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โNov-07-2017 04:39 AM
hohenwald48 wrote:
As far as I know, all commercially available towing setups are disconnectable in a matter of minutes. The vast majority (if not all) leave the tow bar itself with the towing vehicle when disconnected.
โNov-06-2017 06:09 PM
โNov-06-2017 05:27 PM
hohenwald48 wrote:
As far as I know, all commercially available towing setups are disconnectable in a matter of minutes. The vast majority (if not all) leave the tow bar itself with the towing vehicle when disconnected. I'm still not sure what the poster is wanting that is out of the ordinary.
โNov-06-2017 10:44 AM
โNov-02-2017 05:37 PM
swimmer_spe wrote:
I would love to find a manual transmission vehicle. And it sounds like that would be my best option.
โNov-02-2017 11:25 AM
tatest wrote:
You have two choices. The towbar can stay on the towed vehicle, or it can be carried by the towing vehicle. Both choices require a towbar pinned to a baseplate on the towed vehicle, which is usually bolted to the frame or sub-frame, not welded (there is little to weld to, on today's towable vehicles). There are towbars that mount to brackets on the bumpers of utility vehicles like older Jeeps, but even these are bolted on, not welded.
There is a wide (but shrinking) range of vehicles towable four down, including many older 4WD utility vehicles, many manual transmission front-drive subcompactsedans, many years of GM and Saturn compacts with 4-speed OD automatics, and a few compact or mid-size pickups with manual transmissions. My own towable vehicles have included a manual transmission 2001 Ford Ranger and a 2012 manual transmission Honda Fit.
What to avoid? Anything that can't be towed four-down. That list is a lot bigger than the list of what can be towed.
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โOct-30-2017 07:50 PM
swimmer_spe wrote:rk911 wrote:swimmer_spe wrote:
I plan to do some back country canoeing. I want to leave a second vehicle at the end for me to load up and drive to my other vehicle.
I want to install a tow bar to the car so that I don't have to mess with it. Basically the 2 pivot bolts and away I go.
So, for the second vehicle, what make or models should I avoid?
so you want to leave the towbar on the toad?
I would like to just remove the 2 pivot bolts, but the thing that goes to the car will be welded to the car.
โOct-30-2017 07:42 PM
rk911 wrote:swimmer_spe wrote:
I plan to do some back country canoeing. I want to leave a second vehicle at the end for me to load up and drive to my other vehicle.
I want to install a tow bar to the car so that I don't have to mess with it. Basically the 2 pivot bolts and away I go.
So, for the second vehicle, what make or models should I avoid?
so you want to leave the towbar on the toad?