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08-01-2019, 12:21 AM
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 29M
State: Virginia
Posts: 17
THOR #15081
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2019 Ford Ranger
I bought a new 2019 Ford Ranger to tow behind my new Thor Hurricane 29M. I just got the truck back from Camping World in Ashland, VA. For my Toad Setup, I went the Roadmaster route with a Nighthawk Tow Bar, an InvisiBrake, a Wireless Braking System Monitor and Direct-Connect Base Plates. So far, I have only towed the truck back home. It towed just fine and I experienced no problems. I also had Camping World install a Rock Shield on the back of the motorhome. The wife and I are anxious to hit the road! Happy Trails to all
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Bill & Linda Garrett
Chester, Virginia
Toad: 2019 Ford Ranger
Roadmaster Nighthawk Tow Bar
Roadmaster InvisiBrake System
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08-01-2019, 12:35 AM
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Brand: Entegra
Model: Accolade 37TS
State: South Dakota
Posts: 8,758
THOR #1469
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Originally Posted by W3NS
I bought a new 2019 Ford Ranger to tow behind my new Thor Hurricane 29M. I just got the truck back from Camping World in Ashland, VA. For my Toad Setup, I went the Roadmaster route with a Nighthawk Tow Bar, an InvisiBrake, a Wireless Braking System Monitor and Direct-Connect Base Plates. So far, I have only towed the truck back home. It towed just fine and I experienced no problems. I also had Camping World install a Rock Shield on the back of the motorhome. The wife and I are anxious to hit the road! Happy Trails to all
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Same folks did the setup on my Grand Cherokee a few weeks ago. They did a real good job.
My setup is basically the same except I went with the Sterling tow bar and the crossbar for the base plate.
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Dave
US Army (Ret)
2020 Entegra Accolade 37TS
2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk (Toad)
FMCA - F432054
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08-01-2019, 01:06 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: A.C.E. 27.2
State: Indiana
Posts: 1,871
THOR #14698
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Quote:
Originally Posted by W3NS
I bought a new 2019 Ford Ranger to tow behind my new Thor Hurricane 29M. I just got the truck back from Camping World in Ashland, VA. For my Toad Setup, I went the Roadmaster route with a Nighthawk Tow Bar, an InvisiBrake, a Wireless Braking System Monitor and Direct-Connect Base Plates. So far, I have only towed the truck back home. It towed just fine and I experienced no problems. I also had Camping World install a Rock Shield on the back of the motorhome. The wife and I are anxious to hit the road! Happy Trails to all
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Nice set up. How do you like that Ranger? We are towing a Cherokee Trailhawk with a Roadmaster Falcon All Terrain tow bar, Roadmaster Invisibrake, direct connect base plate with cross bar and a Roadmaster Tow Defender rock guard. We also have a 2010 Ranger that I would have loved to flat tow but it wasn’t doable. I love the look at that new Ranger good choice 👍
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2018 ACE 27.2
Toad 2019 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
Roadmaster Falcon All Terrain Towbar
Roadmaster Invisibrake
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08-01-2019, 04:07 AM
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 29M
State: Virginia
Posts: 17
THOR #15081
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Originally Posted by MJC62
Nice set up. How do you like that Ranger? We are towing a Cherokee Trailhawk with a Roadmaster Falcon All Terrain tow bar, Roadmaster Invisibrake, direct connect base plate with cross bar and a Roadmaster Tow Defender rock guard. We also have a 2010 Ranger that I would have loved to flat tow but it wasn’t doable. I love the look at that new Ranger good choice [emoji106]
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I love the Ranger! It is very easy to set it up for towing. I got the Lariat 4x4 with auto trans. It is very smooth to drive/tow.
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Bill & Linda Garrett
Chester, Virginia
Toad: 2019 Ford Ranger
Roadmaster Nighthawk Tow Bar
Roadmaster InvisiBrake System
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08-01-2019, 04:09 AM
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 29M
State: Virginia
Posts: 17
THOR #15081
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Originally Posted by dstankov
Same folks did the setup on my Grand Cherokee a few weeks ago. They did a real good job.
My setup is basically the same except I went with the Sterling tow bar and the crossbar for the base plate.
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Nice!
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Bill & Linda Garrett
Chester, Virginia
Toad: 2019 Ford Ranger
Roadmaster Nighthawk Tow Bar
Roadmaster InvisiBrake System
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08-22-2019, 02:02 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 31S
State: California
Posts: 159
THOR #3788
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Just got back from a 2500 mi trip towing the ranger 4 down no issues at all
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Richard M / Carol B
2020 Entegra Accolade 37K
2021 F150 Platinum
FMCA #F432587
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08-22-2019, 03:19 AM
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 29M
State: Virginia
Posts: 17
THOR #15081
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Thanks for the feedback. I have only been on short trips so far. Just out of curiosity, what is your setup? I.e., Tow bar? Auxiliary brake, etc.?
I love the convince of flat towing!
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08-22-2019, 05:05 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 31S
State: California
Posts: 159
THOR #3788
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Quote:
Originally Posted by W3NS
Thanks for the feedback. I have only been on short trips so far. Just out of curiosity, what is your setup? I.e., Tow bar? Auxiliary brake, etc.?
I love the convince of flat towing!
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Blueox baseplate , roadmaster falcon all terrain towbar
Rvi3 brake
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09-06-2019, 02:06 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Fleetwood Bounder 35P
State: Florida
Posts: 475
THOR #15054
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We are deciding what vehicle will be our tow and it has become obvious to us that our tow vehicle needs to be our main vehicle, not a second car like we assumed it would be. That said, we need our main vehicle to have at least 6,000 lbs of towing capacity and be something we can throw bikes in/on easily, have an auto transmission, and be something we like to look at. The Ranger looks like a real REAL strong possibility.
