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We’re pleased to announce the release of our new Roadmaster Tow Bar Bracket finder.  Now you can find the Roadmaster tow bar brackets for your vehicle with the click of your mouse.  You’ll be presented with a list of brackets that fit your vehicle.  If you click on the results, you’ll find a page of detailed information on the tow bar brackets, including detailed installation instructions, photographs of the brackets installed on that vehicle, and the specifications for the brackets.  To view the installed tow bar brackets in full size, simply move your mouse over the photo you want to view and a full size image will appear.  


We hope you find the new selector useful.  Let us know what you think!

We decided that we would give some detailed information on some of the new Roadmaster tow bars that we’ve added to the site. As we went down the list, we decided that one bar stood out above the rest in terms of technology and the features it offers. This is the one we decided to talk about first.

The Roadmaster Sterling All Terrain Non-Binding Tow Bar is the latest in a long line of Roadmaster Tow Bars. The Sterling is a first of a kind tow bar. It is made out of aircraft quality aluminum and includes safety cables and a wiring harness. The Sterling All Terrain non-binding tow bar is the top of the mark when it comes to tow bars. The egg shaped extruded aluminum (not bent aluminum) body is stronger and lighter than other 6,000 lb. tow bars. Utilizing steel and stainless steel in virtually every moving part gives it great structural integrity despite the lighter weight of the bar. What we found amazing is that this tow bar only weighs 35lbs, but can tow 3 tons of vehicle weight!!!

This tow bar incorporates all of the Roadmaster All Terrain features:

• Autolok- which allows the tow bar arms to be free for easy connect and disconnect the arms self center and automatically lock as you drive away
• Freedom Latch- allows the tow bar arm to release first time every time, even when it is in a bind
• Easy Storage- the tow bar folds up and locks into a stored position when not in use
• Quick Disconnect- easy one person tow bar mounting and removal
• Built in Cable Guide- keeps safety cables and and wiring out of the way and protected
• The Sterling All Terrain includes 6,000 lb. EZ hook safety cables and 4 or 6 wire electric cables.

By the time you ad up everything the Sterling All Terrain tow bar comes with you can easily see the value. If you add the safety cables and wiring to one of the other Roadmaster tow bars, you’ll find that the package price for the Sterling is the most attractive. And, coming from a company like Roadmaster who cares about their customer and delivers unsurpassed quality the choice is easy. If you are looking for the easiest to use, lightest, and most innovative tow bar available, the Sterling All Terrain non-binding tow bar is for you. See the video below for more details on how the All Terrain tow bars work.

We are proud to announce the addition of the new Roadmaster product line - Roadmaster Tow Bars, Roadmaster Tow Bar Brackets, Roadmaster Braking Systems, as well as the entire line of RV and Tow Bar Accessories. I was very impressed early this month when I visited the Portland Oregon companies manufacturing facility. Roadmaster really does make the parts they sell.

I followed Jerry A. Edwards, the founder of Roadmaster. He started by showing me some of the machines that make the parts used in their tow bars. From huge presses stamping out steel washers for the tow bar arms to the programable machines that make the smallest brass fittings for the proportionate braking systems. Attention to detail is important at Roadmaster, I saw the machine that cleans up the rough edges for a finer finish and the powder coat booth where the parts get their protective layer. Roadmaster even has a machine that makes their packing materials. Where can you buy tools that make tow bar parts, I wondered.

You can’t just go and buy these tools. The talented team at Roadmaster makes the tools they use too. The shelves where full of things fabricated on site in order to allow Roadmaster to create the parts they need to meet their exacting standards. As if that is not enough, the machines used to test their products built and operated on site as well.

I have never seen quality assurance testing like this. Roadmaster tests and re-tests to assure that the tow bar, braking system, or towing accessory that you buy will withstand real world. It starts with FEA, Finite Element Analysis. FEA is a computer testing system that will show stress points, fatigue levels and failing points. Before it is ever built the tolerances have been tested. The parts are tested again through out the production phase to ensure that there are no variances. During the assembly process the parts are tested again to verify that everything is working properly together. A final test is done to ensure that the product will withstand the forces that come with daily use. The Roadmaster rating system is like no other in the industry. Their products are designed to exceed the ratings. I watched a Sterling All Terrain 6,000 lb. aluminum tow bar being tested at 8,000 lb. of pressure, it would take 350,000 pushes and pulls before the tow bare even showed any sign of fatigue.

Tow bars are not the only thing being tested. Testing is going on everywhere, circuit boards, fire wires, compressors, and hoses for the braking systems; safety cables, crimped ends, electrical diodes, the list goes on and on. Roadmaster takes towing systems and product quality seriously so you can relax.

Like I said in the beginning, I was impressed and we are proud to offer the full line of Roadmaster towing systems, braking systems, suspension systems and RV accessories. Come to the site and see the innovative products available. Thank you for visiting and I look forward to your feedback.

Joe
www.hitchsource.com