Freightguy
River Ranch, FL
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I did exactly what you are referring to. It came in very handy. I used the dual receiver and a cargo rack, then had my tow bar plugged into the receiver below the rack. I ran into problems going up small, short inclines and the tow bar would come in contact with the cargo rack. This ruined the rubber boots on my tow bar and I had to have it rebuilt. Then I tried again with the same setup but I put an 18" extension on below the rack for the tow bar. This fixed the issue of the tow bar contacting the cargo rack, but this setup put a lot of stress on my hitch. Going down the HWY straight and smooth was no problem. It when you hit that unexpected pot hole or speed bump. I actually bent my dual receiver hitch with this setup. Now I only use this setup for short trips in FL as the HWY's here are very forgiving.
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2005 Tiffin Phaeton 40QDH
2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
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driveby
Vancouver BC Canada
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another idea is 2 on the roof of the TOAD and 3 off the TOAD hitch.
unless of course your TOAD is like mine with no roof and roof racks, while possible are a PITA taking the roof up and down 
5 on a hitch will be tight. I have a Thule 4 bike rack and with my bike (Y frame), DW who has a "normal" frame and the 2 boys bikes it is really messy to cram them all on. They fit but I hate doing it so I leave Mom and Dad's bikes at home more often then not.
2008 Itasca Sunova 35J Class A
1997 TJ Sahara, hard and soft tops and AC
Held together via Roadmaster Falcon 2 tow bar and stopped by US Gear Unified Brake system.
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flyswamper
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Great stuff everybody. Appreciate all the feedback/thoughts. Please keep it coming if you have another bit of info to share!
Constructive disagreement is encouraged. It is how I/we learn!
Dad,Mom, & 3 young'ns
Current Home (Calgary)
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