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The Bump-It adapter lets you attach your Jack-It 2 bike rack to your vehicle's 1-1/4" or 2" hitch receiver for easy transfer between your travel trailer and tow vehicle. Mounting hardware included.
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Colin: Hey, everyone. It's Colin Here at etrailer. And today we're going to take a look at the Bump-It Hitch Receiver Adapter for the Jack-It 2 Bike Rack. Now, as you can see I've got the Jack-It Bike Rack right here completely assembled. If you don't already know what this is, this is a bike rack that will go over top of your trailer jack on your A-frame trailer that's commonly used for bumper pull travel trailers so you can get a couple of bikes loaded up between your truck and your trailer so you don't have to waste space in your truck bed or inside your camper.Now, with the Jack-It only having one use and that's on those tray A-frame trailers, the Bump-It Adapter is going to give you another option to be able to use it for the hitch receiver of any vehicle in your household, whether it's 2" or 1-1/4". That eliminates the need to have to get another bike rack just to be able to carry your bikes 10 minutes down the road to a bike trail.
Now we've got the adapter installed in our hitch right now. Let me just show you guys what piece you need to pull out of your Jack-It and set it in place on your adapter.The only thing we need to do is remove this anti rattle bolt right here that's holding the wing into the Jack-It Bike Rack. We'll just loosen it up. And we'll remove the clip as well. There is a small wrench that comes in the kit.
However, in my opinion, it's just a little bit easier to loosen it up with that ratcheting wrench. And then we can just loosen it with our hands from here.And then we'll just pull it out and then we can get the bike rack out of the Jack-It. Now with your Bump-It Adapter, you want to make sure when you install it that you have this gusset right here facing down. And then we'll just drop the bike rack into the adapter. And then reusing the hardware from the Jack-it, just this anti rattle bolt, I'm just going to lift up a little bit on the bike rack and feed it all the way through and then thread it on.Once you get it as far as you can with your hands, like I said, just grab that 3/4" socket or you can use the little wrench that's included.
Tighten it up all the way. It is the same size wrench for this bolt as it is for the anti rattle bolt that comes with the Bump-It Adapter. Put the clip on. From here you're ready to load up your bikes. And with the bikes loaded you can see it was a very easy process to be able to utilize our Jack-It Bike Rack in multiple different ways, not have to purchase a second bike rack to take a 10 minute trip down the road.
And it was a very cost effective solution as well.Now I'm going to go ahead and unload the bike so we can have a closer look at the adapter itself. Now the Bump-It Adapter is going to have the same sturdy steel construction that the bike rack has with a nice black powder coat finish so it's going to resist rust and corrosion and it matches everything very well. Now it also is going to have an 80 pound weight capacity. That is the same weight capacity as your Jack-It Bike Rack so nothing really changes right there. Just make sure you don't exceed that.And it does come with this nice anti rattle threaded hitch pin. When you get it secured in your hitch receiver, whether it's 2" or 1-1/4", you're not going to have any movement inside that hitch. That eliminates rattling around and the up and down movement as well. Now on the inside of the receiver is this sleeve that is making it compatible with our 2" receiver. All you would do is pull the shank out of the receiver, use the included Allen tool to remove the sleeve, and that'll make this compatible with 1-1/4" hitches.Now I'll give you guys a measurement just to make sure that this will work for your vehicle. Now if you measure from the face of your hitch to the edge of the Bump-It Receiver where the bike rack will insert is going to be about 17". You probably want to have at least that so that you can fit both the bike rack and your bike loaded on the front side right here. And then the total length added on from the face of your hitch receiver to the outermost point of the Bump-It Adapter is going to be 17-3/4".Now keep in mind that with your bike and especially these pegs added onto the back that it is a little bit more space. These pegs are about 6" long, so you do have that added length and especially if they have that bike, keep that in mind. But this is definitely something I would buy if I owned it the Jack-It Bike Rack already. And like I said, just because it's going to be a very cost effective way for me to use the bike rack in different applications and not have to get a second bike rack just to take that 10 minute trip down the road. And I think you guys are going to be very happy with it.
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (46 Customer Reviews)
The Bump-It adapter lets you attach your Jack-It 2 bike rack to your vehicle's 1-1/4" or 2" hitch receiver for easy transfer between your travel trailer and tow vehicle. Mounting hardware included.
I purchased the Bump-it hitch adapter along with the Jack-it bike rack. In doing so, I am able to tranport my bikes directly to my receiver when I am not towing my RV. It is a great accessory to the Jack-it bike rack.
