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ACDNate
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Jan 11, 2019

Base plate question

Have a buddy with a Jeep that the previous owner pulled behind their motorhome. Trying to figure out what kind of tow bar i need to pull it with.

It has the connection points for the tow bar on the front of the jeep. We looked at it and can't find any kind of manufacturers info on the connection point.





Are the base plates pretty standard across the board? Or could this be some kind of proprietary system?

What kind of tow bar do i need?

Thanks,

Nate
  • w4phj wrote:
    rk911 wrote:
    looks like the Blue Ox base plate on our '03 Wrangler.


    X2

    Looks like the baseplate on my 2015 Wrangler which I know is
    a Blue Ox because my wife and I installed it.


    X3
  • rk911 wrote:
    looks like the Blue Ox base plate on our '03 Wrangler.


    X2

    Looks like the baseplate on my 2015 Wrangler which I know is
    a Blue Ox because my wife and I installed it.
  • So I don't necessarily have to have the same brand of tow bar?
  • Any part numbers stamped on thee base plate? Do you have a Blue Ox bar you can try to hook up?
    Could be for one of those simple "A" frame type.
    Bill
  • Community Alumni's avatar
    Community Alumni
    The "tabs" look like they are for a Demco tow bar. You can find adapters that allow you to use a different tow bars with different baseplates.
  • looks like the Blue Ox base plate on our '03 Wrangler.

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