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Cdash
Explorer
Oct 17, 2015

Tow bars, couple hundred vs 1I, whats the difference?

Thinking about moving from a 5th wheel to a class C and looking at tow bars as part of research. I see cheap fixed ones that cost a couple hundred dollars at most, then Road Master/Blue Ox that are o...
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Big_Katuna
Explorer II
Oct 18, 2015
The locking arms are the biggest difference. Also mostly aluminum vs steel. Lighter.

If you need braking the Ready Brute has a built in surge brake for about the same price as the Roadmaster. Demco usually has the cheapest base plates.

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