Roadmaster Easy-Pull Tow Bar Base Pin w/ Comfort Grip - 3/4" Diameter - Qty 1

Video Transcript for Roadmaster Base Plate Pin with Oversize Grip Review

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're gonna be checking out the Roadmaster base plate pin with an oversize handle. Now, honestly, this is one of those accessories you really don't give much thought about, and until you go to use one. Your tow bar that you're using, it's gonna come with the factory tight pin, which is this one here and they worked fine. They work perfect. But honestly, for me, when it comes to a flat tow setup, anything that can ease installation, simplify it and streamline it is a no brainer.

And using a pin like this, it's gonna help with that. It gives you a big handle here that you can grab onto and really get some leverage when you go to pull this pin out. And the fact that we have a red handle here, you can take a quick glance back here, spot it and know that it's setup correctly. So we actually have one set up here through our base plate and through the tow bar, kinda give you an idea how it works. And like I said, this has gotta be a direct replacement for those factory type pins, but these are definitely easier to use.

Super easy to pull out onto the pin there at that big handle and slide it right out. Same thing, whenever you're trying to line it up, everything just goes together much smoother. And this will be especially useful on some of the setups that have quite a few miles on them already. The ends of the tow bars kinda start to get caked up, some grind and stuff built up in there. And they're not always super easy to grab and pull out and having a big place to hold onto like this is definitely gonna help you out with that, especially too, in the winter months.

If you have your rig out and you're flat towing during the winter and it's ice cold out, having a big rubber grip here to kinda get a hold on things is definitely gonna help out, especially if you got gloves on and things like that. Bigger handle, I mean, it's a no brainer. It just makes things a lot easier to work with. So not only are these gonna be a direct replacement if you happen to lose the originals or something like that, but also use them as an upgrade. And honestly, I think if I was setting up my flat tow setup, that's something I would really consider.

I do a lot of these flat tows, we get one in about every single week that we tackle. And so I see a lot of the inconveniences and these pins are kind of that piece that makes it or breaks it, almost. Everything else is real easy. Why not simplify this And so honestly, I think what I would probably do if I had a new setup, I think I would grab these to use these primarily, and then hold onto the original ones as backups. 'Cause when you're over the road, it's always good to be prepared. It's always good to have more than what you need. And so that's honestly how I would see myself using them. That way, if something did happen to these, if you left them behind or lost them, whatever, at least you're not stranded. You could go back to your originals and pop these in and they'll still get the job done. The diameter of the pin itself is gonna be three-quarters of an inch. And these are going to work with the Roadmaster motorhome mounted tow bars. I do like the fact that they tied it on this pin here, with this little piece of cable. It's actually almost like a coated steel cable. I have a really hard time seeing that break. So chances are pretty good. These two components are gonna stay together for quite some time, if not indefinitely, as long as nothing crazy happens to them. The pin itself, it feels good. Whenever you put the screw in and lock it down, it really does snap down and is really tight. So it'll give you the confidence knowing that once you lock this down, this pin is not coming out. But you know, other than that, at the end of the day, a great little piece. It makes things go a little bit smoother, whether you're looking for an extra set or even that direct replacement. With all that said, that'll finish up our look at of the Roadmaster base plate pins with the oversize handle. Thanks for watching..