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Free for those getting service, otherwise there is a charge per night
From Jct of Hwy 77 & Hwy 94: Go 13 mi W on Hwy 94, then 1/2 mi S on NE 9, then 1/2 mi W on Industrial Dr (L) (Campground free to Blue Ox owners)
Arrived Sunday afternoon, all sites were empty. Not a soul around. We picked one and set up for the night. The next day a young man was emptying the trash cans but was unable to tell us anything about payment. We checked the office at the factory next door but they seemed unconcerned and explained it is almost always empty on the weekends and mostly used by the customers getting repairs on their hitch systems. Very clean, quiet, with full hook ups.
We drove from FL to Green Bay, WI to purchase a 2017 preowned 35' Cougar Travel Trailer, including the Blue Ox sway control system.
The owner went over the RV and the Blue Ox hitch with me. We stopped overnight and I needed to disconnect the truck and reconnected it to the trailer in the morning. I wasn't really sure how many links of tension I needed on the Sway Bars, so I did what I thought was right.
While we were driving through the mountains of the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest on I-64; we experienced a scary sway event while heading downhill into a curve. We stopped about ten miles later at a rest stop for a much needed break. While walking to the bathroom, I was approached by Mr. Jim Klynmam (Blue Ox - Dealer Development Manager) He asked if he could have a look at my hitch., and said, "I saw you experience sway while driving through the mountains, and that your hitch was one of ours... "That should not happen"
He stopped at the rest area in hopes I would stop and he could "get a look at the Blue Ox hitch". Jim showed me the proper link tension I needed and how to load the sway bars properly. We never experienced a sway problem again and the towing experience was greatly improved. The Blue Ox system really works amazingly well and Mr. Jim Klynman's commitment to Blue Ox, is any indication of the service level they provide to the products they make and sell.
Best kept secret. Large grassy sites. Free camping for 1 week for those having Blue Ox hitch. Friendly town with places to shop and eat.
I recently had a bad experience with my Blue Ox Aventa II tow bar. I was towing my F150 pickup. I was U-Turning in a parking lot at night. It was a large enough parking lot for the turn. It was night time so I wasn't really able to see much in my mirrors while I was turning. Mostly I was watching everything in front of me as I turned. About three-fourths through the turn I felt something strange and got out to take a look. The right arm of the Blue Ox tow bar had completely buckled and the bar was up against my towed vehicle. I really don't know why this happened. Perhaps for some reason the toad did not follow my truck. Perhaps the wheels locked up on the toad. I was able to get the vehicles separated and removed the tow bar. I was able to get another tow bar and resumed my trip.
Today I called Blue Ox for support. I was hoping they could give me some insight on what might have happened so that I could ensure that this doesn't repeat itself. The woman that answered my call told me that it was an old tow bar and they don't make that model anymore. She said there were no parts available and it could not be fixed. She told me that they feel the expected life of a Blue Ox tow bar is only 6-7 years and should then be replaced.I assured her that it had only been lightly used and stored indoors. She told me that the Blue Ox tow bar would suffer from metal fatigue even if it was sitting on a shelf indoors! I was floored by that ridiculous statement. I asked her if there was someone I might speak to that could offer more insight into the reasons for the failure. She assured me there was no one at Blue Ox that could give me a different answer than hers. She asked if there was anything else she could help me with. I assured her that up until now she certainly hadn't helped me with anything at all.
