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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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mowermech
Explorer
Oct 18, 2015
"It is nearly impossible to hold the tow bar hitch up in the air while you move the two vehicles together with enough precision to drop the hitch onto the ball."

I must respectfully disagree. I did it many times. I simply used the safety chains to hold the towbar at the right height, then using the GOAL method (Get Out And Look), drove the Jeep to the proper position and dropped the hitch onto the ball.
It worked for me.

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