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RBowman · 07-11-2016, 02:54 PM

Talked with Blue ox. They're looking at the pics and their comments were that it is an old towbar, 5-7 years old, and has a lot of miles on it. I think I've towed about 50K with it. So they felt that even though it was rated for 10K, this was likely due to metal fatigue from wear and tear. I tow a '07 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon unlimited. About 4850 dry. I would like to buy a tow bar that I could keep lubed and stored inside when not in use that would be safe for 100K or more. Maybe that's an unreasonable expectation, but I thought that having a 5K vehicle pulled by a 10K tow bar would get me 100K miles. I'll post an update after they look at the pics and see what they're final recommendations are.
Thanks

07-11-2016, 02:54 PM	#8
RBowman Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Charleston Posts: 16	Blue ox Talked with Blue ox. They're looking at the pics and their comments were that it is an old towbar, 5-7 years old, and has a lot of miles on it. I think I've towed about 50K with it. So they felt that even though it was rated for 10K, this was likely due to metal fatigue from wear and tear. I tow a '07 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon unlimited. About 4850 dry. I would like to buy a tow bar that I could keep lubed and stored inside when not in use that would be safe for 100K or more. Maybe that's an unreasonable expectation, but I thought that having a 5K vehicle pulled by a 10K tow bar would get me 100K miles. I'll post an update after they look at the pics and see what they're final recommendations are. Thanks