I can't speak for a B, but I use the identical setup with my TD. This,
unfortunately, has been used twice on long trips (300+ miles) with no
adverse effects. Similar spread was used. However, the mounting points on
a TD happen to be the tips of the front frame horns, which are extremely
strong.
Regards,
Lew Palmer
lew.palmer@uci.com
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From: mgs-owner[SMTP:mgs-owner@autox.team.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 1996 7:29 PM
To: mgs
Subject: Tow Bars
I have removed the front rubber bumper from my 'B with the intent of
using a Reese tow bar to pull my 'B
I had planned to attach the tow bar to the brackets on which the
bumper is mounted on the vehicle. The Reese tow bar (rated at 5000
lbs) uses a single 5/8" bolt to mount each hinged tow bar bracket to
the vehicle. When I examine the bumper mounting bracket on the
vehicle I see that it really fabricated to withstand a push rather
than a pull force from the front of the car. Does anyone have any
experience in using these single points as a tow bar mounting point?
Should I overlay and mount a channel iron over the bumper mounts and
connect it to the brackets using all four bolts (and then mount the
tow bar to the channel iron with a spread of 26 to 28" (see below))?
The channel iron and four bolts would definitely spread the pulling
forces. Or this channel iron idea bordering on the edge of overkill?
I will be towing this vehicle from Colorado Springs to Halifax Nova
Scotia - about 3200 miles.
A second point. Reese says that the bar's points of contact with the
towed vehicle must be between 26 and 40 inches. Using the existing
holes on the towed vehicle's bumper brackets the max spread I can
reach is 24". Since the towed vehicle weighs less than one half the
rated weight of the bar, do you think the 2" deficit would be a
problem?
Thanks
Preston
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Our toys: 94 Grand Cherokee (attached to a 27' Shasta trailer) and 93
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