Valley 90590 Deluxe Hitch Mount Cargo Basket

by Valley

Product Features

• Black, weather-resistant powder coat finish
• Fixed shank provides for extra ground clearance
• Total weight of cargo and carrier should not exceed 500 pounds
• Easy to install
• Formed 2-inch square extension bar is reversible to be used in drop or rise position

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 35 x 23 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 53.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002ZY23E
• Item model number: 90590
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,044 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)
  • #3 in Automotive > Exterior Accessories > Cargo Management > Cargo Carriers > Cargo Baskets

Product Description

Valley Hitch Mounted Basket Cargo Carrier measures 60" long and 20" wide. It comes with an expanded steel mesh floor and 6 high sides to keep cargo secure and in place. It is designed to fit a 2" receiver hitch with a minimum Class III or Class IV rating. These cargo carriers are manufactured from heavy duty tubular steel and measure 5/8" in diameter. The installation is a very simple procedure of just bolting two pieces together.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

144 of 146 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy assembly. Built like a tank!, December 11, 2008

By 

Paul H. "Paul H." (Michigan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Valley 90590 Deluxe Hitch Mount Cargo Basket (Misc.)

I own a Jeep Wrangler. If you know anything about Wranglers, you would know that the trunk in a wrangler is just big enough to hold a pair of socks...if you fold them carefully.

I bought the Valley Deluxe Carrier about 9 camping trips ago and I couldn't be happier! The unit works like a charm. Unlike the last hitch carrier I had, this one has a nice "rise" feature built into it. This is very handy when going up or down steep driveways and roads. I also found that the "rise" feature helps keep your stuff cleaner in rainy/muddy conditions because it puts your items higher off of the ground and away from the tires. I have loaded it to the max and it works flawlessly.

The tall sides are a nice feature that set this unit apart from those of lesser quality.

If you buy this (or any brand) of carrier, be sure to get a nice set of 3 or 4 ratcheting straps to hold your gear in place. Ratcheting straps also hold my kids in place very well as I found that they always seemed to be able to wiggle out of the bungee cords :).

90 of 94 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Does the trick, July 2, 2010

By 

P. Rabbitt (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Valley 90590 Deluxe Hitch Mount Cargo Basket (Misc.)

Okay, let's look at the product description:

* Black, weather-resistant powder coat finish

The powder coat finish looks good coming out of the box. However it was soon apparent that it's *just* weather resistant, not scratch resistant. By the time I'd assembled the basket on our driveway that much was clear.

* Fixed shank provides for extra ground clearance

Okay.

* Total weight of cargo and carrier should not exceed 500 pounds

We used this last weekend on the back of our CR-C to haul a bunch of camping gear up to the Sierras. I used two Rubbermaid storage boxes packed with gear and it fit with room to spare. Rubbermaid 1172 ActionPacker Storage Box, 24-Gallon

* Easy to install

Yeah, it wasn't bad. I recommend assembling the basket on a lawn though to help preserve the painted finish. Mounting it to the vehicle was easy, only made slightly more difficult by doing it solo and using this hitch pin: Softride 25219 QuietRide Hitch Pin See my review on that item to see what the pain was.

* Formed 2 inch square extension bar is reversible to be used in drop or rise position

I used this on our CR-V in the drop position, which was the only way the rear door would open. Ground clearance was a lot less in that position; we scraped the road a couple of times going in/out of driveways during fuel stops. (Only when my wife was driving...I would never do such a thing!) lol

One *IMPORTANT* note:

Last year we rented a cargo basket for our camp trip. It worked great, which prompted this purchase. The main difference between the rental basket and this one is the outer rail; this one is just a round bar, where the rental had a 8" solid metal lip all the way around.

It wasn't until we finished the 3-hour drive that I appreciated the difference. The open space of this basket's design allowed the hot exhaust to spew directly into the load...which melted a 6 inch hole into the Rubbermaid container directly behind the exhaust pipe. (By "directly" I mean 12-14 inches) We lost a ground tarp and two flashlights, all melted from the heat...and almost had fiery excitement along the highway since there were also two bottles of lantern fuel in that box! When I pulled them out they were hot to hold; a close call for sure - had they been packed on the other side of the box things could have gotten ugly. Maybe I should have noticed this, but between the rush of packing and the memory of the last cargo basket working so well it slipped by me. In any case, if you use this basket be aware of the location of your exhaust pipe versus the load.

57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This does not fold up without separately sold accessory, May 3, 2007

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Bibliophile "aseason" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Valley 90590 Deluxe Hitch Mount Cargo Basket (Misc.)

The product description is accurate: --this is a Valley Hitch Mounted Basket Cargo Carrier which measures 60 long and 20 wide. It comes with an expanded steel mesh floor and 6 high sides to keep cargo secure and in place. It is designed to fit a 2 receiver hitch with a minimum Class III or Class IV rating. These cargo carriers are manufactured from heavy duty tubular steel and measure 5/8 in diameter. The installation is a very simple procedure of just bolting two pieces together. It has a formed 2in. square reversible extension bar to drop or raise position. Heavy-duty, all-steel 5/8in. diameter tubular construction. Weather-resistant black powder coat finish.--

The pictures shown for this item include both the basket itself, and the basket folded up against the back of a truck.

However, the picture of the basket folded up represents the Valley Folding Shank for use w/ Deluxe Hitch Mounted Basket Cargo Carrier # 90590 (ASIN B00078CK58,) which is sold separately.

This Cargo Carrier does not fold without the use of the separately sold Folding Shank.