For those of you who are towing one, are there any nuances that you've discovered, or has it been pretty smooth sailing?
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09-06-2019, 03:04 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Chateau 35SF
State: Missouri
Posts: 738
THOR #2020
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Originally Posted by TimmyB
We are deciding what vehicle will be our tow and it has become obvious to us that our tow vehicle needs to be our main vehicle, not a second car like we assumed it would be. That said, we need our main vehicle to have at least 6,000 lbs of towing capacity and be something we can throw bikes in/on easily, have an auto transmission, and be something we like to look at. The Ranger looks like a real REAL strong possibility.
For those of you who are towing one, are there any nuances that you've discovered, or has it been pretty smooth sailing?
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We have not had any problems towing our Ranger. Only the 4x4 is flat towable.
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09-06-2019, 12:40 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Fleetwood Bounder 35P
State: Florida
Posts: 475
THOR #15054
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Originally Posted by pstandiford
We have not had any problems towing our Ranger. Only the 4x4 is flat towable.
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Good to hear. Thanks for the reply! 
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03-04-2020, 02:45 AM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Aria 3901
State: Alaska
Posts: 69
THOR #14573
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Excellent post. I have a 2019 Thor Windsport 34J and am currently negotiating to purchase new Ford Ranger 4x4 Lariat to flat tow. Any issues since April 2019?
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03-05-2020, 09:43 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Chateau 35SF
State: Missouri
Posts: 738
THOR #2020
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Originally Posted by DubeGrpArchitek
Excellent post. I have a 2019 Thor Windsport 34J and am currently negotiating to purchase new Ford Ranger 4x4 Lariat to flat tow. Any issues since April 2019?
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We have towed ours about 3500 miles to date with zero problems. (Knock on wood)
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03-06-2020, 02:10 AM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Aria 3901
State: Alaska
Posts: 69
THOR #14573
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Originally Posted by pstandiford
We have towed ours about 3500 miles to date with zero problems. (Knock on wood)
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That is great news. What tow setup did you go with? I am looking at Roadmaster setup including Invisibrake and Falcon All-Terrain.
One thing to be prepared for is the possible need of a high low adapter for your hitch. For my Cherokee I had to get a 2 inch high low for the hitch. The issue is the high low caused a 10 inch extension and that resulted in the safety cables being a bit short for my liking. The Roadmaster rep gave me some 10 inch extension cables (RM Part # 910648-10) and last week I purchased and received a pair of 76 inch safety cables (RM Part # 655-76) so I can eliminate the use of the extension cables.
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03-06-2020, 02:38 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 31S
State: California
Posts: 159
THOR #3788
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I have about 5000 towed mi no issues at all I went with blueox baseplate easy install and to me looked more secure than roadmaster and all terrain towbar for breaking i use an Rvi3 already had it
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03-06-2020, 03:13 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Chateau 35SF
State: Missouri
Posts: 738
THOR #2020
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Originally Posted by DubeGrpArchitek
That is great news. What tow setup did you go with? I am looking at Roadmaster setup including Invisibrake and Falcon All-Terrain.
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My setup is exactly what you are looking at. I might have gone with the BlueOx but we live very close to Etrailer and they do free installation on stuff they sell but for some reason they can’t do installations on BlueOx baseplates. I do like the way you can rub the cables through the channels on the Falcon. We leave everything hooked up to the motor home so there is less time involved. Every second counts when you are getting ready to go camping.
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03-07-2020, 08:14 PM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Aria 3901
State: Alaska
Posts: 69
THOR #14573
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Originally Posted by pstandiford
My setup is exactly what you are looking at. I might have gone with the BlueOx but we live very close to Etrailer and they do free installation on stuff they sell but for some reason they can’t do installations on BlueOx baseplates. I do like the way you can rub the cables through the channels on the Falcon. We leave everything hooked up to the motor home so there is less time involved. Every second counts when you are getting ready to go camping.
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Great. Pulled the trigger and went with the XL 4x4 Supercrew with some upgrades. But reasonably priced for what will be a dedicated tow vehicle (3rd car). Will order tow kit from Roadmaster. Question, do you get alot of damage to front of your toad?
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03-07-2020, 08:16 PM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Aria 3901
State: Alaska
Posts: 69
THOR #14573
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Originally Posted by DubeGrpArchitek
Great. Pulled the trigger and went with the XL 4x4 Supercrew with some upgrades. But reasonably priced for what will be a dedicated tow vehicle (3rd car). Will order tow kit from Roadmaster. Question, do you get alot of damage to front of your toad?
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Pics of the toad...   
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03-11-2020, 01:07 PM
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 29M
State: Virginia
Posts: 17
THOR #15081
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Ford Ranger
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Originally Posted by DubeGrpArchitek
Excellent post. I have a 2019 Thor Windsport 34J and am currently negotiating to purchase new Ford Ranger 4x4 Lariat to flat tow. Any issues since April 2019?
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I have had NO problems at all with the Ranger. It tows without a problem. I love it. It is used as my tow 90% of the time. Good luck with your purchase!
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03-11-2020, 01:41 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Chateau 35SF
State: Missouri
Posts: 738
THOR #2020
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DubeGrpArchitek
Great. Pulled the trigger and went with the XL 4x4 Supercrew with some upgrades. But reasonably priced for what will be a dedicated tow vehicle (3rd car). Will order tow kit from Roadmaster. Question, do you get alot of damage to front of your toad?
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We have not had any damage on ours. We have a SuperC so the rear wheels are farther from the back and maybe less likely to throw debris than a class A where the wheels are closer to the back. I’m guessing on this though. Ours was planned to be a dedicated tow vehicle but we like driving it so much that it gets more use than our other vehicles.
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