Towing LMTV via Ibis bar

[Lmtv772]

Going to pick up another M1078 tomorrow. I went the other day to make sure the driveshafts are off and to check overall condition.
Read through -10 TM. Is there any other hints I should look out for? is it OK to cross chain between the two truck's shackles, provided they are long enough??
Maybe I'll bring the heavy duty medium towbar with square tubing , too just in case
thx in advance

 

[Lmtv772]

After reading about some Ibis tow bars snapping, i decided to take a 83.000lb medium tow bar with me. They are usually for much larger trucks. I have 5 complete boxes.

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[Lmtv772]

I brought the ibis bar as a back up and was going to use it since its s lot lighter. But the feet didn't fit the bar on the truck.
so I used the heavy duty bar instead .

 

[1951M1078]

Looks like it worked. How many people did it take to pick it up ? LOL

 

[Lmtv772]

Just one I put it together piece by piece

 

[NDT]

My opinion is that the Ibis bar is fine for HMMWVs and such, but the margin of safety with 20,000+ lbs flat tows is not enough. With the medium tow bars, it is one less thing to be concerned about. Looks like a nice truck followed you home.

 

[juanprado]

Just one I put it together piece by piece

That is exactly why I like the square tube tow bar. One person can assemble it like an erector set and not throw your back out.......

 

[FloridaAKM]

I have both the Ibis tow bar & 6 of the square tube tow bars kits! You can carry the ibis around, but the square tube system weighs over 500 lbs, so it has to be assembled rather than just hooked up! Thanks for the pictures of the hookup!

 

[PowerstrokeNC]

Looking good!

 

[Lmtv772]

The Oshkosh tow bar withe the square legs has a 83.000 lb capacity and is perfect for doing a planned recovery

 

[Overdrive]

sweet! nice pics of the towing setup... How did your truck perform towing a twin behind it?

OD

 

[Lmtv772]

sweet! nice pics of the towing setup... How did your truck perform towing a twin behind it?

OD

Thanks , overdrive. It ranged from confidence instilled, to out right iffy-scary-as-****.
I can see , if you don't pay attention and make a sudden correction, the resulting oscillations can wipe you out in a heartbeat. Also don't make quick moves on the brake pedal. The truck that follows you tries to go sideways then.

 

[DanM7890]

Thanks for posting your results. I have heard from someone on another thread an LMTV can tow another LMTV but I have never seen it first hand.

 

[98G]

This is sufficient evidence to prevent me from towing anything heavier than a hmmwv using an ibis tek bar:

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showth...-Ibis-Tek-tow-bar-failure-snapped-like-a-twig

 

[DanM7890]

Ken pulled my LMTV home from Bragg with no issues. Sounds like they're some bad apples out there.

 

[98G]

Yes, but the steel bars are a known quantity. Why take a chance?

 

[Lmtv772]

Yes, but the steel bars are a known quantity. Why take a chance?

Right, I have both and I didn't feel like taking the chance with an Ibis afterward. There are so many things that can go wrong on a tow bar recover. I don't want the bar itself to be one of the problems

 

[expeditionnw]

Thats disappointing, those Ibis bars look like such nice pieces of equipment too. anyone have pointers on where to find the square tube bar?

 

[juanprado]

ArtilleryDan was selling the kit


http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showth...MMWV-MTVR-m939-M35-CUCV-more&highlight=towbar

 

[PanamaMV]

Question is could a competent welder reinforce the Ibis bar to avoid the failures. If so....... what areas need reinforcement? Maybe add a safety chain so if it came apart all it could do is run into your own Arse?