DannyC
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Today I did some final bits of welding and got the trike rack to a state where a trial loading of the trike could take place.
It went surprisingly well and was far easier than trying to get the trike inside the vehicle itself.
Here it is after loading. This is the trike + 2 batteries (20AH & 10AH) on-board so the weight is far heavier than the bare trike.
In practice, the wheels will be lashed into the basket-frames with heavy-duty toe-straps.
I think lashing the frame/wheels from their upper edge to the bumper with simple webbing straps will make the mounting less susceptible to any twisting around the axis of the main rack tube.
It went surprisingly well and was far easier than trying to get the trike inside the vehicle itself.
Here it is after loading. This is the trike + 2 batteries (20AH & 10AH) on-board so the weight is far heavier than the bare trike.
In practice, the wheels will be lashed into the basket-frames with heavy-duty toe-straps.
I think lashing the frame/wheels from their upper edge to the bumper with simple webbing straps will make the mounting less susceptible to any twisting around the axis of the main rack tube.