Another part that does not work

A couple of weeks ago, we stopped by a trailer place that is near to where we are staying in Lewisville to see if there was any possibility that they might have a solution for us to be able to raise the hitch receiver where the stinger of the Jeep's tow bar gets attached.

This is the picture that Dwayne has drawn of our need. In the middle to the left are the dimensions of receiver on the motorhome. It is almost 4.5" from the entry point to the hitch pin center point (4 3/8"). Then the opening of the receiver is recessed under the back of the motorhome, 4" from the outer edge of the bumper. The bottom diagram is of the hi/low hitch that we ordered from Amazon (Roadmaster, same brand as our tow bar).

They didn't have anything in stock, but really worked with us looking at catalogs of what they could order, looking at the measurements, trying to find something that would work. We found an adjustable shank for 2" receivers that indicated that it was 16" long - if that was the case, we figured it would surely be long enough to fit into our application.
https://www.hitchweb.com/product/88/45059/CURT-Replacement-Shank

Well...

We aren't sure where the 16" part is... at most, that part across the bottom is 12", and the distance from where the diagonal place connects to the stinger to the hitch pin hole is not 4 3/8".

Recording the part number just in case we need to know it later (to know we've tried that part number and it didn't work).

They were SO nice in that shop, and all was not lost. While browsing there, we saw skid wheels that we had been thinking about ordering, and they were willing to sell to us for less than what we'd get them for in the catalog as they had had them for a while and didn't really think they would be moving them.

We were able to verify by the stock number that this was the item that we had seen in the catalog.

So, now we have two skid wheels - just need to figure out where to install and who can do the installation.

While at National Indoor RV Center, we were looking at the hitch attachment on one of the other motorhomes in for service. This one happens to have a Demco tow bar - but what we found interesting was the rub-bar that is attached under the back of the motorhome - it has one on each side of the hitch, and would keep the hitch receiver from being dragged on the ground (and the safety cables from getting damaged).

Maybe you can see the rub-bar under the motorhome - it is just to the left of the connection on the tow bar.

Another view - may be a little easier to see.

So far, we don't have a solution to the tow bar. We went by U-Haul today to see if they do any custom hitch fabrication (they do not). They recommended a truck customization shop.

No solution yet!