Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford F-150 we're gonna be doing a test fit of the Softride Element Parallelogram. This is gonna be your hanging style, 4 bike rack with a tilting feature and a 2 inch shank for your 2 inch hitches only. It'll be part number SR26248. And as you can notice, it does have two setting points to where you can either go further out from your bumper or closer in. We're gonna go ahead and insert into our 2 inch receiver that we have here today and line up our pinholes. For demonstration purposes, we're gonna go all the way in, as close we can. So we'll go into the farthest pinhole so we can see what kind of clearances we have. All right, once we have it in as far as we can, go ahead and insert your anti-rattle bolt. more
4/6/2015 5:13:14 PM
Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford F150, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman XTC4, this would be your platform style 4 bike rack that comes with a 2 inch shank for your 2 inch hitches only. Be part number S64665. We're going to go ahead and get it fitted onto our truck that we have here today. Insert your shank into your receiver and line up your pin holes. Once you have your pin holes lined up, we'll go ahead and insert our anti rattle bolt by removing the lock and then placing the anti rattle bolt into your hole, threading it in as far as we can by hand and then following it up with a 7/8 inch socket to tighten it up the rest of the way. The socket, anti rattle bolt is going to help to get rid of a lot of the play, rattle and wobble that you may have inside your bike carrier. more
4/6/2015 5:11:06 PM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford F150, well be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4 Bike Carrier, part number Y02451. To being our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our pin holes, insert the pin with the red knob into the pin hole and then turn the black knob located at the base of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There are about 17 and a half inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about five and a half inches. Weve added about 12 and a half inches to the overall length of the vehicle. With this bike carrier, you will not be able to have access to your trunk bed as the tailgate hits the mast of the carrier. To load the bike, well pull the red latch located at the top of the mast, swing the cradle arms out and undo the cradle straps. more
12/27/2012 1:51:31 PM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford F150 well be test fitting the Yakima Stickup two bike carrier, part number Y02420. To begin our test fit well slide shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 18 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about two and a half inches. With the platform folded up weve added about 12 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
12/27/2012 11:35:13 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford F150 well be test fitting the Thule Vertex four bike carrier, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit well slide shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes. Well then thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 18 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about three inches. more
12/27/2012 11:34:31 AM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford F150 well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about six and a half inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 16 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
12/27/2012 11:33:45 AM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
12/27/2012 11:33:23 AM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
12/27/2012 11:32:53 AM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
12/27/2012 11:32:25 AM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
12/27/2012 11:31:17 AM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford F150 well be test fitting the Sportrack two bike carrier, part number A30901. To begin our test fit well slide shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 18 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 13 inches. Weve added about 25 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
12/27/2012 11:30:45 AM
SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford F150 well be test fitting the Sportrack Escape three bike carrier, part number A30403. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 3 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 13 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
12/27/2012 9:59:06 AM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford F150 well be test fitting the Softride Dura parallelogram tilting four bike carrier, part number SR26247. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch. Well align up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 4 inches. more
12/27/2012 9:59:02 AM
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford F150 well be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa aluminum two bike carrier, part number S102. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, align up our pin holes, slide our pin through our pin holes, and turn the black T handle located at the base of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 18 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 2 inches. With the platform folded up weve added about 14 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more
12/27/2012 9:58:47 AM
