Tow Bars

Have been using Roadmaster base plate with Sterling All Terrain tow bar for several years. Invisibrake installed in our Jeep Grand Cherokee recently makes for quick hook up, nothing to store or pull out and install like the Even Brake we previously used.

I have been towing with Roadmaster tow bars for the last 16 years. have never had one problem. I have always had roadster and airfare one brake systems on my towd. with breakaway system. Breakaway system has never been used so i would say tow bar system is very good.

I have towed a 1998 Honda accord, a 2009 Lincoln MKX and a 2005 Honda CRV.

I used the roadster tow bars with my Beaver diesel pusher and now I down sized to a Coach House class c and use the same tow bars. work great.

Thank you everyone for all your valuable information. It looks like a tie between Blue Ox and Roadmaster. So I have decided to go with the Roadmaster All Terrain Tow Bar with the Roadmaster base plate on the Ford Focus and the Invisi-Brake braking system. Thanks again.

Another vote for Blue Ox

ReadyBrute Elite tow bar with a Blue Ox baseplate

I put the Blue Ox base plate on a 2015 Jeep Wrangler with the Ready Brute Elite bar with surge brakes. 5 minute hook-up and disconnect. The surge system requires an 1/8" cable run to the towed-vehicle brake pedal from the front connection. It has a eyelet and crimp visible under the front bumper. We were in Twisp, WA 2 days before their big fire and a local asked what that cable was for explaining that it looked like the smallest winch he'd ever seen.

I'm going to look into the NSA RV Ready Brute Elite tow bar that has a brake system built in.
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If your Focus is an automatic, I recommend going to a dealer and having the 4-Down Towing update performed. It's a software update that will display a message in the dash confirming when the transmission is ready to tow. Prior to the update, quite a few owners trashed their transmission because they shut the ignition off before the car had finished putting the gearsets in the neutral.

Blue Ox, be careful buying used, we traded ours in after 100,000 miles as we were concerned about metal fatigue. We have had both the Brake Buddy and the Blue Ox Brake, both are nice in that you can change them between different cars.

I have a Blue Ox system. It is on the Motorhome with connectors on the toad. It also has a breakaway brake. I can feel it when the brake comes on in the toad. IMHO, it is a must have.