Tow bar removal, what have you done for recovery?

RKServicing

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• Apr 7, 2013

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So I removed my towbar and got on with a strop wrapped around the crossmember for a while. But then I came up with this for a customers car and now I've fitted one on mine. Customers car required cutting the number but mine was ok because of the body lift.

What have you all done? I would have fitted Jate rings but the holes in the chassis have bolts siezed into them.

 

MoorlandBOB

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• Apr 7, 2013

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i would have a towbar and 2 of those,i each side...

 

disco147

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• Apr 8, 2013

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i spent hours with a different improvised "drivers" a shed load of WD40 and the heaviest lump hammer i could find to drive the old bolts out when I took my tow bar off...

 

wiltshire landyman

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• Apr 8, 2013

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recovery points with shackles on rear bumper

 

Jongould

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• Apr 8, 2013

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You can get a proper bracket for the rear, they are about £20 and will take a standard recovery eye or a 4 bolt fixing for a NATO hitch

I got mine from Extreme4x4 a few years back, cant find them on the website although didnt have a very good look...

 

MPfive

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• Apr 8, 2013

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I went with a tank guard with removable drop plate.

 

Paul D

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• Apr 8, 2013

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Removable towhitch ..

The side plates and receiver seem to give plenty protection to the tank, though I will, at some point, fit an extra steel plate tank guard ..

 

wiltshire landyman

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• Apr 8, 2013

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Jongould said:

You can get a proper bracket for the rear, they are about £20 and will take a standard recovery eye or a 4 bolt fixing for a NATO hitch

I got mine from Extreme4x4 a few years back, cant find them on the website although didnt have a very good look...

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hope you don't recover of those exhaust brackets on the bumper

 

cox325

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• Apr 8, 2013

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removed my plough and fitted tank guard with removable tow hitch.

 

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Paulmitchell1984

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• Apr 8, 2013

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i chopped my chassis made my own bumper, put two stromng lifting eyes on from printing machines that are big enough for shackles

 

stutab

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• Apr 8, 2013

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Paul D said:

Removable towhitch ..

The side plates and receiver seem to give plenty protection to the tank, though I will, at some point, fit an extra steel plate tank guard ..

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Like the looks of that, might have to steel the idae

 

Mark151151

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• Apr 8, 2013

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If your bolts are seized in just drill them out. I had to do it to my dads car. Took about 30 mins of drilling on one side stepping up bits but that was with a cordless drill. If it was a power drill would have had it done in 10 mins if that.

 

RKServicing

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• Apr 8, 2013

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I will get the bolts out when I get a spare min or 2. Some nice ideas there but the tank guards with removable hitch are fookin expensive for what they are. The plates I had made from 10mm steel cost 15 quid, if you don't new to tow I think it's a no brainer....

 

Jongould

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• Apr 9, 2013

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wiltshire landyman said:

hope you don't recover of those exhaust brackets on the bumper

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No, they were use as tie downs for one of my many useless and not quite needed contraptions