Drag wheel to assemblies for off-road vehicles

Abstract

Apparatus, systems and methods for detachable drag wheel assemblies for off-road vehicles that provide protection by facilitating passing across obstacles that could strike the rear of vehicle, while providing a simple attachment point for towing. In one illustrative embodiment, a wheel may be rotatably disposed in a housing, with the wheel extending through an open rear portion and an open bottom of the housing. A post may extend forward from the housing for placement in a receiver hitch on an off-road vehicle, with the post and housing configured to extend to or past the rear of the off-road vehicle when secured in the receiver hitch. A tow rope connector may be disposed on an upper surface of the housing and include a body portion with a rounded cross-section with a concave exterior sidewall and an upper cap extending past the sidewall.

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