How to hook up a toad to an RV using a tow bar?

I have a Blue Ox tow bar but I suspect the principals are the same.

My tow bar assembly is attached to the MH and stays there all season. The toad is driven into position behind the MH.

Ideally the tow bars should be level. I use a drop receiver to accomplish his. It seems that different manufacturers have different requirements. Check your tow bar owners manual.

Does your Smitty look like this?

tenbear wrote:
I have a Blue Ox tow bar but I suspect the principals are the same.

My tow bar assembly is attached to the MH and stays there all season. The toad is driven into position behind the MH.

Ideally the tow bars should be level. I use a drop receiver to accomplish his. It seems that different manufacturers have different requirements. Check your tow bar owners manual.

Looks like yours needs to be level, I prefer the blue ox style with telescoping bars - easy to install.

Just wondering why you got this one.

Yes, that's the tow bar I have.

The Smittybilt website doesn't mention how level it has to be, or I'm looking in the wrong places: http://www.smittybilt.com/product/index/168.htm

You drive up. It is tricky getting it aligned if you have fixed arm tow bar. I had one like that and it didn't last too long.

I got one with arms you could unlock so you could be off several inches and still connect.

Watch Craig's List.

tenbear wrote:
I have a Blue Ox tow bar but I suspect the principals are the same.

My tow bar assembly is attached to the MH and stays there all season. The toad is driven into position behind the MH.

Ideally the tow bars should be level. I use a drop receiver to accomplish his. It seems that different manufacturers have different requirements. Check your tow bar owners manual.

I take it back. Clearly, you couldn't leave the towbar attached to the MH or the toad.

Here is what Blue Ox says about leveling the tow bar.

"Verify the baseplate attachment tabs are level or no more
than 4” lower than the receiver hitch. Adjust with a drop/rise
receiver as necessary."

The Smitty bar looks very similar to the Tracker from Roadmaster. If no directions were provided, these from Roadmaster should be of help.
Roadmaster Tracker

I think we should be very careful making recommendations as most of us have a very different tow bar than this one.

I used a Reese Towbar almost exactly like that one (the bumper brackets were a little different) for many years on various Jeeps and other vehicles.
I used to hook it up by myself with minimal problems, but I had the capability of hanging the towbar on the safety chains to hold it at the right height, then I would use the GOAL method (Get Out And Look) to get lined up properly with the ball on the motorhome. Drop the hitch on the ball, hook up the lights and safety chains, put the transfer case in NEUTRAL, the transmission in 6th gear, and we were good to go.
Now, I have a Roadmaster Stowmaster telescoping towbar for the truck (I figured I needed the 6000 lb. capacity). I don't find it to be all that much easier to use. Luckily, I got it used, so I only paid twice what the Reese bar cost, instead of 6 times. It IS rather nice to have it folded on the front of the truck instead of standing up like the old bar did on the Jeep (besides, they say that is illegal in CA. I don't know for sure).