You're smart to add the riser. The hitch is very low on most Newells, much lower than the attachment point on the toad. If you think about the physics of the tow bar angle during braking, it is clear why the attachment point on the toad should not be higher than the attachment point on the coach. If the car attachment point is higher, then the momentum of the car will cause it's front end to rise. It's concievable that the front end could come completely off the ground in panic stop. If the car attach is lower than the coach attach, then I doubt seriously the momentum of the car will lift the rear of the coach.
Do check your lights EVERY time you hook up. And do verify that the car is in neutral, and the steering wheel will turn. That big DD will shell the transmission in the toad in about two feet if it's not in neutral.
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Richard Rhonda Ty and Alex Entrekin
1995 Newell # 390 DD Series 60, Allison World Trans
Subaru Outback toad
CoMotion Tandem
Often wrong, but seldom in doubt
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