The Jack-it bike rack came with our camper. This enables us to put the Jack-it on our Jeep to tow our bikes without the camper. Works great
Easy to install. Good instructions. Love how easy this system will be to navigate between truck and camper trailer.
We were heading on a 3 month trip and realized our Jack- It didn’t work. The video was perfect and this worked excellent! We even got it early!
Put it on the car we use to pull the trailer, them installed the Jack-It bike rack and put 2 bikes on it. It felt very solid on the test drive I took, even more than our regular Yakima twin carrier.
We ordered a “Bump It” to allow the use of the “wings” section of our recently purchased ”Jack It” bike rack on our tow vehicle.
Like the “Jack it” the “Bump It” is very well designed and made! It will, no doubt, provide many years of service!
The “Bump It” is easy to use. Just slide it into the receiver, bolt it, then remove one bolt from the “wings” section of the “Jack It”, move the wings over and rebolt. Load the bikes and you’re off into greatly expanded biking options without the need for a second bike rack!
When used on our truck, the “Bump It” provides good ground clearance for our 27” bike tires, and a generous 19” or so for the inside bike.
Jim L.
9/9/2021
Vey pleased with the “Bump it” devise. It is well built and performs as expected. It’s great to find a product that exceeds expectations!! I built an upright “T” bar for the “Bump It” to act as a support for for use when hauling long loads in the truck.
Seems to work as advertised, assuming the rack itself actually works for your bikes (it did not work for ours). Might be worth the money just to have a way to figure out the adjustment of the bikes before putting it onto the trailer, where they will probably be above your head. Adjusting the rack to fit the bikes is a very finicky process.
This is exactly what I need to take my bikes to a trail or other destination outside of our campsite. Easy setup and sturdy. I am looking forward to many years of service with this product. E-trailer shipped it quickly to my door.
James H.
8/30/2021
Great
My wife talked me into buying the Jack-it 2 bike rack when she showed me the bump-it Hitch. I didn't like carrying bikes on the back of the trailer where I couldn't see them and then I needed a bike rack to transfer them from our campsite to the trail we wanted to ride. This solved both issues. Some people may have issues getting the bike on the rack while its on the trailer. I'm over 6 feet tall and my bikes are light so its not that hard for me. I have a friend who stands on the tailgate of his truck to put his bikes on the rack
Works great with the bike rack. Great customer service!
I did lots of research ahead of time. Website on e-trailer is super helpful. I haven't finished the jack-it installation yet but the bump it has gone very well.
We installed the Lippert bike rack over the power jack on our Lance trailer and have used it for around 600 miles so far. This replaces a two bike rack on the back of the trailer which was causing some swaying issues. After we drop our trailer, we like to take our bikes on our tow vehicle for trail or road rides but had been using a conventional two bike Thule rack which takes up space we could use for other things. The Bump-It Receiver Adaptor lets us install the Jack-It 2 Bike rack on the tow (or any) vehicle with a hitch with very little assembly. Frankly, mounted on the Bump-It is the best way to do a careful fit of the bikes on the Jack-It 2 since you are working close to the ground. I have labeled the "wings" of our Jack-It so they will go on the same way each time. I don't know that it really matters but I load the Jack-It on the Bump-It Receiver as though the back of the tow vehicle is the same orientation as the front of the trailer.
Nice addition. Now I don’t need to carry a second bike rack for the hitch.
If you buy the Jack-It 2, the "Bump-It" receiver is an excellent option. We used it to haul our bikes to a trail 30 miles from our campground, where the Jack-It 2 remained with our camper.
arrived intact, exactly what I ordered. already have the jack-it for my travel trailer, now I can use it on my truck.
Great idea to allow me double use of my bike rack on either the trailer or the car.
Works great! Love it!! It allows me to transfer my bike rack from my camper to my car when I get to my campsite!
Great idea and we love it as a mate to our Jack it bike rack!!
Works as advertised.Found it on youtube.
Works great with the Jack-it bike rack on our Yukon!
This makes the bike rack more useful when not using the camper.
I received the item ordered very quickly and just on time before my camping trip and perfect fit and great service from etrailer.com with rapid transaction and fast delivery and follow up with order!
Very satisfied and will order again more stuff!
Haven't used this part yet, but seems to be of good build. This piece makes the Jack-It bike stand serve dual purpose.
Delivery was very fast and product was as expected
Great - easy & efficient to find product & order. Arrived quick.
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Kenneth
8/16/2023
After one year, my opinion of the Bump hitch adapter has not changed. This is a great accessory to the Jack it Bike Rack.