Fat tire e-trike rack for Solitude 3540GK-S

[Anne5gds]

We have a 39 ft Solitude 3540GK-S and we want to mount a 2” bike rack which will accommodate at least one “e-trike (140lbs) - 68” length, 2 back wheels fat-tire 4-inch (Addmotor). Mainly we are looking for the RV e-trike, but if any info also for RV racks which will accommodate another regular e-bike (80 lbs), that would also be appreciated. We looked at all sites including GD sites for e-trikes for RVs, but none will accommodate the weight/length of our e-trike without serious modifications needed.

[TucsonJim]

Good morning, and welcome to the forum. This is a tough one. We've seen very few racks that are RV rated that can handle standard e-bikes, let alone a trike. I believe Swagman offers a rack that can handle an 80# e-bike. howson may have information on that.

BTW, my wife's e-bike weighs in excess of 60 pounds, but when we load it on the bike rack, she removes the battery which drops 10# off the carrying weight.

Jim

[Anne5gds]

TucsonJim- thank you! We have bought e-bike racks for RV
Hyperax Volt RV e-bike rack (a couple others available in Amazon including the Swagman type) which can take up to 2 e-bikes (70 lbs each -140lbs total), and it works great for our regular 2 fat tire e-bikes, but we have found nothing for a 3-fat tire e-trike other than youtube videos (innovative ideas, which I am not very crafty to do)..

[Country Campers]

What about a rear cargo rack?, flat surface and some come with a ramp for loading.

Brian

[howson]

We have a 39 ft Solitude 3540GK-S and we want to mount a 2” bike rack which will accommodate at least one “e-trike (140lbs) - 68” length, 2 back wheels fat-tire 4-inch (Addmotor). Mainly we are looking for the RV e-trike, but if any info also for RV racks which will accommodate another regular e-bike (80 lbs), that would also be appreciated. We looked at all sites including GD sites for e-trikes for RVs, but none will accommodate the weight/length of our e-trike without serious modifications needed.

My step-father carried my Mom's trike on a HitchRider rack for years on the back of their 5th wheel and then their last RV (a Class A shown below). I doubt the rack is "rated" for the back of a 5vr or trailer, but Randy did it. He did have to add a few supports (wire with turnbuckles) to reduce the sway in the rack. (Randy was an engineer.) The rack came from https://hitchrider.com/






If nothing else it's a company you can contact to see if they can accommodate your need.

Please let us know what you end up doing (sharing info is the power of an owners forum!).

Howard