Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 08:53:06 -0700
Reply-To: Don Hundt <dhundt@BENDBROADBAND.COM>
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From: Don Hundt <dhundt@BENDBROADBAND.COM>
Subject: Re: Trailer hitches
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Hey John,
If you wouldn't put the asterisks at the beginning and end of your links we
would be able to click on them instead of cutting and pasting.
From this: *http://tinyurl.com/3egaarz*
To this: http://tinyurl.com/3egaarz
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "John C..." <jcarp1910@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: Trailer hitches
> *http://tinyurl.com/3egaarz*
>
> Love mine!
> Does Dennis still make them?
> I believe Burley is doing something pretty close.
> Burley's a Master Fabricator Extraordinaire !!!
> best,
> John C...
> SLC, UT...
>
> "I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it accepts me."
> bobby d...
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 2:39 AM, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote:
>
>> A while back I asked about bumpers. In addition to dressing up the van,
>> the other reason for adding bumpers would be to get a 2 inch receiver.
>> I'd
>> like to mount one of the small cargo carriers back there, and it would
>> free
>> up some room in the van. Aluminum ones seem to sell for about $80 or so.
>> I
>> have an 89 Westy with the larger fiberglass bumpers, and I can't really
>> say
>> I'm bothered by the look. So, I'm thinking about the possibility of just
>> adding a trailer hitch. I see there are types that simply bolt on to the
>> frame hooks, and then some more expensive ($350) that rest a bid higher
>> that
>> require cutting of the fiberglasss bumper, but have greater tongue
>> weight.
>> If I'm going to spend $350, I'm thinking I would probably go the extra
>> money and just buy one of Rocky Mountain Westy's bumpers for the extra
>> bucks. Anyone have any comments about the trailer hitches that bolt on
>> to
>> the frame hooks? This may get me by for a while too and they seem to
>> sell
>> for about $150.00. I'm just wondering with an 20 to 24 inch extension,
>> if
>> I"m going to smack the cargo holder on the ground pulling into driveways
>> and
>> such. I'm told those hitches rest pretty low. I welcome all comments.
>>
>> Troy
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