If you're flat towing your vehicle, it's best to go with a base plate and tow bar from the same manufacturer for the sake of easy compatibility. However, if you do decide to mix and match, you can use an adapter to connect your components.
To determine which adapter you need, choose your tow bar manufacturer and model below, then use the corresponding chart to figure out which adapter part number you need.
etrailer Tow Bars
Tow BarBase Plate
etrailer SD or XHDRoadmaster: EZ, EZ2, EZ4, or XL (Crossbar Style): e98974MS, MX, and EZ5 (Direct Connect): e98975Blue Ox: e98978Demco: No adapters neededReese Tow Champ or Valley Industries:e98977Duncan:e98976
Roadmaster Tow Bars
Tow BarBase Plate
Roadmaster Blackhawk 2 All TerrainRoadmaster: No adapters neededBlue Ox: RM-031 or BX88262Demco: Tabless Style:
No adapters neededClassic Style:
RM-034 or DM9523036
Roadmaster Falcon All Terrainetrailer: Classic style:e98983Roadmaster: No adapters neededBlue Ox: RM-031 or BX88151Demco: Tabless style: No adapters needed
Classic Style:
RM-034 or DM9523036
Roadmaster Nighthawketrailer: Classic Style: e98984Roadmaster: Standard (no MX or MS series brackets): Crossbar 910021-00EZ, EZ2, EZ4, XL (Crossbar Style): Crossbar 910021-00MS, MX, and EZ5 (Direct Connect): No adapters neededBlue Ox: RM-031-5Demco: Classic style: RM-034-5 or DM9523062Tabless style: No adaptesr needed
Roadmaster Sterling All Terrainetrailer:Classic Style: e98984Roadmaster: No adapters neededBlue Ox: RM-031-5,
RM-031, or
BX88151Demco: Tabless style: If the Sterling All Terran tow bar serial number is less than 14,500: use part DM9523036. If the serial number is greater than 14,501, use 9523062.
Classic style: RM-034,
RM-034-5,
or DM9523036
Roadmaster StowMaster & StowMaster All TerrainRoadmaster: Standard (no MX or MS series brackets): No adapters needed EZ, EZ2, EZ4, or XL (Crossbar Style): No adapters needed
MS, MX, and EZ5 (Direct Connect): No adapters available Blue Ox: No adapters availableDemco: Classic style: DM9523062
Roadmaster Trackeretrailer: Classic style: e98983Tabless style: e99037Roadmaster: Standard (No MX or MS series brackets): No adapters needed
Standard (No MX or MS series brackets): No adapters needed
EZ, EZ2, EZ4, or XL (Crossbar-Style):
No adapters neededMS, MX, and EZ5 (Direct Connect): No adapters available Blue Ox: No adapters availableDemco: Tabless Style: DM9523128 AND DM9523036Classic Style:
DM9523036
Blue Ox Tow Bars
Tow BarBase Plate
Blue Ox Adventureretrailer: Tabless style: e98986Invisible style: e98987Roadmaster: Standard (No MX or MS series brackets): RM-033 EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style):
RM-032 or BX88178MS, MX, and EZ5 (Direct Connect):
BX88185Blue Ox: No adapters neededDemco: DM9523128 (for Demco Tabless base plates)
Blue Ox Ascentetrailer: Tabless style: e98986Roadmaster: Standard (No MX or MS series brackets): BX88178MS, MX, and EZ5 (Direct Connect): BX88185Blue Ox: No adapters neededDemco: Tabless style: DM9523127etrailer:Invisible style: DM9523127Tabless style: e98986
Blue Ox Avail, Alpha, Acclaim, and Allureetrailer: Tables style: e98986Roadmaster: Standard (No MX or MS series brackets): RM-033Roadmaster EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style):
RM-032 or BX88178Roadmaster MS, MX, and EZ5 (Direct Connect): BX88185Blue Ox: No adapters neededDemco: DM9523127 (for Demco Tabless base plates)
Blue Ox Aventa, Ambassador, Alexxa, and Trionetrailer: Tabless style: e98986 (Not compatible with Ambassador)Roadmaster: Standard (No MX or MS series brackets): RM-033 EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style): RM-032 or BX88178MS, MX, and EZ5 (Direct Connect): BX88185Blue Ox: No adapters neededDemco: No adapters available
