted 2-bike rack, part number S102. 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 pin and lock. We'll move to the rear of the shank and tighten the hand knob, securing our bike rack to our vehicle, and engaging our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go 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". more

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7/19/2013 2:19:50 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country, well be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Carrier, part number TH9029. Now to begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinhole and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about ten inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about two inches. With the cradle arms folded down, weve added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more

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2/20/2013 9:07:46 AM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and County- Video

Today on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country, well be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform-Style 2 Bike Carrier, part number TH990XT. To being our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench. With the platform folded down, we can now have access to our cargo area. To load the bike, well unfold the mast by sliding the grey lever over to the right hand side, put the frame hooks to the top of the mast and well undo the cradle straps. Well set the bike into the wheel cradles, adjust the frame hook tightly against the frame and secure it with the straps. The completes todays test fit for the Thule Doubletrack Platform-Style 2 Bike Carrier, part number TH990XT on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country. more

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2/20/2013 9:07:43 AM

Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country, well be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4 Bike Carrier, part number Y02451. Now to being our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our pinholes, insert our pin through our pinhole and tighten down the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device. Well now go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 10 inches of ground clearance. The closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about 4 inches. With the cradle arms folded down, weve added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more

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2/15/2013 11:55:26 AM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today here at etrailer.com, on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the etrailer exclusive, Thule Hitching Post Pro, Part Number TH934XTR. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch. Now, line up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with the wrench. Now, we'll now go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 10 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 5-1/2 inches. more

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2/15/2013 11:55:10 AM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country, well be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 Bike Carrier, part number S63410. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 7 inches. With the cradle arms folded down, weve added about 19 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. Well then pull the lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and well get a measurement of 36 inches added to the overall length of the vehicle. more

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2/15/2013 11:55:06 AM

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the SportRack 2-Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Rack for both 1-3/4 inches and 2 inch Hitches, Part Number A30901. Now to begin our test fit, using the included adapter for the 2 inch hitch, we'll slide up the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole, and install and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt. With the anti-rattle bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. At this point, we'll go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack is 13-3/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack, here at the wheel cradle to the back of the vehicle is 7 inches. We'll now go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform, then open the cargo door. more

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2/15/2013 11:55:01 AM

SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the SportRack Escape 3-Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier for 1-3/4 inches and 2 inch Hitches, Part Number A30403. Now, with the included adapter for the 2 inch hitch already installed on our bike rack shank, we'll slide up the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole, and install and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack measures 10-3/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack, here at the mast, to the back of the vehicle here at the mast, measures 6 inches. We'll now pull the the pin here at the bottom of the mast and tilt the mast out of the way, where we can then open our cargo door. more

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2/15/2013 11:54:58 AM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on this a 2013 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting 4-Bike Carrier, Part Number SR25647. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of our carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench. Now, we'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There was about 10 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 2 inches. We've added about 35 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more

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2/15/2013 11:54:55 AM

Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country we'll be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa folding, tilting platform style two bike carrier, part number S102. Now to begin our test fit using the included adapter for the two inch hitch we'll slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin holes, and slide int eh hitch pin. We can then move to the back of the shank where we'll tighten the knob down securing our bike rack to the vehicle. At this point we'll give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack measures 11 1/2 inches. From the closest point of the bike rack with the platform in the stored position to the back of the vehicle is one inch. more

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2/15/2013 10:42:03 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country, well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Bike Carrier, part number HR9200. Now to being our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 10 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about 11 inches. With the cradle arms folded down, weve added about 14 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. Well then turn the black knobs at the left and right side of the carrier to swing the cradle arms out and well get a measurement of 39 inches added to the overall length of the vehicle with the cradle arms are folded out. more

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2/15/2013 10:41:59 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Rack Traveller, 4-Bike Carrier, Part Number HR8500. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrierinto the opening of the hitch, we'll line up the pinhole, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with the wrench. Now, we'll now go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see howthe bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 11inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the vehicle to the closest partof the carrier is about 5 inches. With the cradle arms folded down,we've added about 7 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more

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2/15/2013 10:41:56 AM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2009 Chrysler Town and Country, well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post, part number TH934XTR. And to being our test fit, well simply slide our bike rack shank into the hitch and lineup the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our anti-rattle bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Now well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rake is 11 and a quarter inches and from the closest point of the bike rake to the back of the vehicle is four and a half inches. Well now go ahead and pull the pin at the bottom of the bike rack mast to allow the mast to tilt down. more

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12/19/2012 9:33:32 AM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country, were going to test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-Bike Carrier, part number th9029. We begin our test fit with a 2-inch adapter already installed on the bike rack shank, go ahead and slide the shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you some measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 11 inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 1 inch. We can now pull the hitch switch at the bottom of the mast which will allow us to bring the mast down. more

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11/26/2012 1:08:13 PM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2010 Chrysler Town and County, well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Pulling and Tilting 4-Bike Rack with Anti-Sway Cradle, part number th934xtr. Now, to begin our test fit, using the included adaptor, well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 10 inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle, theres 4 inches. Well now go ahead and pull the pin here at the base of the bike rack mast, which will allow us to tilt the mast down. more

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11/26/2012 1:08:10 PM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on our 2012 Chrysler Town and Country well be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier part number S63410. Now to mount our bike carrier to our van, well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up the holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. Now well go over a handful of clearance measurements so you can get an idea of how the rack is going to fit behind the vehicle. Weve got about 10 inches of ground clearance and 5 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 18 inches of length to the rear of our Town and Country. more

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9/21/2012 2:01:51 PM

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on this 2010 Chrysler Town and Country were going to do a test fit of part number a30901 from SportRack. This is SportRacks 2 Bike Easy Hitch Mounted Rack. One quick note, this bike will work with 1-3/4 receiver hitches class one and class two, and will also work on 2 receiver hitches with the included spacer, and we will be using that today. Okay the first thing we will do is go ahead and install the bicycle rack into the hitch and then we will tighten down the anti rattle bolt and put the safety pin on the other side, and we use a 3/4 wrench to tighten it down. Okay from the closest point of the bicycle rack to the rear hatch on the van is going to be 9-1/2, and ground clearance will be 10-1/2, now we will go ahead and fold the rack and give you one more measurement at the very end of it. We will pull out two key pins, unfold it and then reinstall the pins in matching holes. more

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11/21/2011 4:11:38 PM

Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Chrysler Town and Country- Video

Today on this 2010 Chrysler Town and Country were going to do a test fit of part number rg8015220 from RhodeGear, this is their highway 2 bike carrier. Quick note about this bike carrier it will fit 1-1/4 receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2, and will also work with a 2 receiver hitch with included spacer, and thats what well be using today. We will go ahead and install the bike rack into the receiver hitch, tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and safety pin on the other side. And we use a wrench to tighten it down. Okay now we will give you some measurements to give you an idea of clearance between the bicycle rack and the van, and the ground. At the closest point to the bumper were looking at 4-1/2, and ground clearance will be 9-1/2. more

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11/18/2011 2:01:09 AM

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