need help tow bar

[paul]

ok i got this tow bar i plan on useing to haul the tracker with. what i need is tips and advice on how to use it. like what to do what not to do all that. keep in mind I HAVE NEVER USED ONE BEFORE IN MY LIFE lol. so all the help i can get would be nice. thanks

[ProGrade]

ok i got this tow bar i plan on useing to haul the tracker with. what i need is tips and advice on how to use it. like what to do what not to do all that. keep in mind I HAVE NEVER USED ONE BEFORE IN MY LIFE lol. so all the help i can get would be nice. thanks

#1 use brackets that attach directly to the frame, NOT the bumper. 
#2 use safety chains, get some lights, or wire the tracker to plug into your tow rig harness, (lights are cheap at harbor freight, I paid 9.95 for mine)
#3 go slow, leave everything in the tracker in neutral, (trans, case, lockouts) and remember your truck brakes are all you've got.
#4 make sure the towbar is level from the front of the tracker to your hitch so it doesnt push your tow rig up or down when you try to stop.
#5 i'm in the process of mounting mine, i'll post pics on the Rusted Reject project when i get it done
#6 keep in mind this is the first truck i have used one on (i towed it 2 miles to get it home with a temporary setup), but i already did a lot of this research so i am just passing it on. 

[Crazymays77]

I had one on the tracker a couple years ago. I made a steel bumper on the front for tow points and i welded the brackets to that so i knew it wouldnt come off. then i had saftey chains from the tow bar to the tracker and from the tow bar to the tow rig just in case. I wired the tracker up so i could plug it into the tow rig for lights worked good. as pro grade said make sure the tow bar is level when its hooked up. when i lifted the tracker 3 inches and hauled it i bucked all over the place i made a new receiver and it was fine again. if you need help let me know paul. good luck

[paul]

thanks guys i apprate it

[ProGrade]

 

[paul]

how did u wire up the traker

[BIG DOG]

i think you put a 4 wire plug on the front              but i think you may like the magnet 1s from harbor freight   in case your lites get covered in mud  ?   

[crazymama]

u can use the mag light too i did that for awhile then i just hated to deal with the wire and light so i wired directly into the headlights and turn signals up front. everything is gutted out of the tracker so i cant look and i dont remember what wires i used. trial and error pretty much.

[paul]

ok thanks

[paul]

do i have to have all lights working like the ones in the front and head lights or just the ones in the rear

[ProGrade]

do i have to have all lights working like the ones in the front and head lights or just the ones in the rear

just tail turn and brake in the rear

[Crazymays77]

i think the way i did it it made all of them work.

[paul]

ok guys i got the lights working like they pose to. now nother question what do i do bout the steering on it lock it leave it what

[ProGrade]

leave the trans in neutral, the wheels will automatically follow your tow vehicle.  if you lock the steering it would drag your front wheels when you turn.

[paul]

so  i leave the sterring wheel unlocked

[ProGrade]

yup sorry i was just thinking about an automatic, if you have the trans in neutral, the wheel is unlocked.

[Crazymays77]

i turned the key on and just put the tcase in neutral when i towed mine like that. you dont have far to go like i did. i was going 20 miles one way so you should be fine.

[Crazymays77]

i had an auto trans but i heard that the manual trans trackers you should leave it in gear but i dont think you should do that. something about it not getting fluid to circulate thru the trans but your not going that far so i dont think u will have a problem with that either. just dont drive super fast lol.

[paul]

well i hauled it out to my dads today. trans in neutral t-case in neutral and the lock outs unlocked and the colum unlooked went down the road good had a funny shimy to it  but hey its all good what ya expect the poor old tracker has been beat to hell its going to have a shimmy of some kind lol

[ProGrade]

well i hauled it out to my dads today. trans in neutral t-case in neutral and the lock outs unlocked and the colum unlooked went down the road good had a funny shimy to it  but hey its all good what ya expect the poor old tracker has been beat to hell its going to have a shimmy of some kind lol

feels a little different but it works! pulled mine to the mounds and out to big todds later.  works good.  saw your little s10 at the mounds.