Curt Manufacturing 18110 Cargo Carrier with 1-1/4" Fixed Shank

I have a 1.25 inch receiver on my Nissan LEAF, so options were somewhat limited. This was a good choice. Easy to assemble, reasonably solid, and easy to attach/detach. Used it on a 90 minute drive out and then back, with a fairly heavy cooler and two hard side suitcases attached. Worked exactly as expected, and we were able to get four adults and all their stuff for a 3 night houseboat trip loaded into a LEAF. That's saying something.You will want to be sure to keep the load even side to side. When I started reloading for our trip home, I put the cooler on first at an extreme end, and it listed a few inches to starboard. Re-centering the load solved the issue. I think we had around 100 lbs on the rack, and it performed just fine. Would definitely buy again.

Excellent little rack was just what we needed. Drove about 700 miles with 2 fully loaded coolers - about 75 to 100 lbs total. Absolutely no issues. Rack extends far enough out that it was easy to access the back of the vehicle for loading/unloading. But it does not extend out too far - so parking in parking lots was not an issue either. It was solid and stable.Not many racks exist for 1.25" trailer hitches. Glad we purchased this one.There are comments from other reviewers that this was difficult to put together and/or that the instructions needed to be modified. I followed the instructions "as is" and it went together just fine, and it didn't take long.

This cargo carrier is a great buy. I bought it to carry a gas can, cooler, and miscellaneous tools or other luggage in a Rubbermaid tote on roadtrips. It has held on great so far, but it does have a few cons I'll cover soon. The rack did, as for many people, arrive slightly damaged. The Curt box it arrived in had a hole in the back about 2" in diameter. The metal mesh on one half of the rack, packaged on the bottom, was bent a bit. It is completely usable, but a disappointment. The rack was fairly straight forward to assemble. It did take a bit of flipping back and forth and holding parts carefully to get all the bolts started, but it is completely do-able for anyone with a 17mm wrench. It does require a 19mm for the odd, yet simply workable hitch pin. Once the basket was together, following advice from other Amazon reviews with all bolts turned with the shaft out and some added reflective stickers for extra visibility, I put it on my car (2015 Honda Fit EX) and it went on easily. The hitch pin, a long bolt you have to tighten to 'wedge' it so it can't rattle, works fine and gives no side to side flop or shake. I also grabbed a $10 hitch tightener to help strengthen things a bit, but I'm not sure it was necessary. It also uses 19mm hardware so I just keep it and use it since I have it. The cargo carrier basket is pretty sturdy and definitely stout enough for what I carry. My hitch is only rated for 200 lbs. tongue weight, which I've not come close to, but I'm not sure I'd go much further than that even if it could. I don't think the carrier could hold the 300 lbs. that it claims, but it definitely holds up as well as I hoped a sub-$100 1-3/4" cargo carrier could. The angled 'shank' does help my height challenged car clear the driveway, and does angle the basket slightly towards the car, but only a couple of degrees at most. If I could offer one suggestion to Curt, it'd be to add some reflective sticker and maybe to package it with some thick cardboard to help protect the mesh floor of the basket. Otherwise, all seems great, and I definitely have no qualms recommending anyone who needs to buy this.Update:It's been a week, it's been about 1,500 miles, and it's been A-OK! Still holding up well, no rattling or annoying flopping. I've only hauled about 50lbs total, if that, at a time on it for those miles, but the rack is still sturdy, and continues to be a good buy.

I ordered this one because I have a Chevy HHR, and that only has a tongue weight capacity of 200 lbs, and 1000 lbs. total towing capacity, and this one fit the bill with being a class 1, but also being very light, and still having excellent strength and durability. We also chose this one because it had a bit of a rise on it from the hitch. That was important because my car is already a little on the low side (stock from factory that way) and also because of where the tail pipe is. I would recommend bolting some lightweight metal plate to the front and underneath by the tail pipe, as we did, so as to keep the exhaust heat from burning/melting the cargo. We had a vinyl covered tote, and that worked perfectly for us. The plate got very hot, but the tote only got a little warm. Other than that, it's perfect. We had put a very large, heavy duty, rubbermaid plastic tote on it, that fit almost the entire base of this tray completely, which we put inside a heavy duty vinyl cargo tote case (to give the case a frame and stability), and it worked beautifully, and it was very loaded. We took it from S. Florida all the way into the N.W. mountains of Georgia and back for Thanksgiving, through torrential rainstorms and lots of bumpy, pot-holed, bad mountain roads, and it worked perfectly and was very stable. It was also pretty simple to put together and bolt on. I would definitely recommend this hitch tray.

I purchased this cargo carrier to use with my 2008 Scion xB. I'm very happy with it. As an event DJ I often need to bring additional gear with me to gigs. This carrier works out great. Just attach your items with bungee cords to the multiple holes on the carrier's lip and you're on your way! The carrier is solid and easy to assemble/install. For those concerned about rattling you can also purchase a hitch tightener for about $15 here on Amazon. The hitch tightener acts as a stabilizer between the carrier's arm and the hitch and will eliminate that annoying clanging sound when you're in motion. For visibility I also added reflective tape and reflectors to the sides of the carrier. For heavier items (like my utility cart pictured here) I tend to use additional bungee cords for added security. I definitely don't want that thing flying off the carrier while I'm on the freeway! All in all this is a great cargo carrier for the price.

Like the size , durable, easy to put in and remove, easy to assemble