Availability of Adapters to Mate Blue Ox Baseplates with Roadmaster Tow Bar
Updated 11/10/2014 | Published 11/09/2014
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I have Blue Ox brackets on my vehicle, but I have a road master tow bar. Do they make adapters to attach a Road Master tow bar to Blue Ox base plates? Thanks.
asked by: Scott S
Expert Reply:
We do offer one set of base plates from Blue Ox that fit the non-Denali 2007 GMC Envoy, part # BX1709. While we do offer adapters to mate different brands of tow bars and base plates, the adapter required for your tow bar is rated only to 5000-lbs and your Envoy's gross weight is roughly 6400-lbs according to my research.
Your solution will be to use a new Blue Ox tow bar that is directly compatible with these base plates. The most popular Blue Ox tow bar that is compatible with this base plate is the Blue Ox Alpha, part # BX7380. This includes the required safety cables.
Safe and legal flat towing also requires a lighting/wiring solution and a supplementary braking system for the towed vehicle. The linked article on flat towing covers each of these items in detail as well as the various options available.
The simplest-to-use and most cost-effective wiring option is a magnetic lighting kit like # TLL21RK from Optronics. The link at right will let you select your vehicle style using the drop-down menu to see all options.
A second link will allow you to select a suitable supplementary braking system. You'll again use the drop-down menu to select your vehicle style. Among the most popular is the Roadmaster Even Brake # RM-9400. An article on these systems is also linked at right.
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Blue Ox Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms
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