Now I never got into the tool room at the big guys shop, but here at the motorpool we use the "medium" towbar to tow everything from 5 tons on DOWN. All you have to do is change the shackles. Those are the end pieces that attach to the bumper of what ever truck your towning. Different ones for the "10 wheeled models" vice the 4 wheeled models. BTW I just towed my Deuce home (and it runs now) with this medium bar and had no problems at all, 5 ton tractor was the tow'er.
The one you may have is for a LAV or bigger. The new 7 1/2 tons have this massive one also. I would say it weighs in at about 250 lbs easy, and that is just the bar piece!!!
Cliff Smith
'71 AMG M35A2
'77 M880
'68 M274A5
'?? M762
'9? 6K Gen
MVPA #26244
From: "Bobby Joe Pendleton" <bjpendleton@charter.net> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> Subject: Re: [MV] Tow Bar? Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 23:14:13 -0400 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeŽ > Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list=== > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org> > To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org> > > > ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list=== > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org> > To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list=== To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org> To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org> To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>