Mark,
I bought a towbar like you are looking for from someone on the list. I
can't remember who it was. (sorry about that) It weighs a little over 150 #
.The person I got it from had to brake it down to ship it by UPS. It take
two people to mount it up. I found a set of 3/4 inch cleaves so I can tow a
m37. I have used it one time to push a friends scout car in to his garage.
We hooked it to the front of my 2 1/2 ton truck and to the rear of the scout
car and pushed it around like a toy.
Bobby Joe Pendleton II
MVPA#17657
----- Original Message -----
From: <mblair1@home.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 27 February, 2001 1:21 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Tow bar source?
>
> I've received some interesting responses via private mail so far, and
> I thought I'd share some details to stimulate more conversation:
>
> 1. These suckers are HEAVY, and may require truck shipment (hmm, I
> shold probably try to find a nearby local source first). "200 pounds"
> was mentioned.
>
> 2. There are more than one size, including small ones for trucks up to
> deuces, medium ones for deuces and 5-tons, and huge ones for
> tank-sized vehicles. I'm looking for something that could connect to
> the shackle mounts on a HMMWV, deuce or 5-ton, but I don't envision
> myself pulling anything larger than a deuce on the road. I'd be
> satisfied if it could be used to pull a 5-ton at 5 MPH or so on flat
> pavement, just for moving around a possible future wrecker at the
> airport where my deuce lives until I get it running. I'd prefer the
> lightest tow bar that could do that. Could a "small" tow bar pull
> something up to HMMWV-sized on the road, and something up to a 5-ton
> wrecker at 5 MPH or less on flat pavement?
>
>
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