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Kombi tow bars - show me yours
vassy66T1 - May 16th, 2012 at 06:32 PM

Hi there
I am looking for the tow bar that is the winner on neat, functional and barely noticeable.
It will go on a lowlight (fabricate it myself) so if any lowies have tow bars that will help even more.
Look forward to your input.
Marcus


grinderman - May 16th, 2012 at 07:53 PM

Damn..........if its for barely noticeable mine is crap, but for functionality (especially strength) my lowlight rear bumper/towbar/step is hard to beat. I had an engineering firm modify a haymann reece rodeo removeable hitch towbar (rated at 2800kg) with tube sides and a checkerplate top. They also welded some 8mm thick tabs to the chassis to boost the mounting points to 4, so I am confident the towbar could pull 3 ton but the 1835 engine might have something to say.:no:


11CAB - May 16th, 2012 at 09:32 PM

You need to check out Andrews towbar he made up for his BajaBus. Best Towbar I've ever seen on a kombi


11CAB - May 16th, 2012 at 09:39 PM

Some pics.....

http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z342/OzTowdster/BusResto027.jpg

http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z342/OzTowdster/BusResto029.jpg

http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z342/OzTowdster/BusResto030.jpg

http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z342/OzTowdster/BusResto034.jpg

http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z342/OzTowdster/BusResto033.jpg

http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z342/OzTowdster/BusResto032.jpg

http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z342/OzTowdster/BusResto031.jpg


vassy66T1 - May 17th, 2012 at 07:48 AM

Excellent pics thanks 11cab
That is exactly what I wanted to see. I was thinking of the square hayman reese style tongue connection through the bumper.
The gussets around the "up and down" are very well done and a great idea.
Good to see it can be done.
I have just got to try and fit that into a lowlight bumper. That is the challenge for me.


11CAB - May 17th, 2012 at 10:36 AM

The way Andrew has done it allows the bumper to sit nice and close to the bodywork which doesn't happen with the normal kombi towbars