Hook and Trigger- WestSlope

Ipicked up a Westslope with RM's first offering, and haven't looked back. Easy to use. Secure. And with the ramped design - keeps your protected when you back into a ditch! But after a few years - I began to have issues with the front wheels dropping out of the trays. Traced the problem to the trigger wearing where it engages the load bar's ratchet teeth. Not a problem I'm a realist & figured that I'd rather replace the hook, than the load bar. And folks..., $25 for a new one is pennies in the long haul. I ordered a couple, and it true Rocky Mounts fashion, they were on my doorstep in just a couple of days. 5 minutes to get them on the loas bars, and has been secure riding, since. To make these last longer than the THREE YEARS the old ones did - I no longer slide the hook without holding the trigger depressed, so the system doesn't "ratchet" against the bar's notches. I love this rack. It's lived on the back of the car full-time here in the Ohreegone Coast Range rain forest - with no garage in sight - and is holding up WAY better than expected. You can. Betchyer booty, the next rack for me (in another 10), will be aNother RM product. STEEL IS REAL!!