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I’ve got the same concern - hopefully by beginning of next year they will have a solution- Blue Ox ?
Any news from Roadmaster ?
Yes. Use the Roadmaster kit for the Bronco wildtrack with led lighting and modular bumper. PN 524469-5
Thanks for research. Let us know on the Blue Ox. I definitely would by the base plate from them.
Nice setup and agree with your rationale. Any issues towing other that what you previously stated? Piecing our system together now, but won’t have a final height number until snow melts and we get the camper remounted.
Guessing the reason Ford can't recommend the front recovery points is the height/safety issue. It's a safety concern that the Bronco Raptor at 6k lbs can't be allowed to pivot upward in a sudden stop. Caution you if you were to get stopped extremely quick (truck brakes alone may or may not stop that fast) there is very high risk your Bronco Raptor will impact your camper and truck.
Yes, that is always a risk and why you need a braking system in the Braptor and have to drive defensively. I towed a 2019 Jeep Wrangler (about 1,000 lbs lighter?) all over without problems. The F450 has strong brakes and diesel engine braking but I accept your words of caution. My tow bar is about one inch lower in front where it connects to the F450 and the front end of the Braptor should drop with heavy braking.
Nice, I feel much better knowing the brakes on the BRaptor will activate. Also, given only a inch of slope, the rear of the superduty will raise under extreme braking/stopping situation thereby hopefully planting the nose of the BRaptor. We'll go with that, please don't test my theory.
BTW, very nice looking Rig!
I see people asking about the recovery points used as a recreational tow attachment point. The attached picture is what I wanted to do prior to further research. The "base plates" that Road Master and Blue Ox use is the exact same place as the recovery hooks. They do have an additional square shank that bolts into the frame "ear" with two additional bolts. My tow heights ending up about equal at 28" to center of hitch point.
As of today they do not have a Raptor specific base plate. I am taking my Braptor to their factory on May 15th to do the prototype engineering. However, my gut feeling is that the one for the modular bumper will probably work - just not proven yet. I'll see if they will let me take some pictures of the initial work.
BahnBob - Thank You ! This is good info. We are picking up our new Foretravel middle to end of July and need to make sure we have a tow bar and proper baseplate + Air Force one ready for install at the factory in Nacogdoches TX, spoke with Roadmaster today they had their prototype Raptor leave last week. They said it would be approximately 6 weeks till it’s ready for sale. We have some options - Thanks Again
