UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2023
These are conservative numbers made to protect your investment in your bikes. Please check your tongue weight capacity for your vehicle/hitch as OEM will not be the same as an aftermarket hitch.
These numbers do NOT take into consideration hitch adapters or extenders that could put more leverage, and therefore stress, on the hitch/crossbar that would lower these capacities even more.
1.25″ Mach2
1 bike – 120 lbs
2 bikes – 140 lbs
3 bikes – 160 lbs
2″ Mach2
1 bike – 120 lbs
2 bikes – 240 lbs
3 bikes – 300 lbs
4 bikes – 185 lbs
Even though the 1.25″ rack can hold 160 pounds total and the 2″ rack can carry 300 pounds total, each bike rack tray and its components have a weight limit that cannot be exceeded. Doing so could cause the rack to fail.
Click here for a written explanation as to how much weight is possible per bike tray: Mach2 Load Capacity Explanation