tow bar receiver

[Pete Masterson]

I thought that's what you were saying earlier in this thread... Are
you measuring when the 'bird is fully aired up? The rear of my coach
is very close to the ground (sometimes) when the suspension is down.
When ready for the road, the built-in receiver is about 18 inches
from the ground. Of course, that would put it 7 inches below the tow
bar points on your Pilot...

Amazing lack of standards here ...

Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
aeonix1@...
On the road at Lockhart Texas



On May 21, 2007, at 1:17 PM, David Brady wrote:

> I have the opposite problem Pete. My Honda Pilot has it's tow
> bar pick-up points 25 inches above the ground. I'm away from
> my coach so I can't measure where the receiver is relative to the
> ground but I would guess 15 inches or so. Any out there who has
> access to their LXi who could measure their coach would be a
> big help. I'm thinking that I'll need an 8 or 10 inch drop receiver
> mounted upside down. At least this will help prevent scraping the
> tow bar into the pavement.
>
> David Brady
> '02 LXi, Smokey
> NC
>
> Pete Masterson wrote:
>>
>> The instructions with the tow bar should describe the geometry of the
>> connection. The Blue Ox tow bar I have suggested that the connection
>> should be "level" (when parked on level ground) with a tolerance of
>> plus or minus 2 inches.
>>
>> After taking some measurements, I purchased a 9" drop receiver to
>> lower the RV end of the tow bar. (The attachment point on my tow
>> vehicle are rather low.) Once installed, the bar was very close to
>> level, but the drop receiver was _so_ low that I was concerned about
>> the receiver hitting the pavement on dips in the pavement. I then
>> purchased a second drop receiver that was 2" shorter (a 7" drop
>> receiver) plus I purchased a roller that attaches on the bottom of
>> the drop receiver. Even so, I've hit the pavement a few times
>> activating the roller. Probably saved me from burying the receiver in
>> the road.
>>
>> I understand the design of the base plate -- it is surely not very
>> obvious on the front of the car -- but I wish the connection was
>> higher up so that I didn't need so much of a drop on the receiver.
>>
>> Since I have supplemental brakes on the towed, it's unlikely that it
>> will be forced up under hard braking unless the supplemental brakes
>> fail. Since the relative weight of the towed and the RV are so
>> significantly different (48,000 lbs vs 3,200 lbs), I have the towed
>> brake system set to only 'kick in' during hard braking.
>>
>> Pete Masterson
>> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
>> aeonix1@...
>> On the road at Lockhart Texas
>>
>> On May 21, 2007, at 10:42 AM, jim riordan wrote:
>>
>>> David,
>>>
>>> I was told that the tow bar should angle down from the coach to
>>> the towed vehicle. I guess that the thought is that on hard braking
>>> the towed will not be forced up.
>>>
>>> Jim Riordan
>>> 88 WBWL xxv
>>> Stuart, Fl.
>>>
>>> David Brady >
>> wrote:
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> If you own an LXi I could use your help. I'm installing a Blue Ox
>>> base plate on my Honda Pilot but notice that the tow bar connection
>>> points are quite high (25 inches). I know that on my LXi, the
>>> receiver
>>> is quite a bit lower than this. I'm away from the coach so I can't
>>> measure it directly. Can someone please air up their LXi and tell me
>>> what the distance is from the ground to the bottom of their hitch
>>> receiver so I can buy a Blue Ox drop receiver.
>>>
>>> Thanks, I very much appreciate it.
>>>
>>> David Brady
>>> '02 LXi Smokey
>>> NC
>>>
>>>
>>
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