Blue Ox Aventa IIetrailer: Tabless style: e98986Classic style: e98982Roadmaster: Standard (No MX or MS series brackets): RM-033Roadmaster EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style):
RM-032 or BX88178MS, MX, and EZ5 (Direct Connect): BX88185Blue Ox: No adapters neededDemco: Tabless style: No adapters needed
Classic Style:
DM9523034
Blue Ox Aventa LX and Aladdinetrailer: Tabless style: e98986Classic style: e98982Roadmaster: Standard (No MX or MS series brackets): RM-033Roadmaster EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style): RM-032 or BX88178Roadmaster MS, MX, and EZ5 (Direct Connect): BX88185Blue Ox: No adapters neededDemco: Tabless style: DM9523127Demco classic: DM9523034
Blue Ox Rangefinder IIetrailer: Tabless style: e98986Roadmaster: Standard (No MX or MS series brackets):
RM-037EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style): RM-037MS, MX, and EZ5 (Direct Connect): No adapters availableBlue Ox: No adapters neededDemco: No adapters available
Demco Tow Bars
Tow BarBase Plate
Demco Aluminator, Excalibur, and Commanderetrailer: No adapters necessaryRoadmaster: Standard (No MX or MS series brackets): RM-033EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style): RM-032MS, MX, or EZ5 (Direct Connect): No adapters available Blue Ox: BX88310Demco: No adapters needed
Demco Dominatoretrailer: No adapters necessaryRoadmaster: Standard (No MX or MS series brackets): RM-033EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style): RM-032MS, MX, or EZ5 (Direct Connect): No adapters available Blue Ox: BX88310 or DM9523041Demco: No adapters needed
Demco Kwik-Towetrailer: Invisible style: e98987Roadmaster: Standard (No MX or MS series brackets): RM-033 Roadmaster EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL: (Crossbar Style): RM-032MS, MX, or EZ5 (Direct Connect): No adapters available Blue Ox: BX88151Demco: DM9523128 for Demco tabless base plates
Duncan Tow Bars
Tow BarBase Plate
Duncan Towmatic II, EazAligner 2000, and KarbarRoadmaster: Standard (No MX or MS series brackets): RM-038EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style): RM-038MS, MX, or EZ5 (Direct Connect): No adapters available Blue Ox: No adapters availableDemco: No adapters available
Other Tow Bars
Tow BarBase Plate
Reese Tow BarsRoadmaster: Standard (No MS or MX series brackets): RM-025 EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style): RM-025Roadmaster MS, MX, or EZ5 (Direct Connect): No adapters available Blue Ox: BX8833Demco: DM9523015 (for Demco Classic base plates; fits Reese Tow Champ)
Valley Tow BarsRoadmaster: Standard (No MS or MX series brackets): RM-025EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style): RM-025MS, MX, or EZ5 (Direct Connect): No adapters available Blue Ox: BX8833Demco: DM9523015 (for Demco Classic base plates)
Draw-Tite and Tow Ready Tow BarsRoadmaster: Standard (No MS or MX series brackets): RM-025 EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style): RM-025MS, MX, or EZ5 (Direct Connect): No adapters availableBlue Ox: BX8833Demco: No adapters available
EAZ-Lift Tow BarsRoadmaster: Standard (No MS or MX series brackets): RM-025EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style):
RM-025MS, MX, or EZ5 (Direct Connect): No adapters availableBlue Ox: No adapters availableDemco: No adapters available
Curt Tow BarsRoadmaster: No adapters availableBlue Ox: BX8833Demco: No adapters available
Rugged RidgeRoadmaster: No adapters availableBlue Ox: BX88301Demco: No adapters available
Ready Brute EliteRoadmaster: No adapters availableBlue Ox: BX88297Demco: No adapters available
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