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Roadmaster Rollaway Trailer Hitch Protector

Part Number: RM-050
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Prevents the trailer hitch from digging and dragging on pavement. Front-load design accommodates many hitches that other rollers will not fit. Great Prices for the best rv skid wheels from Roadmaster. Roadmaster Rollaway Trailer Hitch Protector part number RM-050 can be ordered online at etrailer.com or call 1-800-940-8924 for expert service.
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Roadmaster RV Skid Wheels - RM-050

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Prevents the trailer hitch from digging and dragging on pavement. Front-load design accommodates many hitches that other rollers will not fit.


Features:

  • Designed for trailer hitches that sit close to the ground
  • Fits most 2" x 2" trailer hitches
    • Works with or without accessory installed as long as whatever is in the receiver doesn't hang below the Rollaway
  • Solid steel roller
  • Includes hitch pin and clip
  • Distance from center of hitch pin hole to bottom of roller: 3-1/4"
  • Limited Lifetime Warranty


Installation


050 Roadmaster Rollaway Trailer Hitch Protector





Video of Roadmaster Rollaway Trailer Hitch Protector

Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.




Video Transcript for The Low-Down on the Roadmaster Rollaway Trailer Hitch Protector

Today, we're going to review part number RM-050. This is the Roadmaster Rollaway Trailer Hitch Protector. This part will prevent the trailer hitch on your vehicle from digging and dragging on pavement. It is a front-low design which will accommodate many hitches that other rollers will not fit.It is designed for trailer hitches that sit very close to the ground. It has a solid heavy-duty steel roller. When installed on your hitch receiver, this will work with or without a ball mount or a hitch accessory inserted into your hitch.

It does include the pin and the clip. A basic I want to give you an example of how this would insert into a trailer hitchI have an example here. This is a two-inch hitch receiver. Now, this rollaway part is designed for a hitch receiver that has a distance of 2 7/16 between the center of the hitch pinhole and the end of the face of your hitch receiver. At this distance, the support bar, which is right in here and on the bottom, will hold the rollaway tightly in place and level to the hitch receiver.

Now, if this distance on your hitch receiver is less than 2 7/16, there will be a gap between this bar and the hitch. If that gap is less than 1/8 of an inch, it will still work fine. Now, if that gap is more than 1/8 of an inch, you would have to weld shims onto to this or onto the hitch receiver to make it fit properly.What happens here is this would slide onto the front of your trailer hitch. As you can see, the hitch would lay into those support arms that are on there. If I run the pin through here, and as you can see how it lines up and lays in that support arm, this gap here, if there was ...

if that gap is more than 1/8 of an inch, you would have to weld shims on here to make it work correctly. If it's less than 1/8 of an inch, it would work fine. This part does come with the installation instructions which would pretty much mention all that I just talk to you about. That should do it for our review on part number RM-050.

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Roadmaster Rollaway Trailer Hitch Protector - RM-050

Average Customer Rating:  4.6 out of 5 stars   (55 Customer Reviews)

Prevents the trailer hitch from digging and dragging on pavement. Front-load design accommodates many hitches that other rollers will not fit.

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These hitch rollers are a life saver - no more dragging and cutting asphalt any longer. This is my second purchase, first was on a 39 ft Canyon Star and now on a 30 foot VeraCruz. Roller does "NOT" interfere with the hitch.



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Item works perfectly in my steep driveway, keeps my waste pipe from dragging! Exactly what I needed!

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David

8/24/2023

After a year this addition continues to perform as expected. Has saved me several times. Highly recommend!



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This is a FANTASTIC product. I had one on the Ford transit RV I just sold and I needed a new one for the Ford transit RV am purchasing. Without it the back of the vehicle would drag on the sewer pipe container, pop it open, and my sewer pipe would fall out. With it, If the van is a parking lot at two Sharp and Angle the roller handles it. There



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I installed this on my Class C Motorhome, and it has been great! No more dragging the hitch across driveways and inclines. Highly recommend.



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Just what I needed to fix the rubbing of the trailer hitch.



