Third Major Blue Ox Casualty
Yesterday on our first trip of 2014, our Blue Ox Aventa LX Towbar separated in heavy traffic on I-85 near Charlotte, NC. One leg of the towbar came completely loose with the stub end dragging on the...
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Daveinet wrote:
I can not for the life of me understand how any sane person can blame the automotive manufacturer. GM does not design tow bars, neither does Ford or Chrysler. No automotive manufacturer designs or specifies specific tow points. (Chrysler actually specifies a do not use point) Cars are design to drive down the road. They are designed to absorb energy in a crash. They are designed to be lightweight for mileage. The baseplate manufacturer is 100% responsible for choosing adequate attachment points. No one else makes that choice. If a baseplate manufacturer can not determine the capability of the steel at the attachment point, they should not be in business.
Herewith my OFF TOPIC RANT, with apologies to the O.P:
I'd love to see someone apply the above logic to the manufacturers of hitch receivers...it's shocking to say the least to see how some of those are attached to the vehicles they're supposedly "designed for", at least according to the literature.
There are many, many vehicles whose manufacturers say "no towing at all", but just go to E-trailer and you'll find a hitch that's "made for it". :S
END of O.T RANT....
