Tow car hookup by single person
I will be towing a vehicle and need to be able to easily (relatively) hook up the towed vehicle by myself. 1) Any recommendations for a particular tow bar brand? 2) Any hookup procedure recommenda...
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Mile High wrote:olfarmer wrote:
I have always done it alone and I have a rigid (no adjustment) tow bar. I use 2 magnetic, extendable, rods with a ball on top. Just drive forward until the balls touch and hook it up. Pretty easy and simple. They are available from RV dealers.
But how do you hold the tow bar out in front the toad so you can line up? That part was the one I struggled with for a fixed tow bar.
I started with a fixed length tow bar, used chains hooked into eye-bolts I put in the bumper to hold it slightly above level. I eventually got an extensible tow bar to replace it.
