On Tuesday, May 24, 2011, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > My son has shackles, e.g., > > <http://www.4by4connection.com/drings.html> > > mounted to his Jeep's front and rear bumpers. I know the bumpers on the > Vanagon are not strong enough to use to mount shackles to for unstucking > purposes. > > So are there sufficiently strong points on the van? > > I do have a fairly sturdly hitch receiver mounted to the rear tow loops. > Maybe attach a couple shackles to it? > > For the front, I dunno. > > -- > Rocky J Squirrel, AKA Jack Elliott > '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) > Bend, OR > KG6RCR > In the rear, the tie-down loops are pretty good all by themselves. If you really need them in the front, the mounts made by tow bar manufacturers may be worth looking at. -- Michael Snow 1987 Syncro TiiCo 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/ |
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