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Date:         Wed, 4 Jul 2012 11:41:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Hitch for vanagon's with zetec conversions
Comments: To: Bill M <billmonk@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <D916132B-B56F-443F-A339-E8E3F8D607B5@gmail.com>
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At  7/4/2012 10:56 AM, Bill M wrote:
>. I avoid the ones that go on the tow loops as they can't handle any
>tongue weight.
>
>Bill-87 Westy Zetec Turbo






Really? I'd actually heard of one failing before.


How much weight did you have on it before it failed?


What failed, the loops welded to the brackets?  The brackets bolted
to the VW frame?  The bolts attaching the brackets to the frame?  The
bolts attaching the hitch to the loops?
I guess I'm asking if it was the welds that failed or the hardware.


Was it a Gowesty hitch? How did the middle bar that bolts to the
mustache bar hold up?


I'm really curious. I have the loop mounted hitch and I don't carry
and real heavy loads and have never had a problem but I am curious
about your actual failure.
Thanks!






Rob


becida@comcast.net
Western Washington State, USA
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