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dramsey1
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Dec 07, 2015

Dingy Towing Equipment

We have purchased a 2015 Winnebago Itasca 27N and a 2016 Ford Focus and are ready to outfit the Focus to be towed. Rightly or wrongly I've been steered towards Blue Ox equipment. I'm looking into the Alpha tow bar mount and Blue Ox base plate kit. Does anyone have any thoughts in this product?
Also, I'm not sure about the braking. The Blue Ox Patriot brake looks interesting but the negative terminal must be removed on the battery before towing the Focus so that won't power it. Also looking into the Ready Brake and Ready Brute Elite. Would you mind sharing your recommendations and experience with these or other items? Thank you.

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  • I have a Blue Ox base plate on a Honda CRV. Nearly invisible which is what I wanted. Easy driveway install. Found it on Amazon and with prime shipping the price was a few dollars less than other mail order store fronts.

    For a tow bar I use Ready Brute Elite. Wanted brakes on the tow. Figure if I could add 3000 pounds to the coach and not increase the stoping distance that would be a good thing. The tow bar has worked flawlessly for five year of intermittent use. Plus it cost less than buying a bar and a separate brake system. What I like most is the system does not require external power. Car pushes on the coach, bar reacts and pulls the brake pedal. The harder the car pushes the more the bar pulls on the brakes.
  • Blue Ox is top shelf. Would have no problem recommending it. We use the BlueOx Brake Buddy system
  • I have used the Blue Ox tow equipment and Brake Buddy for years. Easy to use and excellent service.
  • I would look at the Roadmaster Falcon towbar and their break setup. Wire the power to the battery direct to the battery so it stays connected when disconnecting main battery negative