10.0 rear deck

[sal526]

Can anyone tell me the weight limit for a rear deck on a 10.0 quicksilver? I was thinking of putting my kid's bikes on it. If so, can anyone suggest how I can secure them to the deck for traveling? Thanks Sal M.

[nwoflatlander]

Kids bikes will be fine. There is a thread in the upgrade section of how people installed multi-point track systems on the rear deck. I found a good setup on Amazon for $60, which I'm about to order. It is a necessity.

[jwesty]

Can anyone tell me the weight limit for a rear deck on a 10.0 quicksilver? I was thinking of putting my kid's bikes on it. If so, can anyone suggest how I can secure them to the deck for traveling? Thanks Sal M.

How many bikes? And what size?

[rob]

My coolers weigh an easy 100 lbs.  I weigh 200 lbs and I stand on it without any fears (stabilizers down of course )

[sal526]

[quote source="/post/15448/thread" timestamp="1442962006" author="@nwoflatlander"]Kids bikes will be fine. There is a thread in the upgrade section of how people installed multi-point track systems on the rear deck. I found a good setup on Amazon for $60, which I'm about to order. It is a necessity. [/quote]Great I'll look into it Thanks Sal M.

[sal526]

[quote source="/post/15450/thread" timestamp="1442963097" author="@jwesty"][quote source="/post/15443/thread" timestamp="1442945385" author="@sal526"]Can anyone tell me the weight limit for a rear deck on a 10.0 quicksilver? I was thinking of putting my kid's bikes on it. If so, can anyone suggest how I can secure them to the deck for traveling? Thanks Sal M.[/quote]
How many bikes? And what size?[/quote]Two 24" Bikes no more than 80 lbs combine?

[admin]

If its a factory installed deck then it should be a continuation of the trailer frame. I dont recall the specs off the top of my head but it should easily hold 200-300 pounds.

You should be able to have an entire family's worth of bikes on there without any trouble.

[jwesty]

[quote source="/post/15461/thread" timestamp="1442974479" author="@sal526"][quote source="/post/15450/thread" timestamp="1442963097" author="@jwesty"]How many bikes? And what size?[/quote]Two 24" Bikes no more than 80 lbs combine?[/quote]Weight isn't an issue regardless of the bike...

And two bikes is way easier to deal with than four, so

Not sure how much you want to spend, but you could do anything from
- Lashing them down with ropes and straps (perhaps to a track system as posted above, or L-track pucks like I've mounted), to
- bolting down a couple fork mounts like these and stowing the front wheels somewhere, to
        [a href="http://www.rockymounts.com/truck_bike_racks_s/118.htm"][span]    [/span][span]    [/span]http://www.rockymounts.com/truck_bike_racks_s/118.htm[/a]
- mounting some deluxe bike rack trays like these from 1upusa (awesome by the way)
        [a href="http://1upusa.com/product-rooftray.html"][span]    [/span][span]    [/span]http://1upusa.com/product-rooftray.html[/a]

My recommendation would be to use some kind of legit bike tray that let's you leave the wheels on, and loads and unloads quickly. Craigslist is always a good place to look. Maybe look for a 2-bike add-on that would otherwise turn a 2-bike hitch rack into a 4-bike unit, and mount that to your deck.
Example: [a href="https://www.cracksandracks.com/thule-918xtr-t2-2-bike-add-on.html?___SID=U"]https://www.cracksandracks.com/thule-918xtr-t2-2-bike-add-on.html?___SID=U[/a]

Assuming you bolt something to the deck, I would also make up some aluminum plates/strips to sandwich the decking. The decking is pretty thin.

Good luck!

[buffresmgnt]

[quote timestamp="1443015515" author="@jwesty" source="/post/15469/thread"][quote source="/post/15461/thread" author="@sal526" timestamp="1442974479"]Two 24" Bikes no more than 80 lbs combine?[/quote]Weight isn't an issue regardless of the bike...

And two bikes is way easier to deal with than four, so

Not sure how much you want to spend, but you could do anything from
- Lashing them down with ropes and straps (perhaps to a track system as posted above, or L-track pucks like I've mounted), to
- bolting down a couple fork mounts like these and stowing the front wheels somewhere, to
        [a href="http://www.rockymounts.com/truck_bike_racks_s/118.htm"][span]    [/span][span]    [/span]http://www.rockymounts.com/truck_bike_racks_s/118.htm[/a]
- mounting some deluxe bike rack trays like these from 1upusa (awesome by the way)
        [a href="http://1upusa.com/product-rooftray.html"][span]    [/span][span]    [/span]http://1upusa.com/product-rooftray.html[/a]

My recommendation would be to use some kind of legit bike tray that let's you leave the wheels on, and loads and unloads quickly. Craigslist is always a good place to look. Maybe look for a 2-bike add-on that would otherwise turn a 2-bike hitch rack into a 4-bike unit, and mount that to your deck.
Example: [a href="https://www.cracksandracks.com/thule-918xtr-t2-2-bike-add-on.html?___SID=U"]https://www.cracksandracks.com/thule-918xtr-t2-2-bike-add-on.html?___SID=U[/a]

Assuming you bolt something to the deck, I would also make up some aluminum plates/strips to sandwich the decking. The decking is pretty thin.

