This or this....and why?

Bumpyroad wrote:

admiral0647 wrote:

othertonka wrote:
If you go for the $200 one, you will wish you made the other choice after you fight with hooking up a rigid tow bar and unhooking when you are not perfectly aligned. It will take two people and a lot of patience to hook up the rigid bar getting the toad aligned straight behind the MH and at the exact distance to make the ball fit. It ain't easy

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I used the $200 tow bar for many years, towing two different vehicles. The fixed A-Frame did what it was designed to do, but it takes two people (one driving, one guiding) to get it hitched.

I have used a Falcon 2 for the past 9 years and would never go back. For me it was worth the investment.

x 3, but we haven't heard from Montana yet. :) and you have to go to the trouble of removing it from the toad or drive around with that sticking up in your face. it's a one time purchase, do it right/easy.
my first tow bar was a "rangefinder" that did have a bit of adjustment but I quickly changed to one that stays on the back of the motorhome and that had levers to release it, not slip rings.
bumpy

I suppose I am the "Montana" referred to...
Yes, I have been using the "$200 towbar" (IIRC, mine cost $145) for about 20 years, on various vehicle towed by a class C and two different Class A motorhomes and one truck camper/Dodge CTD 3500.
When I need to hook up by myself, I attach a safety chain to the winch bail on the Jeep front bumper, holding the towbar about hitch high plus an inch, then position the Jeep using the "GOAL" method (Get Out And Look). When properly positioned, I release the safety chain and drop the hitch on the ball. No problem.
Yes, the towbar stays on the front bumper of the Jeep nearly all summer long, again chained to the winch bail on the front bumper. I don't find having it sticking up in front of me at all annoying.
However, I have heard that it is illegal in CA to do that, so if I ever go to CA with the motorhome and Jeep (not likely), the towbar will be removed(pull two pins and it falls off). Again, no problem.
Yes, the towbar is a little heavy, but if this 70+ year old, overweight, out of shape, COPD suffering guy can do it, anybody can.
IF saving money is as important to them as it is to me!
In the 20 + years I have owned this towbar, nothing has worn out, nothing has bent or broken, it has been absolutely reliable. It simply does the job it was designed to do, and does it well. THAT, of course, is worth a lot to me!