David, I'll look at that tomorrow. ---- David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 07:56 PM 5/24/2011, Dave Mcneely wrote: > >Mr. Squirrel, my '91 camper has tow loops on the front, as well. > > Does yours have two? I've only ever seen one on the front, on the right side. > > Just to be picky, neither the one(s) in the front nor the back are > "tow loops." They are "holdfast points" by means of which the > vehicles are lashed down to the deck during their ocean passage from > builder to point of sale, and they're meant to take a strain pointed > maybe 30-45 degrees downward. What you do with them afterwards is > entirely up to you. > > In particular I'd be inclined to be very cautious about applying side > loads, especially to the forward one. I don't have any hard data on > this, just a feeling. > > Yours, > David > -- David McNeely |
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