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oldschoolhdmike
Explorer
Oct 15, 2018

tow master tow dolly, ratchets are bad design- OPtions?

i have a 2019 master tow dolly. the ratchets are mounted to a bracket that is fixed on a round rail. it slides back and forth along the rail. my issue is, the ratchets will not release, because it ...
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freddmc
Explorer
Nov 01, 2018
My tow dolly is similar and I had the same problem when trying to tie down my Mini. The car is so short that the bumper interferes with the ratchet.So I welded a 1 foot piece of 2x2 square tubing to the front of the platform to prevent the ratchet from rotating upwards.The extra tube prevents the ratchet from rotating past horizontal. If you want me to text a picture of it I can do that.

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Fred

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