Tow car hookup by single person

Make sure you buy an "all terrain" model tow bar. That will make the approach angle and terrain less critical when hooking up.

As rk911 says, although I have a Roadmaster bar, follow the recommendations for checklist, etc.

I will add that it was necessary for me to purchase longer safety cables for my tow set up. I have a 3 inch drop receiver that extends the distance of the car from the rear of the motorhome and the original safety cables were not long enough to allow sharp turns without binding the tow bar.

Connect myself all the time. Hardest part is lining up the approach centering the car to the coach and stopping close enough but not too close to connect the bar. I think if I had help I would probably miss a step.

Tow a 2005 Honda CR-V with a Blue Ox base plate connected to a Ready Brute Elite towbar.

jepalmer wrote:
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 recommendations?

Thanks.

piece of cake. I like the Blue Ox brand of tow bars and base plates primarily because of their commitment to customer service and satisfaction but the other mfgs. will have their proponents as well.
shop them all before deciding.

as for procedures...you'll develop a routine over time but two suggestions. first, develop and use a checklist until you have that routine and even then double check everything...always. second, don't let anyone interrupt you. that's when mistakes are made. if someone comes over to chat while you are hooking up or unhooking, stop what you're doing, complete the chat and then start over from the beginning to be certain you didn't miss anything.

the one issue you might have is checking that all of the dinghy lights are working properly. the few times I was out alone it was easy to check tail lights, blinkers and 4-way emergency lights. the brake lights were a problem since I couldn't be in two places at once. so I either solicited help from a neighbor or I used a length of wood against the brake pedal to keep it depressed while I checked the lights on the toad.

good luck.

I have a Chevy Sonic with Roadmaster Falcon2 tow bar and their base plate. It takes very little time and effort to hook things up to include the bar, wiring, safety chains. I do it all myself, sometimes the wife will position the car for hookup but mostly it's me. I would recommend them.

Blue Ox works for me. Do it all the time by myself.