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Date:         Sun, 07 May 1995 22:42:31 +0600
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From:         anon869@vt.edu (Christopher Bridge)
Subject:      Re: how do I tow a bus?!?

>I'm going to buy a bus that I've got to move about 250 miles.... > >I'd like to tow it with some sort of tow bar as my towing rig is not a >class "C" and Uhaul won't rent me a trailer (It would probably be crazy >to try and pull a trailer with a bolted-to-your-bumper hitch.(

No, more like suicide. I _did_ pull my 71 home about 10 miles with a similar rig. Wouldn't recommend it.

>Anyway, I've tried some of the VW speciality shops, and they tell me >towbards for busses (I need to tow a 71 window van) aren't retailed any >longer. >IS this true? I need to get one, or rent a tow bar that will do the job. >Someone suggested that I get the tow bar for the beetle and then modify >it. OK, but what do I do??

This would take about as much work as manufacturing one from scratch. A couple of things here- the front beam on a bus is a whole lot larger diameterwise than a bug. Also, the distance from the bumper to the beam is longer too. Me thinks that the tow bar would have to be cut and lengthened. I know that Thom had made/bought a tow bar which bolts on after the bumper is removed. I think that this is the best way to go.

Custom fabrication would be the way to go. Where are you located?

Chris.


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