This was a fun project for a good cause. I was contacted to build this rack for a missionary family who was traveling from Grand Rapids MI to Belize South America, in this bus.  I was given a budget and told to create to my hearts content. We knew it needed to hold a decent amount of weight but be a bit larger than a hitch rack and more secure.

We started with a platform made from angle iron and mounted 1/2 inch plywood as the platform.

Then we attached that directly to the solid bumper with bolts. To give support to the outer edges, we angled back, at the edges directly to the bumper mounts. Then we placed a heavy center support and attached it utilizing the existing hitch. The entire platform can be removed by removing 4 bolts and the hitch pin.

I'm happy to say, it worked great and the famliy has been in Belize, for a few years now and the rack is still being utilized today!