Tow Defender's heavy-duty nylon screen deflects rocks, gravel, and road debris down and away to protect your towed car's finish against chips and dings. Nylon mesh lets air through which helps to keep it low and over the road.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (43 Customer Reviews)
Tow Defender's heavy-duty nylon screen deflects rocks, gravel, and road debris down and away to protect your towed car's finish against chips and dings. Nylon mesh lets air through which helps to keep it low and over the road.Haven't used it on the road but installation was a breeze. Material looks heavy, well made 127479
This product is easy to install as long as you follow the enclosed instructions. I have not used the Tow Defender today. However, I have friends that have used it with great results. Typically, on a class A motorhome you have mud guards that should protect your tow vehicle but they actually create a bigger problem. I purchased this Tow Defender to compliment the Roadmaster Shield which I currently own. The problem with the shield is that rocks bounce off the shield and hit the rear of the motorhome. The Tow Defender Screen will stop this. 172125
I am glad you have contacted me for my thoughts I really like the product but find it is too long from the motorhome to the tow vehicle, and we have had to put clips on it to stop it from flopping while towing. I also find the product very heavy to lift, as I have had surgery on my right wrist, and do believe it could be made from lighter structure material. I also have purchased a road master invisbrake system and can’t say enough good about that product, I really like how it works and would recommend it to anyone, it is well worth the price. Thanks 477475
The protector screening is well made. the instructions were not very clear nor were the supporting pictures but the schematic view made it fairly easy to assemble and install with some figuring out. after finishing the install I saw that with the current height setting of the support arms, my RV ladder would rub the left support arm and therefore quickly wear out the fabric, so I took it apart and dropped it down to the bottom holes and its better now. its a shame there is not an easier way to remove it from the RV than to remove the entire roadmaster hitch from the RV. that is a downside and I may well modify it for that. All in all, this will prevent much of the rock damage in the future and will hopefully prevent me from acquiring so much road tar from pothole repairs. I recommend it and will update this review after I actually use it on the tow car in a few weeks.. 179861
I would have rated it 5 stars had it not been for the problem with one of the extension rod locking latches. After about 8 months I noticed a clucking sound while turning. I determined that one of the extension rods was not locking causing the clunk. I contacted Roadmaster and they explained that the latch needed to be tighten. Once I performed the adjustment it worked as designed, however from the rod expanding and contracting it ripped the nylon Defender Protective Screen and now I have a damaged screen that will cost me $200 to replace. 548951
Product arrived within a few days. Installation was a breeze. Be sure to check the tension and take the time to adjust if necessary. 385801
Great customer service. Three days after I order the shield it arrived. A customer representative called me twice to let me know when it was shipped and a follow up to verify it had arrived. Haven't gone on a trip yet, but easily installation. The tow bar I attached the shield to was the Falcon/All Terrain (6000 unit). The shield model number was Roadmaster Tow Defender (4700). 309605
Got my defender the day before our trip. Installed very easy and performed as I had hoped it would. Made the trip and cannot find one rock chip.Would recommend this for anyone that tows. Thanks for a great product. Dale 303363
Dale L - 10/04/2017Installed very easily. have not towed with it yet. but I'm sure it will be helpful. 272790
Good design, well engineered, fit together well, only issue I had was my exhaust on DP extends out the back, so I needed some more clearance which I got when I added the 2" hitch raise to level the RV to the tow vehicle. This Lang with the rock guard will save the road. All products were shipped quickly and the customer service was great. Also I saved about $100.00 by shopping with etrailer vs other well known suppliers. 209654
Quality construction, clear instructions, well packed for shipping and my husband had no trouble with the installation. . . With my help, of course! Can't wait to try the shield in the near future. We have a Hallmark camper that we tow the Jeep behind. Will send photo when everything is hooked up. Congratulations on a quality product. 72920
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Patrick B - 3/28/2014Review from a similar Tow Defender in Accessories and Parts
The best I've ever used. A+++ etrailer made my purchase from the Sales representatives knowledge, Quality Products to fast shipping.Thank You etrailer Regards Ray 639679
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Have not installed it yet. 434732
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Received the road master rock shield and tow bar cover .. everything looks good and will make the install next week sometime..I want to thank everyone at etrailer for all of the help making my decision what product to buy .. thanks again. 644770
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Product arrived quickly. It was well constructed. Watched the etrailer video and read through the instructions and started to install. The 2 3/8 by 1" bolts and nuts were missing otherwise I would have given it a 5 rating. Luckily I only live 1 mile from the hardware store so I went ahead and got 4 because they were only 35 cents each. Rest of installation went great and test drive was good looks like it should do the job. Ready for the trip and will follow up on performance. 525759
Michael R - 07/27/2019Review from a similar Tow Defender in Accessories and Parts
Very happy with the product, however I wasn't happy that a important part was missing from the box. 566991
Robert - 09/20/2019Review from a similar Tow Defender in Accessories and Parts
I wrongly ordered the RM-4700 model and had to exchange it for the RM-4750. Michelle at etrailer was excellent in providing a return authorization and reorder of the correct RM-4750 model. I received a full refund minus only $21.00 for return shipping which is certainly more than reasonable since this was my mistake. New product arrived promptly, but I was missing two 3/8"x1" bolts that were supposed to be included. Obviously, this was a mistake on the manufacturer's part not etrailer. Fortunately, I have a good selection of bolts and hardware and I had the exact type of bolts needed. Product has been installed and seems to be working as promised. 321529
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We have towed our 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee over 15K miles behind our Class A motorhome in the past year. I'm happy to say that the tow defender did it's job well. Can't find a single rock chip on the jeep. 577426
Edward L - 11/01/2019Review from a similar Tow Defender in Accessories and Parts
The product works well and is constructed well. I gave it 4 stars because it mentions about being to close to the exhaust and causing damage to the fabric but doesn't talk about other possible concerns. I have a Tiffin 2018 Allegro Red motorhome. My ladder on the back of my motorhome interfered with proper operation of this part. My solution ending up being to cut off the lower section of my ladder. I have attached pictures so hopefully someone can see this as an issue before purchasing. 647695
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I love this. It was easy to install and based on how dirty it gets, it seems to reduce the road dirt/rocks that could be hitting the front of my toad. I have used it to protect my tow vehicle on thousands of miles of towing and I don’t have one rock chip. It rolls up quickly and stores nice with the included straps. 829562
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So Happy Here!!! Fair price, Great Quality, Everything fit perfectly and looks Great on my Grande Cherokee 804070
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installed but haven't used it yet so hopefully it works as stated. easy to put together i followed video on web site only problem there is they skipped the part about installing the tarp on the rail 799596
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The product is sturdy and easy to deploy. Excellent directions to install. And after utilizing a couple of times and getting comfortable with the process it's even easier to deploy and roll-up. 781999
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I purchased the Defender to protect our new Equinox during our trip to Alaska. I wasn't sure how it would hold up to all the gravel roads and construction typical of Alaska roads. I was extremely satisfied with its performance and ease of how quickly it attaches to the toad. We now use it everytime we tow. I did have to modify the ladder on the motorhome because the lower loop rung hung below the level plane of the defender. It was an easy modification and worth the tradeoff for the Tow Defender. 778937
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Just installed. Installation video was much better than the Roadmaster directions. Seems like it should greatly reduce debris on the front of my towed vehicle. Had to drill new holes in the rear arm per the instructions due to the wider spacing on my F150 tow brackets. 766282
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