MAXXHAUL50149 500-lb Capacity 50 inch x 22 inch Hitch Mount Premium Folding Aluminum Cargo Carrier Rack Basket with High Side Rails and Reflector Lens for Added Safety

This folding cargo carrier was very easy to install and very sturdy. Only thing I’d recommend adding is a slide hitch tightening bracket, this will eliminate any movement between the slide/receiver when loaded.

The best and really only way to carry things outside of a Jeep where carrying things inside is not good or possible.Really well made and light weight.

Great, nice size, lightweight. I replaced the pins with locking pins, Highly recommended since the bolt is easy to undo. I put around 450 lbs on it and it survived a 5 hour drive. Good to me

Great quality and design.

Perhaps the folding and non folding carriers are made by different people because unlike the reviews by others, the folding carrier came in just a few pieces. If you need instructions to put this together you might not have enough common sense to be driving. A Phillips head screw driver, a ten mm socket, a 4 mm Allen wrench and either a 1 inch socket and/or an adjustable wrench. The base comes already assembled and has reinforced aluminum edges. The black bracket gets attached to the base with four nuts and bolts. A ten mm socket and a 4 mm Allen wrench is helpful with that. The folding part is attached to the bracket with a nut and bolt either with a 1 inch socket and an adjustable wrench or two adjustable wrenches. There are two red reflectors that need a Phillips head screwdriver. That’s it! Comes with two pins also. I’ll probably put a receiver clamp on it to keep it from wiggling around. I certainly ain’t a lucky person, but it took a half hour from taking it out of the box to having it on the back of my vehicle. It’s sturdy enough to hold me sitting in it and I’m an old beer drinking, donut eating, retired cop. I read the stories of others nightmares but this definitely was easier than changing the oil.

Love this! Easy to assemble nice quality

One of the features listed for this carrier is that it is lightweight. On one hand, that's a compliment. On the other hand, criticism. In this case, it is criticism. This is a very lightweight carrier and I question that it can carry up to 500 lbs. It is assembled with small screws and plastic brackets. The four corners are held together with plastic inserts that are held in place by small screws that strip out easily - so you know that the material the screws is made of is very soft steel.I bought this with plans to mount it on the receiver hitch of my RV to carry a small generator and auxiliary gas tank. I am probably not going to trust the carrier for the purpose I bought it for. The generator weighs less than 50 lbs and the gas tank full of gas is 54 pounds. That means the carrier only needs to be capable of holding 1/5 of the weight the manufacturer claims it can carry.If I had to do it over, I would not buy this again. I liked the fact that it does not have high rails, which other carriers rated for the same weight all have, but there is nothing to secure bungee cords to because there is no rail.Shipping - the pieces for the carrier were well-packed and the package arrived without damage.Assembly - there are no instructions, just a picture of all the parts. You have to figure out where the screws and bolts go. I took my time and it took about 2 hours to assemble.If you need something for carry mulch or something simple like that, this would be adequate, but I would not recommend it for something valuable.

I’m extremely disappointed in the quality of this aluminum cargo carrier. It arrived dented and scuffed up right out of the box(the box itself was in damaged). For something that’s supposed to handle heavy loads and outdoor use, the construction feels flimsy and cheap. Not what I expected at all for the price. Definitely not worth it—will be looking for a better-built option elsewhere.