SAFETY WARNING FOR TOADS
My brother started full timing this year and yesterday while disconnecting the Toad he noticed there was something wrong with the RV side of the tow receptacle. When he got underneath the back of the ...
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That bracket in the photo.. Mine not only cracked it SPLIT at 55 mph right where the bend is Both of 'em broke,
Now the safety cables don't work in that configuration as they hook to the receiver on the bar the brackets hold
Nor did the break away as it too was hooked to the cross bar (it is no longer)
The US-gear brakes did stop the car safely along with the motor home (there was just enough left to keep it rolling) but I lost the rear wheel on my Bicycle. (It is carried on the hitch usign a dual adapter.. Tore it up bad) Got of to the side and with a bit of help from Ohio State Police got it apart. and the bicycle loaded in RV. got the wife installed in the towed and on to a fix-it-shop (Simmons Sons Service as I recall. they work on Train cars)
They built me new brackets. They SERIOUSLY built me new brackets. like 2x the thickness. plus reinforcement braces.. It works. NO problems since
NOTE use of a DROP/Rise hitch... Puts tremendous stress on that bracket.
Now the safety cables don't work in that configuration as they hook to the receiver on the bar the brackets hold
Nor did the break away as it too was hooked to the cross bar (it is no longer)
The US-gear brakes did stop the car safely along with the motor home (there was just enough left to keep it rolling) but I lost the rear wheel on my Bicycle. (It is carried on the hitch usign a dual adapter.. Tore it up bad) Got of to the side and with a bit of help from Ohio State Police got it apart. and the bicycle loaded in RV. got the wife installed in the towed and on to a fix-it-shop (Simmons Sons Service as I recall. they work on Train cars)
They built me new brackets. They SERIOUSLY built me new brackets. like 2x the thickness. plus reinforcement braces.. It works. NO problems since
NOTE use of a DROP/Rise hitch... Puts tremendous stress on that bracket.
