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09-15-2019, 08:37 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 83
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NSA Ready Brute Elite tow bar
Who uses a NSA Ready Brute Elite tow bar?
I am looking to change from dolly towing to 4 down towing. I am considering using to NSA Ready Brute Elite tow bar. I like the idea of the braking system is built in and would not need the bulky unit in the car or some of the other braking systems.
So who uses it and how do you like it?
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09-15-2019, 08:42 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Indio, CA
Posts: 121
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Love it. Best decision I made with regards to choosing a tow package. Once you get the brake cable adjusted, it takes less than 5 minutes to hook up.
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09-15-2019, 09:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Alaska in Summer Snow Birds in Winter
Posts: 2,073
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I had the Ready Brake with a Blue Ox tow bar for over a year and over 6000 miles. I liked it a lot. I liked it so much I decided to get a Ready Brute Elite. I will begin towing with the RBE at the end of the month.
I'm a big fan of the NSA tow bar and braking systems. Best bang for the buck on a gas powered coach.
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Tom and Sherry W.
06 Winnebago Adventurer 38J Workhorse W24 Lots of motor and suspension mods in the works
02 Itasca Suncruiser 35U. Workhorse W22 w/Safe-T-Plus, Koni FSDs, UltraTrac, etc, etc.
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09-16-2019, 05:46 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 266
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I use the RBE to tow a Chevy spark. I have used various tow dollies and Tow bars over the years and I think the RBE is the best of all I have used. A quality and simple to use Tow Bar.
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09-16-2019, 07:47 AM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Foley, AL
Posts: 1,093
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I have the RBE towbar on a 2016 Jeep Wrangler JKUS, behind a 40’ Tiffin 380HP DP. It works great. Quick hookup and disconnect. Have had NO problems. Self installed using a BlueOx baseplate as Jeep still has original front bumper.
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Les & Pam Warden
(Tiffin) 2017 Phaeton 40QBH; 2023 Wayfarer 25RW (coming soon)
2016 Jeep JKUS with Ready Brute Elite towbar
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09-16-2019, 08:02 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 2,762
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We have a Ready Brute Elite and we tow a 2012 Subaru Impreza. Over 30,000 miles towing. This towbar system is simple, reliable, no electronics. With the Subie, all we do is unlock the steering column, put the shifter in neutral and release the parking brake. No pulling fuses, hooking up brake boxes, etc.
I installed the entire system myself, including the base plate for about $1500.
I did do a modification to the cable adjustment system however. NSA uses out of the box some lame wire clamp adjustment where you loosen the clamp and adjust the cable. Clunky and not well designed.
I swaged in a stainless steel turnbuckle which makes it much easier to adjust. I think NSA sells this as an accessory now.
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Burns & Diane
2005 Winnebago Aspect 26A/2012 Subaru Impreza toad
Illinois! - Where the politicians make the license plates......
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09-16-2019, 08:07 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Delaware beaches
Posts: 1,164
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We have ther RBE and are very satisfied. It is used to tow our Trailblazer. Also consider getting a TowMate wireless tow light bar. So easy. Approx $220 on Amazon.
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2005 Beaver Monterey 36' 400 hp Cat C9 Sold 9/20
2004 Newmar DS 4009 DP Sold 8/18
Delaware beaches ----- DW & Kip the Wonder Dog
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09-16-2019, 08:09 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 54,794
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We have been using the ReadyBrute Elite for 7 years without problems. If I were buying today I would go with the new ReadyBrute Hercules steel towbars. They are rated at 12,000 lbs and have the lifetime warranty!  
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Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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09-16-2019, 10:14 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Redmond, Or.
Posts: 1,684
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We have used the RBE on two units: first was a 2019 Spinter towing a '08 Jeep JKS and now use a 2019 Tiffin to tow. Simple system, works great, no bells, whistle or BS about it - just a straightforward tower / braking system that works and is easy to hookup. My wife and I installed the brake system on or Jeep for the hookup to the towner along with the emergency breakaway system. If you want simple and effective without spending a ton of money - this is the way to go. We are really pleased with out setup.
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2017 Tiffin Allegro Red 33AA
Cummins ISB 6.7 L
2020 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited
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09-16-2019, 10:29 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Pinellas Park, FL
Posts: 1,117
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandy Swede
We have ther RBE and are very satisfied. It is used to tow our Trailblazer. Also consider getting a TowMate wireless tow light bar. So easy. Approx $220 on Amazon.
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We've got that exact light on our Mini Roadster. It works flawlessly and we're driving down the road in 5 minutes after the first pin is attached.
Blue Ox base plate
Ready Brute Elite Tow bar
TowMate wireless light (green)
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Thom and Diane Boles
2010 Winnebago Vista 32K **2013 Mini Cooper S Roadster **
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09-16-2019, 11:01 AM
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Oregon
Posts: 2,758
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I'm happy with my RBE on a 2015 Focus. Any problems I have had have been self-inflicted.
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2016 Bounder 34T Anniversary Edition
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09-16-2019, 11:32 AM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 158
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Quote:
Originally Posted by baraff
We have a Ready Brute Elite...I swaged in a stainless steel turnbuckle which makes it much easier to adjust. I think NSA sells this as an accessory now.
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I just installed the RBE on a JL Wrangler. Turnbuckle came with kit.
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Mark and Deborah
2018 Tiffin Open Road 34PA
Kernersville, NC / Naples snowbirds
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09-16-2019, 11:42 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 234
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Have towed my Subaru with it all over the mountain west for 3 years and 10,000 miles, to date, and love it.
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09-22-2019, 09:16 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Keeseville ny
Posts: 648
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I’m on my second ready brute elite towbar. .my first I used for about 5 years and got broke in an accident hitch on motor home broke and that broke the turning point on tow bar. Bought another new one and have about 2,000 miles on it so far.
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