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Just thought I'd document some thoughts about our new Blue Ox towing system. We had it installed in Santa Clara, Ca at Eyers Hitch - they've been our preferred hitch shop for almost 40 years now, and did a great job.
Last weekend we got the opportunity to try it out. Hooking up is a breeze - I moved smartie into position behind our 37 foot Bounder and shifted into neutral, then turned the key off. Out front I released the latches on the Aventa LX arms and grabbed the brackets on the front of the car, pulling it easily into reach of the arms. After placing the pins in the holes I pushed the car back to lock the arms in place. Then connected the safety cables and lights and had my wife verify that all lights were working. Then we hit the road for a short 40 mile drive to the campground.
If you think that smarties on the road are attention-getting, imagine a smartie pushing a 37 foot motorhome! Everybody who passed us had to slow down a bit and check us out. Pulling into the campground was fun - we actually had people follow behind us all the way to our site so they could ask questions.
Unhooking the smartie was as easy as hooking up - simply disconnect the lights, unhook the safety cables, pull the pins on the arms and fold the arms up against the back of the motorhome. Then stand around and answer questions before getting back in to the motorhome to back it into the site.
On Saturday we drove smartie into San Juan Bautista to wander around town - we parked on the main street, between two motorcycles (it was a great day for riding, although a bit hot) and wandered around. Then we decided to stop and get some ice cream - we sat in front of the ice cream shop and watched people for a while - smartie was across the street and about 100 feet down the street. We saw one family stop, walk completely around the car, and then snap photos of the car! Another family put their nose-prints all over the glass - then came over to the ice cream shop - the kids wanted ice cream! As they approached I mentioned that I usually charge $1.00 if people leave their nose prints on the car - they asked about 100 questions about the car while the kids ate their ice cream.
There were several other note-worthy cars parked along the street - including a 1937 Chevy Coupe with a beautiful candy-apple red paint job, and a cool-looking Zimmer - guess who's car had the largest crowd around it at any given time?
Anyway, back to the tow bar - it's easy to hook up and unhook, and the motorhome hardly even knows the car is back there. It tracks perfectly behind the RV and looks great!
Last weekend we got the opportunity to try it out. Hooking up is a breeze - I moved smartie into position behind our 37 foot Bounder and shifted into neutral, then turned the key off. Out front I released the latches on the Aventa LX arms and grabbed the brackets on the front of the car, pulling it easily into reach of the arms. After placing the pins in the holes I pushed the car back to lock the arms in place. Then connected the safety cables and lights and had my wife verify that all lights were working. Then we hit the road for a short 40 mile drive to the campground.
If you think that smarties on the road are attention-getting, imagine a smartie pushing a 37 foot motorhome! Everybody who passed us had to slow down a bit and check us out. Pulling into the campground was fun - we actually had people follow behind us all the way to our site so they could ask questions.
Unhooking the smartie was as easy as hooking up - simply disconnect the lights, unhook the safety cables, pull the pins on the arms and fold the arms up against the back of the motorhome. Then stand around and answer questions before getting back in to the motorhome to back it into the site.
On Saturday we drove smartie into San Juan Bautista to wander around town - we parked on the main street, between two motorcycles (it was a great day for riding, although a bit hot) and wandered around. Then we decided to stop and get some ice cream - we sat in front of the ice cream shop and watched people for a while - smartie was across the street and about 100 feet down the street. We saw one family stop, walk completely around the car, and then snap photos of the car! Another family put their nose-prints all over the glass - then came over to the ice cream shop - the kids wanted ice cream! As they approached I mentioned that I usually charge $1.00 if people leave their nose prints on the car - they asked about 100 questions about the car while the kids ate their ice cream.
There were several other note-worthy cars parked along the street - including a 1937 Chevy Coupe with a beautiful candy-apple red paint job, and a cool-looking Zimmer - guess who's car had the largest crowd around it at any given time?
Anyway, back to the tow bar - it's easy to hook up and unhook, and the motorhome hardly even knows the car is back there. It tracks perfectly behind the RV and looks great!
