Easy Load Tray Trike Vehicle Rack

The EasyLoad Tray uses your vehicle's 2” receiver hitch. It lays out flat to load your trike or handcycle from either side with two ramps. Three ramps are available if desired. There are two wheel chocks on the outside wheel trays and tie down straps on all three wheel trays. It folds vertically when unloaded therefore it is not required to remove the Tray when the trike or handcycle is not loaded.  

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The ELRS-Tray uses Easy Loads same unique answer to avoid lifting when loading a trike or handcycle, 4’ ramps which easily attach to the tray for loading and then stow on the tray when not in use. There is an option for a third ramp for those who wish to load the single wheel of a trike or handcycle first. The ramps may be used from either side of the tray. The ELRS-Tray uses a standard 2” receiver hitch on the transporting vehicle. The frame is 48" left to right and 40" front to back. The three wheel trays are 64" long and are adjustable on the frame to accommodate handcycles and longer recumbent trikes. The ELRS-Trays unique receiver hitch insert allows the tray, when empty, to be raised to an upright locked position. Each system comes with reflective red and silver safety tape for extra visibility for following drivers and tail lights featuring turn signals, brake lights and running lights.

The ELT comes with running and brake lights as well as turn signals. Power to the lights is supplied through a flat four pin connector.

Easy Load Tray XL

Built specifically for the larger, heavier and fat tire trikes as well as larger, longer hand cycles the usable space to carry a trike or hand cycle is ~40.5” front to
back and the wheel channels are 63” L to R.  

Unlike the ELT the Wheel Channels and Ramps are ~5” wide to accommodate tat tires and the extreme wheel camber of some hand cycles

Basic usable space to carry a trike is ~40.5” front to back and the Wheel Channels remain 63”.long. Wheel Channels may be manipulated the same as the ELT to increase L to R width.

Easy Load Details

The trike transporting vehicles 2” receiver hitch must have a ground clearance or 16”. If not, a riser is required to make it so. If a riser is required then it must also have a second Hitch Tite to secure it from moving.

The ELT is lightweight and easy to handle at ~36 pounds as 10 of the 13 pieces are aluminum. The 2” Receiver Hitch Insert and Wheel Chocks are made from steel. The
aluminum pieces consist of 1 Center Tube, L and R Sides, one Front Piece, one Light Bar, three Wheel Channels with grip tape and two Ramps with grip tape. Three Ramps are available. The Ramps and Wheel Channels are ~3” wide. The RHI and Wheel Chocks are made of steel. The Wheel Chocks are fitted with nylon straps and buckles to secure the two wheels of a trike and the center Wheel Channel is fitted with a third strap and buckle to secure the single wheel of the trike. The Center Tube is also used as a conduit for wiring to the lights. Basic usable space to carry a trike is ~36.5” front to back and the Wheel Channels are 63”.long. The effective width, L to R, may be increased by manipulating placement of the Wheel Channels. Moving the center Wheel Channel 6” to the L or R and the outside Wheel Channels 6” the opposite direction will effectively increase the width by 12”.

The ELT XL uses steel for the Center Tube, Receiver Hitch Insert and Wheel Chocks so the weight is around 62 lbs.

The ELT, when a trike is not loaded, rotates to vertical to be out of the way when the vehicle is parked. The ELT rotates on a 3/8” Clevis Pin and is held safely in either
vertical or horizontal position with an additional 3/8” clevis pin. It is important to note when lowering the ELT to horizontal the safety pin must be inserted before the trike is
loaded as the heavier trikes may make the ELT sag just a bit and inserting the safety pin may not be possible. A second safety feature of the ELT is a gravity lock when
rotated to vertical. When the triker rotates the ELT to vertical, it will drop about ~1/2” to assure it will not fall to the horizontal position. The safety pin must also be reinserted as a secondary feature to keep the ELT vertical.

The trike can be loaded from either side as the Wheel Channels are “ambidextrous” and the Wheel Chocks can be placed on either the left or right side to facilitate loading from either side to best fit the customer needs.