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09-27-2013, 07:32 AM
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Damon Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: St Petersburg, FL
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Excited!! Towing setup
We just dropped our Damon Challenger and my Saturn Vue off at the shop to have a Ready Brute tow bar / braking system installed!
They are going to install a Blue Ox baseplate on the Vue as well as the break-away kit.
Can't wait for our first big trip to Tennessee in two weeks!
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Patrick & Stephanie - Stanley & Ole (cat kids)
04 Damon Challenger 348F | 2012 Chevy Captiva Sport | ReadyBrute Elite towbar
Visit us at https://www.sikescentral.com!
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09-27-2013, 07:33 AM
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Senior Member
Texas Boomers Club Fleetwood Owners Club Solo Rvers Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Lakin, Ks.
Posts: 3,636
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How Fun!!!
I'm so excited for y'all!
Keep us posted/take pics!!!
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Kent: 2015 Fleetwood Bounder 35K
With Ferbie (ShihTzu) Lilly (Pekingese) & Daisy (Yorkie) Memoriam: Katie, Spencer, Zoey, Susie, Angie
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09-27-2013, 11:39 AM
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Damon Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: St Petersburg, FL
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Drats! They either ordered or were shipped the wrong Blue Ox baseplate for my Saturn. Coach work will be done today but they will have my Vue through Monday and then have to take the coach back to finish up the install and calibration.
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Patrick & Stephanie - Stanley & Ole (cat kids)
04 Damon Challenger 348F | 2012 Chevy Captiva Sport | ReadyBrute Elite towbar
Visit us at https://www.sikescentral.com!
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09-27-2013, 12:50 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: SoCal
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That should make an excellent setup - enjoy!
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Vince and Susan
2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH (Cummins ISC/Freightliner)
Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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09-27-2013, 01:05 PM
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Senior Member
Texas Boomers Club Fleetwood Owners Club Solo Rvers Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Lakin, Ks.
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Patrick, Stephanie, love to see the pics of you all and your new rig on your sikescentral. Great pics and love pics of the 'kids'.
I love that saying on the board I saw in one of the pics about slow down and enjoy life out camping! Amen!
I didn't see pics of the finished TV relocation though...sure would like to see those when you get a chance.
Thanks for sharing and keep us posted on the base plate install .
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Kent: 2015 Fleetwood Bounder 35K
With Ferbie (ShihTzu) Lilly (Pekingese) & Daisy (Yorkie) Memoriam: Katie, Spencer, Zoey, Susie, Angie
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09-27-2013, 07:08 PM
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Senior Member
Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Baraboo, Wisconsin
Posts: 1,728
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You're going to love the Saturn Vue/ReadyBrute combination, we're using the ReadyBrute with a Chevy Captiva, which is the same thing as your Vue and have nothing but good things to say about the combination. Connecting/disconnecting is easy and quick, braking system works great, don't even notice the car is back there!
Have fun with your new set-up!
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Steve & Nancy 
2005 Itasca Sunrise 33', W20 Chassis, Ultrapower, Henderson Trac Bar
2012 Chevy Captiva Sport AWD, ReadyBrute Elite Tow Bar, Blue Ox Base Plate, Protect-A-Tow
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10-01-2013, 04:26 PM
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Member
Damon Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: St Petersburg, FL
Posts: 86
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So the base plate has been installed on my Vue. Bad light on the photo below, but looks like they did a good job.
We take the Vue and our coach back to Hitch King to do the final setup and adjustment when my wife gets back from visiting family up north. Only 10 days till our big trip!!
Lincolnboy2, I spent a bit more time on the TV removal cleanup. Got the vinyl covered panel installed on a backing piece. Put the last coat of poly on the oak trip piece and new door slab. More photos are on my blog here: TV Install–Part Two | SikesCentral.com
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Patrick & Stephanie - Stanley & Ole (cat kids)
04 Damon Challenger 348F | 2012 Chevy Captiva Sport | ReadyBrute Elite towbar
Visit us at https://www.sikescentral.com!
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