Ready for our first trip

jason330i

Hello, here is our new T@b loaded up for our first trip. So far, so good.

Newfisher

Looks great! Relax and enjoy the trip.

2Cougs

Loaded and ready for fun!  Hope it was a great T@bventure!

DINDAnLAN

Congrats and happy trails!

jason330i

Thanks, things went well. Still learning a few things.

2Cougs

@jason330i - Love your bike rack and spare tire set up... could you give details please?

Silver320

Nice rig!  I would be interested in having details on your bike rack too...

jason330i

Hello. We use the following parts for our bike rack:
https://www.etrailer.com/.../Stromberg-Carlson/CC-275.html
https://www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Bike.../Swagman/S64664.html
https://www.etrailer.com/Ball-Mounts/Hidden-Hitch/80232.html
I like this setup because it's a platform style bike rack that holds the bikes by the wheels. But it does take a good amount of work to install it. The stromberg bolts onto the Tab's a-frame, but you do have to drill a few holes in the stromberg frame. The extra long ball mount was needed because I mounted the swagman rack directly onto it without using the additional riser. This made the bike rack lower and easier to load the bikes up.

Note that this is sort of an "alternate" installation. More pictures below.

jason330i

For the spare tire, we just use the following spare tire mount with a few u-bolts from Home Depot. Bolted on the tongue jack.

https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Cargo-Control/MaxxTow/MT70214.html

2Cougs

Many thanks!  We will look into this for sure!  

dsatwork

@jason330i saw you on the Kia Forum and love your setup. Your going to love towing with the Sorento. I just posted my tow experience if you didn't see it.

jason330i

dsatwork said:

@jason330i saw you on the Kia Forum and love your setup. Your going to love towing with the Sorento. I just posted my tow experience if you didn't see it.

thanks, I saw your post as well.

dsatwork

enjoy your first trip

jason330i

Here are more pics of the bike rack.

Marceline

I'm kinda digging that arrangement for the spare. Does it feel pretty solid? I just bought the same mount but I was going to attach it the conventional way. 

jason330i

Marceline said:

I'm kinda digging that arrangement for the spare. Does it feel pretty solid? I just bought the same mount but I was going to attach it the conventional way. 

Yeah it's solid because the tire is basically resting on the a-frame. The u-bolts just holds it in place. If I had the tire lifted in the air, I would probably use beefier bolts.