Specifications

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Figure 1
Assembly and connection instructions
1. Unfold the Tow Defender and unroll it, until the fabric
is completely flat.
2. Connect one of the gas struts to the collar — pivot the
end of one of the gas struts until the cap at the end of
the gas strut (Figure 1) is over the ball joint (Figure 1) on
that side. Press the cap down onto the ball joint, until it
snaps in place.
Repeat to connect the other gas strut.
3. Disconnect the tow bar from the hitch receiver and
slide the Tow Defender collar bracket (Figure 2) over the
tow bar stinger or ball hitch mount, so that the adjust-
ment bolts (Figure 2) at the bottom of the collar bracket
are facing the hitch receiver. Hand-tighten the adjustment
bolts to hold the collar in place.
Slide the tow bar stinger or ball hitch mount into the
motorhome hitch receiver and reattach it.
4. Attach the collar (and the Tow Defender gas struts and
fabric with it) to the collar bracket, using the two 3/8" x
1" bolts and nuts, as shown in Figure 3. Attach the collar
at the ‘average’ setting.
5. Attach the tow bar to the towed vehicle. Also attach the
safety cables, electrical cord and any other components
which are connected between the two vehicles, according
to the manufacturers' instructions
6. For all motorhome-mounted tow bars — At both sides
of the quick-disconnect (QD) crossbar, remove the QD
linch pins (Figure 4) from the pins at the top of both QDs.
Then, position the QD adaptor brackets (Figure 4) over
the pins at the top of the QDs and replace and lock the
QD linch pins, as shown in Figure 4.
For StowMaster and StowMaster All Terrain tow
bars — the attachment method is the same as above, but
the linch pins attach through the holes at the end of the
QD adaptor brackets. Refer to Figure 6.
Note: to use the Guardian
™
rock shield with the Tow
Defender — If the Guardian rock shield is to be used with
the Tow Defender, connect the Tow Defender first. Then
attach the Guardian, according to the instructions included
with the Guardian.
For motorhome-mounted tow bars — use the holes at
the end of the QD adaptor brackets to attach the Tow
Defender (identified as “attachment for Tow Defender with
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