Roadmaster Tow Bar 10 Years Or 70,000 Miles
Sent a e-mail to Roadmaster about getting my tow bar look at, told them it was 10 years old and I was told that it was time for a new one. Has any one heard of this before, 10 years or 70,000 miles...
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Sent a e-mail to Roadmaster about getting my tow bar look at, told them it was 10 years old and I was told that it was time for a new one. Has any one heard of this before,
10 years or 70,000 miles, time for a new one?
Thank for all comments
They probably told you it was time to get a new one because they don't stock repair parts for units that old. We had a Sterling (not the all terrain) we purchased in 2006. I wanted to replace some of the bushings late in 2012. I had to give them the serial number because even at that time they only stocked parts for the latest generation of the Sterling tow bars.
I was able to get parts, but was also told they were no longer manufacturing replacement parts, so when they ran out of stock no more parts would be available.
We had over 100,000 miles on the tow bar when it was destroyed last February. The Jeep we were towing was hit from behind when traveling south on Interstate 57 near Springfield ILL. The tow bar looked like a pretzel but still held tight. In all there was nearly $15,000.00 damage to the Jeep and towing gear, but not a scratch on the motorhome.
