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Trailer Towing Tips Towbar
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Trailer Towing Tips Towbar
One reason that flat towing has fallen out of favor is that regular towbars can be a major pain to attach or detach, especially when on uneven ground and/or alone. As the name implies, the Roadmaster's Blackhawk All Terrain Non-Binding Towbar solves the binding problem and is very easy to work alone. By releasing the two latches, midway on the arms, the arms become telescopic, which allows both side-to-side and fore-and-aft movement, essentially making the towbar flexible and simple to hook up or disconnect. This Blackhawk is rated at 8,000 pounds and is available either tow vehicle-mounted (shown) or with a regular coupler. As with any towbar, it should be used in the most horizontal position possible.
Trailer Towing Tips Axle Straps
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Trailer Towing Tips Axle Straps
Rather than running pricey ratchet straps around the axlehousing when securing your four-wheeler on a trailer, use axle straps such as this one from Mac's. It uses 12,000-pound webbing and has a thick Cordura protective sleeve that helps against abrasion. An alternative is to use short pieces of good-quality chain to wrap around the axles. What not to do is to run a single strap from the trailer, around the axle, and then back to the trailer. Aside from being an illegal method of tying down your vehicle in some states, if anything on that one strap lets go, there will be nothing left to keep your load from crunching into your tow vehicle at a sudden stop-or falling off the back of the trailer, should the front strap fail. Two separate straps at each end is the way to go.
Trailer Towing Tips Welded D Rings
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Trailer Towing Tips Welded D Rings
If you're trailering your vehicle often, consider putting dedicated tie-down points on it, such as these welded-on D-rings. Using ratchet straps that have hooks with spring-loaded clips ensure that nothing comes undone or falls off if there's slack in the strap. Also, it's far kinder to both the vehicle and trailer to tie to the axles than to the frame.
Trailer Towing Tips Tow Lights
Trailer Towing Tips Trailer Mount Winch
Mac's
www.macscustomtiedowns.com
Valley Industries
www.valley.us.com
Roadmaster
www.roadmasterinc.com
Warn Industries
www.warn.com
Sherline Products
www.sherline.com

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