Tow Bars And Your Lifestyle

If you want to make the most of your vacations and add greater freedom to your everyday life

, you should consider the benefits of towing. If you're visiting relatives for an extended period of time, you'll be able to enjoy all your belongings on a daily basis. Your children will be happy to have their toys and bicycles there, and the rest of the family can take anything they would like to make your vacation a great one.

Family vacations in the great outdoors can benefit greatly when you use your mobile home or SUV to tow a compact car for a day trip back to society. After spending a week or more in one of the national parks, the whole family will delight in a nice dinner out in a restaurant. Your only task will be connecting a car or trailer to your main vehicle. You can use either a tow dolly, a flat trailer or, finally, a tow bar. The tow bars currently available offer the safest and least expensive solution to towing needs.

Chances are you've seen cars being towed along on the freeway on trailers, most notably the multiple-car trailers. This industrial workload is handled by large trucks and is less than ideal for the private citizen. In fact, the tow bar usually has a much lower price than the trailer or dolly system.

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.

Once you are on the highway, remember that you are hauling plenty of extra weight. After you have measured the weight of your potential haul, select the corresponding Class for your tow bar. Of course, the most compact cars are the lightest.

Once the basic equipment is installed on your towing vehicle as well as your trailer or car, you will want to try connecting the two before the date of your trip. Though not difficult to master, using the tow bar just takes a little practice.

When driving with extra weight behind you, operate your towing vehicle with care, making sure you leave plenty of space between your vehicle and cars ahead of you. The towed vehicle will make turns and bending roads slightly more difficult to manage. You should give your haul a test run in a safe spot close to your home before venturing out on your holiday trip. Always avoid moving in reverse when towing, as it could damage your towed vehicle as well as your tow bar.

Besides being very useful for vacations, tow bars can come in handy when someone needs help on the highway due to an accident or a car's breaking down. Make sure your connection is as close to parallel as possible, the key to four wheel towing. Since this system of towing requires less technical application, virtually any vehicle can be pulled using a tow bar.

by: Byron Jonas.

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