From: Bobby Joe Pendleton (bjpendleton@charter.net)
Date: Sun Apr 11 2004 - 20:14:13 PDT
My towbar don't seem to fit either of the these. It weighs a least 150 lb
and has adjustable legs and is twice the dia of a standard medium duty
towbar.
BjP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doc Scheffler" <roughdoc@comcast.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Tow Bar?
> There are in fact two light tow bars, and one heavy.
>
> The heavy is for tanks and tank recovery vehicles.
>
> There is a light tracked vehicle tow bar and a light wheeled vehicle tow
> bar.
>
> The easy way to tell them apart is by looking at the legs of the tow bar.
> The light wheeled has adjustable length legs. The light tracked vehicle
tow
> bar has fixed length legs.
>
> My experience echoes yours. Operator headspace and timing bends the legs.
>
> With that said, seeing as many aren't that experienced with heavy vehicles
> by themselves, let alone towing them, the light tracked vehicle towbar may
> be the better option from a safety standpoint.
>
> Doc
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> Behalf Of Wayne Harris
> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 8:06 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Tow Bar?
>
>
> Well if you go by the book you will find that the towbar in the TM
> 9-2320-260-10-HR is called a "light duty" and the FSN is 4910-00-735-6056
> and then if you look in the TM 9-4910-496-10 which is the OPERATORS
MANUAL:
> TOWBAR, MOTOR VEHICLE (FSN 4910-735-6056) has it rated at
"Extended-14,000
> lbs gross weight, Retracted-42,000 and that it is good for
>
> "WHEELED VEHICLES UP TO AND INCLUDING 42,000 LBS GROSS WEIGHT CAN BE TOWED
> WITH ALL WHEELS ON THE GROUND WITH THE TOWBAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION
WHEN
> CONNECTED TO THE BUMPER SHACKLE BRACKETS. THIS ALLOWS TOWING OF ALL
WHEELED
> VEHICLES UP
> TO AND INCLUDING EMPTY 5 TON TRUCKS. DO NOT EXCEED A SPEED OF 20 MPH OVER
> PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADS. THE 42,000 POUND GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT CAN BE
> APPLIED TO ANY LOADED VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT EXCEED 42,000 POUNDS GROSS
> WEIGHT". and that includes the Deuce I think you will find that the
bending
> happen when "Soldier 1" turns "Truck 1" short. Wayne
>
>
> >From: "Thomas M McHugh" <tmmchugh@msn.com>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Subject: Re: [MV] Tow Bar?
> >Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 16:53:29 -0400
> >
> >Joe,
> >
> >I have seen the Medium Bars used on a Deuce many times. That is also
why
> >you rarely find any that do not have one side bent.
> >
> >I could have sold my Bar several times to owners of a Deuce. I would
> >rather see it sit, than think of getting my money back & having a Deuce
> >damaged in transit.
> >
> >AS long as I tell a buyer that & they still want to buy it, I would sell
> >it.
> >
> >It will be at Aberdeen, in Art Swains space.
> >
> >OK Buyers, line up with $$$.
> >
> >Tom
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <MVTrucker@aol.com>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 1:32 PM
> >Subject: Re: [MV] Tow Bar?
> >
> >
> > > Interestingly, two guys towed a 5-ton M54A2 out of
> > > here a couple of weeks ago using a medium towbar and
> > > a civilian dump truck. Nobody in the 5-tonner's
> > > driver seat, they just went for it. I spect they had
> > > to drag it around corners as I doubt that the M54A2
> > > tracked.
> > > Joe Young
>
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