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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Tow Bars For Your Vehicle

By Byron Jonas

When you want to maximize your vacation time and enhance your lifestyle in general, you'll find that towing can give you plenty of flexibility. Extended trips to visit relatives will become as comfortable as can be when you tow along your belongings. The kids will be happy with their bicycles or toys, and the whole family will have everything they need during the time spent away from home.

Any family vacation to the outdoors will be enhanced greatly when you tow a small car to utilize for trips away from your mobile home. If you're spending time in a national park, quick excursions to the city will become easy, as will a break for dinner in a nice restaurant. The only issue is attaching your car or trailer to a towing vehicle. It will be achieved with a tow dolly, a trailer or a tow bar. For the easiest and safest option, use the affordable tow bars now on the market.

In your travels, you've certainly noticed the trailer system of towing, in which cars are set on a raised platform and towed behind the main vehicle. Normally best suited for industrial-sized tows of many cars, the trailer solution is less attractive and often more expensive than the tow bar alternative.

Storing the tow bar will never be an issue, as each end of the connection remains attached to your vehicles. There will be no extra space required, unlike using trailers.

Consider the self-aligning tow bar, the most used model, which is very easy to operate. The A-frame style is a tow bar designed for connection by two people and another great option.

Remember about all the extra weight you will be handling when towing. Make an accurate count of the pounds you will be hauling. The Class of tow bar you need will correspond to this weight. Lighter compact cars are naturally a great choice for towing.

The equipment you'll need to set up for towing any haul is not complicated, but you will be best served by trying to connect your vehicles well before your departure. Like everything else, practicing your tow bar's connection will make your trip stress-free.

When you are driving with a car or trailer connected to your towing vehicle, be sure to leave plenty of room between yourself and any traffic ahead of you. Since you are traveling with extra weight, all turns and curves you handle are a little trickier. It's best to practice driving in a parking lot beforehand. Also, remember to always direct your car forward. Backing up is not only dangerous but could damage your tow bar and car alike.

The tow bar can come in handy if a friend or family member is in need of towing after an accident or mechanical failure. With a tow bar you are towing on four wheels, so keeping the bar parallel to the ground is important. Because of this leveled-off approach, tow bars work well with almost any vehicle. - 21396

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