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TOMMY47
Oct 13, 2014Explorer
I had an incident last summer that could have been disastrous but ended with me being VERY lucky.
The bumper of my Class C broke off. I was towing my car. The tow bar appeared to be connected to the frame but was only connected to the bumper supports. All cables were also attached to the tow bar/bumper as well as the Brake Buddy emergency stop.
The VERY lucky thing was I was just pulling away from the gas pump and doing about 5 mph. Otherwise, I would be in prison for manslaughter now. I consider myself very fortunate.
This was an older, used Class C and I'm guessing the tow bar was dealer installed.
The bumper of my Class C broke off. I was towing my car. The tow bar appeared to be connected to the frame but was only connected to the bumper supports. All cables were also attached to the tow bar/bumper as well as the Brake Buddy emergency stop.
The VERY lucky thing was I was just pulling away from the gas pump and doing about 5 mph. Otherwise, I would be in prison for manslaughter now. I consider myself very fortunate.
This was an older, used Class C and I'm guessing the tow bar was dealer installed.
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