Tow Bar

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4-wheelers have become the necessity of our day to day life. We use these vehicles for many purposes. We enjoy our 4-wheelers for long driving, beach riding, mountaineering, and hunting or for sight-seeing. Here are some useful tips for choosing a tow bar carefully:

1. First of all consider your budget and proposed type of your travel. You have to buy the best quality tow bar that you can afford. It is not necessary to spend a lot on an expensive model if you don't hook and unhook much on your trips.

2. Choose the tow bar properly rated according to weight of your vehicle. The tow bar should be so strong that it can easily carry your vehicle even fully equipped and packed with passengers. To calculate the proper weight, go to any ground weighing machine and get weighed your vehicle. Add extra 1200 lbs as estimated weight of passengers and cargo in the weight of your vehicle for proper rating.

3. You should buy a rigid tow bar, constructed like an A-frame. These bars are more economical, lightweight and durable. Although it is not easy to adjust these bars and it can be hard to align when you try to connect it to the trailer ball. It is necessary to make sure that the vehicle is perfectly centered behind the vehicle being used for pulling it..  

4. You may also consider a collapsible tow bar if your budget allows as it is a bit more expensive. This may be a better alternative if you connect and disconnect your 4-wheeler more often. The collapsible tow bar has arms that self-align and is much easier to connect to the trailer ball or hook up. You can connect easily, even when there is no body to help you. This bar has an adjustable arm that extends and centers the vehicle automatically when you drive off. You can easily remove the bar by just pulling out the pins. It is also very compact as it folds up against the towing vehicle

Fitting a tow bar:

1. Remove some parts of the interior boot trim of the vehicle. Remove floor covering. You will find the mounting points.
2. Next step is to remove the vehicle's bumper and remove the heat shield.
3. Now you have to lock up the tow bar straight into two holes of the vehicle's chassis legs. There may be supporting arms with your tow bar that secure further forward on the chassis or up to the back panel. Some tow bars may be mounted directly to the bumper in place of the standard bumper beam and then slide into the chassis legs. A bumper cut may be required before refitting it to the vehicle.