Specifications

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Figure 6
Figure 8
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Guardian” in Figure 5).
For StowMaster and StowMaster All Terrain tow bars
— always use the holes at the ends of the QD adaptor
brackets to attach the Tow Defender, regardless of whether
or not the Guardian rock shield will also be attached. See
Figure 6.
Make certain that the QD linch pins at both of the
adaptor brackets are properly attached. If the QD linch
pins are not locked
into position, with
the curved side of
the linch pins touch-
ing the rings, tow-
ing vibrations will
force the QD linch
pins out, which will cause the tow bar to separate from
the towed vehicle. If safety cables are not present,
the towed vehicle will separate from the motorhome,
which will cause property damage, personal injury or
even death.
7. Now, connect the car-side support bars to the oth-
er side of the Tow Defender — one of the support bars
has a pre-drilled hole near one end; the other has
a push-button lock. Slide both of the support bars
through the center of the Tow Defender and into the
pocket at the edge of the screen (Figure 7), so that
the hole and the push-button lock are at the center.
Then, depress the push-button lock and slide the bars to-
gether, until the lock snaps through the hole (Figure 7).
8. Unfold the Tow Defender until the support bars are over
both QD adaptor brackets (Figure 8). Rotate the support
bars, if necessary, so that the pre-drilled holes in the sup-
port bars align to the pre-drilled holes in the QD adaptor
brackets. Then fit the support bars into the slots in the
adaptor brackets, as shown in Figure 8. Next, insert the
two safety pins (Figure 8) through the pre-drilled holes in
the support bars and the QD adaptor brackets, and lock
them in place, as shown in Figure 8.
Note: the safety pins can only be attached with the
open end facing the towed vehicle, as shown in Figure
8.
CAUTION
If the safety pins are not locked in place as shown
in Figure 8, the Tow Defender will separate from the
towed vehicle, which may cause significant damage
to the towed vehicle or the Tow Defender.
9. Now that the Tow Defender is connected, make cer-
tain that the tow bar can be stored at the back of the
motorhome — without removing the support tubes, roll
the screen toward the motorhome, and secure the Tow
Defender with the Velcro storage straps (Figure 9) around
each side of the Tow Defender. Then disconnect the tow
bar and fold it against the side of the motorhome.
If the Tow Defender interferes with the storage of
Figure 7
the tow bar, adjust the collar and/or the collar bracket to
gain clearance.
10. Now that you have verified that the tow bar can fold
up for storage, it may be necessary to adjust the Tow
Defender to your towing system. The fabric must be taut
enough to deflect road debris away from your towed ve-
hicle. However, if it is stretched too tight, the fabric will
fail and tear at the seams over time.
If necessary, refer to the table on page five to adjust
the fabric.
11. IMPORTANT! The last adjustment you make must
be as follows: slide the Tow Defender collar bracket (Figure
2) up or down the tow bar stinger (or hitch ball exten-
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