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mowermech
Nov 25, 2014Explorer
"Unless you have very, very excellent depth perception and an accurate aiming point, a solid arm towbar is most likely a two person hookup."
Based purely on personal experience, I don't find that statement to be true. That is what the GOAL method is all about, you Get Out And Look to see where you need to move, then get back in and move there. I frequently hooked mine up by myself with no trouble. HOWEVER, I had a hoop above the winch on my custom bumper, and I could hook the safety chain on that loop to support the towbar at the proper level to just miss the ball when I had it in the right position. when not in tow, I could also tie the towbar to that loop in a vertical position for travel, using the safety chains (but NOT in California, I understand that is illegal there).
Based purely on personal experience, I don't find that statement to be true. That is what the GOAL method is all about, you Get Out And Look to see where you need to move, then get back in and move there. I frequently hooked mine up by myself with no trouble. HOWEVER, I had a hoop above the winch on my custom bumper, and I could hook the safety chain on that loop to support the towbar at the proper level to just miss the ball when I had it in the right position. when not in tow, I could also tie the towbar to that loop in a vertical position for travel, using the safety chains (but NOT in California, I understand that is illegal there).
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