Cost to install apparatus for Flat-towing
While I've had and used a Tow Dolly for a couple years, I've always found it inconvenient, requiring me to have storage when not in use. As a result, been considering replacing this with a towing appa...
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There are mny choices available to us. We had to go the route we took because I'm 100% DAV and time and age adds to the disability.
I wwould have to do research but if I could have done it my seelf, I'm sure I could have saved half, and more, perhaps.l
We chose Roadmasterwhich cost more, as at thetiem it was only avaiable through Dealers and fair traded, because Blue ox base plates, mounts to the towed had a reputation of coming apart, and the Roadmaster air brake.
Wee would have changed the airbrake to an Air Raid possibly but out towed gave out and the Dealer got a new base eplate etc and used our old brake system for a total cost of about 800.00 change over, this time,I am thinking at the moment.
A Jeep or F150 etc can or could have the towing hardware purchased and installed for just a few dollars. The new construction of crush zones etc by NHTSA I don't know. Wiring doesn't cost mcuh but correct installaation does at probably 100.00 to 125.00 an hour. An hour anyway to do it right.Air brake and under hood reservoir, and the in car brake ram and mount was not cheap.
If you get the opportnitty to decide to where to mount the 4 pin or 6 pin, corrd to your vehiclee and an air brake hose get it up high as itis now takes me a long time and struggle to hook them up, just to plug them in with a ruputred disc toward my left side.
I wwould have to do research but if I could have done it my seelf, I'm sure I could have saved half, and more, perhaps.l
We chose Roadmasterwhich cost more, as at thetiem it was only avaiable through Dealers and fair traded, because Blue ox base plates, mounts to the towed had a reputation of coming apart, and the Roadmaster air brake.
Wee would have changed the airbrake to an Air Raid possibly but out towed gave out and the Dealer got a new base eplate etc and used our old brake system for a total cost of about 800.00 change over, this time,I am thinking at the moment.
A Jeep or F150 etc can or could have the towing hardware purchased and installed for just a few dollars. The new construction of crush zones etc by NHTSA I don't know. Wiring doesn't cost mcuh but correct installaation does at probably 100.00 to 125.00 an hour. An hour anyway to do it right.Air brake and under hood reservoir, and the in car brake ram and mount was not cheap.
If you get the opportnitty to decide to where to mount the 4 pin or 6 pin, corrd to your vehiclee and an air brake hose get it up high as itis now takes me a long time and struggle to hook them up, just to plug them in with a ruputred disc toward my left side.
