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Date:         Thu, 23 Feb 95 07:00:25 CST
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From:         Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu>
Subject:      trailer hitches and towing

you guys might want to check with some of these folks (or maybe it'll give you an idea of where to check) ... this is the stuff in the FAQ:

Hitches................................................................ <jwalker@ua1vm.ua.edu & gsker@lenti.med.umn.edu> RIGID HITCH Hitches and Accessories Rigid Hitch, Inc. (612) 888-1155 9216 Grand Ave. S. trailer hitch for vanagons; mounts on rear Bloomington, MN tow hooks 1000 lb weight, 100 lb tongue weight

<smitht@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca> Don Valley VW (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Don Valley VW mounts to frame, bumper remounts on hitch. 2000 lb weight, 200 lb tongue weight

<John.Pinkham@lambada.oit.unc.edu> U-Haul (made by Valley?) 1500 lb weight $109 installed

Recycled Inc (Parts Place?) these guys had trailer hitches for all 2300 N. Opdyke Rd. bus years listed in their catalog. Auburn Hills, MI 48326 (810) 373-2300 Phone Hours: M-F 0830-1830, Sat 0900-1600 (810) 373-5950 FAX

Da-lan rated at 1500 lbs. somewhere in Massachusetts

Lightweight Travel Trailers............................................. <From: JUSTINA@osage.astate.edu for the rv mailing list, 94/08>

TrailManor P.O. Box 130C Lake City, TN 37769 Phone: (615) 426-7426 Send $9.95 for VHS tape. Ultra LW hard sided "bifold" trailer. Be prepared for sticker shock!

TowLite Inc. 25 Walnut Street Lexington, Ohio 44904 Phone: (800) 321-6402 Two piece hard sided "telescoping" design.

Sun-Lite Inc. P.O. Box 517 Bristol, Indiana 46507 (800) 327-7684 Roof section cranks up and down like pop-up.

ABI Leisure Products 726 Broad Street Box 10 Dunnville Ontario, Canada N1A 2X1 (416) 774-8891 All aluminum Award series trailers. If you like luxury and don't mind the price tag, it's one to look at!

Jayco Inc. P.O. Box 460 Middlebury, Indiana 46540 (219) 825-5861 Ask for info on Eagle SL series. Aluminum frame construction.

Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. P.O. Box 7638 Riverside, CA 92513-7638 (800) 444-4905 (Prowler) Ask for info on the Prowler, Wilderness, or Resort XT-1 series trailers. Built like the Jayco's.

i had a factory kit on my 71 bus that bolted up to the frame (into pre- drilled and tapped holes). but my 73 didn't have those same holes so i never got around to putting any hitch on it.

now, for the vanagons, check the rigid hitch folks (at the top). that came from an article in the VW Autoist (vw club of america) ... it attaches to the 'tow eyes' under the rear bumper, and so is out of the way of most everything. but regardless of the hitch you get, always remember: it's a vw bus!! you can't pull very much! ;)

for tow bars up front, i've seen a couple on buses, but they were all custom jobs. no suppliers known at present. :(

joel


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