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I have an area in my driveway that causes my trailer to hit for about 18” of travel. Bought this item thinking that’s all I’d need and first couple times pulling the trailer out and in it worked fine but the roller tightens up and has gouged my concrete. So it’s not working like I thought. I have to loosen the roller every time before use So for me it’s just average. I have purchased a different set up since from etrailer but have yet to use it.



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Trailer skidded sideways. Bought different urethane wheels and put one on each side. Also, not enough clearance between wheel and bracket so it left marks on driveway.



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Works perfect as it is intended



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Worked like a charm. Take your time go slow. It does prevent bottoming out. I used on c class. Thank you



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Looks like it will do the job. Five stars for eTrailer. Four for this product, which appears reasonably well made but with sloppy paint job.



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Wish it was an about inch longer in height. Overall, nice fit and great quality.



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Nice solid, well built. But didn’t fix my problem, pulling out of my driveway slightly downhill , would still hit pavement and drag causing damage. Was hitting on the side brackets that hold wheel.

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Jenny N.

11/22/2022

I checked and we do not have another product to offer that would provide a different solution.



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Very well made, extra heavy duty, easy install and remove if needed. The fit for a 2” receiver is as advertised. I have a low spot when I enter the roadway where the hitch drags, this has fixed it. Looking forward to many years of severe.

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Road R.

10/10/2018

It is a great product, it is doing what is was purchased for, my hitch no longer dragged the ground and because of the heavy duty design I expect to get a lifetime of use. Very pleased.



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Fits Ford Transit 350HD. (RV) . Seems to be well built and can take a beating instead of truck undercarriage.



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The trailer hitch roller device fit perfectly the first time, no tools required and was done in less than 2 minutes. A high crown on the street caused my trailer hitch to gouge the pavement as I was backing out of my driveway. The roller works exactly as advertised and saves both the street pavement and the trailer hitch on the back of my 36 ft. class A motor-home.



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We have a trailer hitch on the rear of our 32 foot 5th wheel (used primarily for bike rack) and it drags when we turn into our "sharp up-hill turn" driveway. This item is very sturdy and well made. Easy to install and fits well. Looks like it will take the pressure off the bottom of the hitch and prevent dragging. Will know after our next camping trip next month. E-trailer has always shipped promptly and items arrive well packaged and undamaged.



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Installation could not be simpler, pull hitch pin, set it in place and slide in new longer pin. I now have piece of mind that I won't be damaging my tow bar or hitch going into some gas stations. I was thinking about bolting a Nylon skid plate to my hitch until a friend showed me the rollaway. Great device.



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I have not yet used the hitch skid wheel. I was however able to fasten on a 4 inch skid wheel around the hitch itself. I was then able to back my 5th wheel down the driveway with no issues!! Needless to say there was no to return those wheels!! I will also be keeping the hitch skid wheel JIC!! Thanks!!



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Despite being cautioned that this device might not be strong enough to take the load created by the motorhome hitch dragging on steep entrance/exit inclines to gas stations or plazas etc, it has stood up well when entering or exiting slowly.



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Did not fit hitch on my 2020 Ford Transit 350 chassis (2021.5 Pleasure-Way Ontour 2.2 RV) and they charge 22.64 to return it.

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Jenny N.

2/28/2022

I will have our customer service team reach out to you. This is designed to fit most 2 inch hitches.



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Performed fantastic! Protected my extended camper van from dragging on those low dips. Very easy to install on my Ford Transit 350.



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So far "As Advertised" only gave 4 starts due to no long term ability to see how it holds up over time. Without this device we would still be scrambling around on the ground to lay down 2x10 riser boards for my driveway. This has allowed us to pull our 36' Class A into our driveway.



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This product works great protecting the bike rack on my RV.



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This exactly what I was looking for. Installed without a Hitch! (Pun Intended!





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Product was shipped quickly, arrived in good condition, performs as advertised. etrailer personnel were extremely helpful answering questions when reached by phone. A good online commerce experience.


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