Tow Bar Design - Fiji Edition (Help please)

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Tow Bar Design - Fiji Edition (Help please)

Postby MrOizo » Fri May 18, 2012 4:44 pm

I am over in Fiji at the moment and it seems tow bars don't exist here.

The road testing gear that i have is all trailer mounted so a towball is needed.

The Govt department here supplied me with a mid 90's Land Cruiser which had the following done:

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I have told them I'm not happy with it because there are no provisions for safety chains or lighting - and i don't trust their welding.

What can be done to make this reliable? I have said to use some thick U shaped channel and weld to the tow hook.

I thought there could be a bolt through the hook on to the steel extension where the weld is as a back up but not sure.

If i had a idea what vehicle we'd have, i would have bought something like this with me:

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Postby B_giB » Fri May 18, 2012 5:08 pm

Shouldnt this be in Funny Images? lol
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Postby MrOizo » Fri May 18, 2012 5:14 pm

B_giB wrote:Shouldnt this be in Funny Images? lol


Haha maybe - so should have got a pic of the actual work that was done! That was ROFL material!
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Postby Bling » Fri May 18, 2012 5:18 pm

6mm x 50mm flat bar?? Not sure there are really any proper solutions as that has failed before it started. However, my only idea would be to put 4 bolts in to hold the bar / tow hook together. I'd also move the towball as close to the tow hook as possible.

6mm, lol

6mm!!!

edit: something like this
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Actually, probably not possible, but bolt the towball through the tow hook bit
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Postby Toby » Fri May 18, 2012 5:49 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:
edit: something like this
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Actually, probably not possible, but bolt the towball through the tow hook bit


Awesome :lol:
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Postby edwagon » Sat May 19, 2012 2:12 am

About the only thing that a 6mm drawbar is useful for is as a template for the 16mm plate that you should be using!

6mm has gotta be someone taking the piss!!

Oh and just a rule of thumb for bush spec welding jobs - a stick welder will generally produce stronger welds if the operator is not skilled, but they will most likely look awful - you can trust them within reason. Mig is easy to get looking neat, but hard to get good strength in heavier stuff- the nice neat bead will just sit on top... so be wary....
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Postby Mr Revhead » Sat May 19, 2012 10:15 am

If that wasn't so dodgy it'd be hilarious!


I don't think you have any choice but to tell them to make a proper bar.
Welding to the tow hook... oh dear!
Could unbolt the bumper from it's frame and use that as the basis for making a bar.

Or, smack them over the head with their 6mm plate and hang at the beach until your flight home


6mm plate! :lol:
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Postby MrOizo » Sat May 19, 2012 10:57 am

Thanks for the comments guys. I'll see what they have to say / what they give me on Monday.

Mr Revhead wrote:... and hang at the beach until your flight home

I did that last month - 11 days on the company in Fiji and no work! :oops:
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Postby Lloyd » Sat May 19, 2012 12:40 pm

Just weld another plate on the top of the hook and onto the bar, it'll be fine
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