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Adapts your Blue Ox motorhome-mounted tow bar so you can use it with a Roadmaster direct-connect or crossbar-style base plate.
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One of the big issues it seems like we've run into quite a bit is the fact that people have their tow bar already. They really like it, you know, it's in good condition, and there's really no need to have to purchase another tow bar, but they end up going with a different style or a different brand of base plate on their vehicle. And that's actually our exact situation today. So our neighbor really liked the look of how the Roadmaster base plate, you know, looked on the front of his vehicle. And I can agree with them, it's a really nice setup. But the problem was he had a Blue Ox tow bar.
So instead of having to kind of settle for a base plate or buy a whole new tow bar, you can simply just change out the ends. And that's exactly what we're gonna do. So, you know, with the Blue Ox ends going to a Roadmaster direct connect style, you know, they just, they don't work, they don't line up, they're not gonna be able to work. So by using the adapter, we can take this one off, put that one on, and it's going to allow those arms to pair up correctly. To get the ends changed out, it's not really that big of a deal.
It's gonna be one bolt all, all right And so we want to get the old end removed by using, in our case it's a 3/4 inch socket, and we'll get this hardware removed, and you wanna hold onto it because we are going to reuse it to get our adapter in place. (tool clicking) We will remove our nut and the bolt there, and you'll probably have some plastic style nylon washers in there. With the new adapters, though, you do receive more of 'em. And so we'll see what fits the best. We'll take our adapter, line it up.
Quite a bit of space in there. So I'll probably use two of these washers per side. Take your bolt, pass it through the washers, pass it through the adapter, We'll sneak our other two washers in there. And push it through. If you can manage to get everything lined up here.
So once you got that pushed through, something you do need to be aware of is you want to take some red Loctite. You are gonna have to grab this separately. And put some red Loctite on those threads, take the nut. And then we're just gonna tighten this down. And the way that I like to do it is kind of just go by feel, as far as the tension is concerned. So I'll run this down til it gets tight. And then see how easy this is to move. You know, you want some resistance in there, that way it's easy to line up, but you don't want it so tight or so loose. So kind of just use your best judgment. That feels, has some resistance, not super loose, not super tight, and I'm definitely happy with it. So you got one on, do the same thing on the other side of the toolbar. I got our end switched out, and I'll show you how to do that in a minute. It's super simple. But the way this will hook up to your direct connect style base plate, line it up and put your pin through. And something that I really like is the fact that the adapter ends are actually gonna come with these pins. And I feel like a lot of people are under the assumption that these pins come with the base plate, and that's not the case. They'll actually come with the tow bar. So the fact that you're hooking up now to a Roadmaster base plate and having a Blue Ox tow bar, you're not gonna have the pins. So it's just a nice touch that they're coming with the adapter ends, and it's one less part you're not gonna have to think about or worry about picking up separately.
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Ratings & Reviews
Jeff
11/4/2022
We recently completed a 7400+ mile, 3 12 month trip with our motorhome towing our vehicle. The ease of connecting unhooking our vehicle was greatly enhanced by these adaptors. I am very pleased with their quality and performance.
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Toothman79
1/2/2025
holding up great!