Good luck!




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[buffresmgnt]

Let,s try this again - We have mounted 2 racks on the back deck of our 8.1 QS for the transportation of our mountain bikes.  Adds a total weight to the rear of the trailer of approximately 80 lbs, well within the weight limits of the rear deck.  At first we had thought of fork mount bike racks but found that with the front wheels removed the handle bars of one bike would hit the top of the trailer - you would have to raise the bike rack approximately 4 to 6 inches off the deck to make that type of rack work.  We opted for the type of rack which would allow the front wheel to remain on the bikes.  Purchased 2 Sportsrack bike racks from Amazon, (Sportsrack is a division of Thule) - not the most expensive but has the same basic technology used on Thule's more expensive racks.  When installing I used 1" thick UHMW blocks to keep the steel frame of the rack from touching the aluminum decking.  Stainless steel bolts were used and, since the decking is 1) pretty thin and 2) ribbed on the bottom side, aluminum reinforcement plates were used to add strength to the deck.  Bikes were placed facing opposite directions so that the handlebars would not interfere with each other when loaded onto the racks.

[jwesty]

[quote source="/post/15513/thread" timestamp="1443283721" author="@dana"]...At first we had thought of fork mount bike racks but found that with the front wheels removed the handle bars of one bike would hit the top of the trailer - you would have to raise the bike rack approximately 4 to 6 inches off the deck to make that type of rack work. 
[/quote]
Good point. You could always loosen the bike stem and swing the handlebars sideways, but

I agree a bike tray that keeps the front wheel on would be the slickest.

[subaruwx]

Picts please!

[quote source="/post/15513/thread" timestamp="1443283721" author="@dana"]Let,s try this again - We have mounted 2 racks on the back deck of our 8.1 QS for the transportation of our mountain bikes.  Adds a total weight to the rear of the trailer of approximately 80 lbs, well within the weight limits of the rear deck.  At first we had thought of fork mount bike racks but found that with the front wheels removed the handle bars of one bike would hit the top of the trailer - you would have to raise the bike rack approximately 4 to 6 inches off the deck to make that type of rack work.  We opted for the type of rack which would allow the front wheel to remain on the bikes.  Purchased 2 Sportsrack bike racks from Amazon, (Sportsrack is a division of Thule) - not the most expensive but has the same basic technology used on Thule's more expensive racks.  When installing I used 1" thick UHMW blocks to keep the steel frame of the rack from touching the aluminum decking.  Stainless steel bolts were used and, since the decking is 1) pretty thin and 2) ribbed on the bottom side, aluminum reinforcement plates were used to add strength to the deck.  Bikes were placed facing opposite directions so that the handlebars would not interfere with each other when loaded onto the racks.


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[buffresmgnt]

We have not set up an outside image server for pictures to post on the proboard.  I will email pictures to you of the racks on the trailer - if you want to post them you have my permission.

[subaruwx]

Posting these with permission from Steve & Dana - this is an excellent setup!

[a href="https://flic.kr/p/z1mAhT"]
[img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5632/21663790939_f2a1633820_h.jpg"][/a][a href="https://flic.kr/p/z1mAhT"]Rear deck bike mounts by Steve and Dana[/a]

[a href="https://flic.kr/p/ykZfJ8"]
[img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5623/21229600923_fd6634a9d9_h.jpg"][/a][a href="https://flic.kr/p/ykZfJ8"]Rear deck bike mounts by Steve and Dana[/a]

[a href="https://flic.kr/p/z1mzvn"]
[img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/572/21663788299_f3682bce38_h.jpg"][/a][a href="https://flic.kr/p/z1mzvn"]Rear deck bike mounts by Steve and Dana[/a]

[a href="https://flic.kr/p/zfynvE"]
[img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5819/21824520236_bc02d8f56e_h.jpg"][/a][a href="https://flic.kr/p/zfynvE"]Rear deck bike mounts by Steve and Dana[/a]

[buffresmgnt]

Thanks Subaruwx, we were on the road when these pictures were taken.  We were at our daughter and son in laws house in White Salmon Washington, just across the Columbia River from Hood River Oregon.