towbar I.D

[123mack]

I recently aquired a towbar which I need help identifying. Th OAL is 87 inches, and non adjustable. It is bigger than a medium adjustable. The pin holes measure 1 1/8" in diameter, as opposed to the 1.5" of a heavy towbar. Th spacing at the foot brackets measures 1 7/8".

 

[M1075]

Looks like Heavy Medium to me. Fairly common and good for the big trucks.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Gimpyrobb and Poppop use this type regularly. Pretty durable bar. The feet that you need are not all that plentiful but they are out there!

 

[gimpyrobb]

Yup, good bar ya got there. Just missed out on some feet for it a couple weeks ago on ebay. I will let you know if I come across any.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Looks like you got some nice winches too!

 

[123mack]

Thanks about the feet. The winches, antennas and 50cal ammo box brackets along with whatever other junk I can load up - maybe a crank up antenna mast are going to the GA rally.

 

[gimpyrobb]

How much for a winch? Electric/hydro?

 

[123mack]

The're Milemarker hydraulic winches off of HMMWVs. One has a full spool of cable and fairlead, $300.00 The other has about 3/4 spool of cable, no fairlead, $250.00

 

[maddawg308]

I had one of those a couple years back I pulled out of a junkyard. Sold it quick, didn't take long. I guess they are pretty sought after. That was the only one I ever found.

 

[gimpyrobb]

You got that top bar left Mike?

 

[123mack]

Good. Now I know what the feet look like.

 

[maddawg308]

Nope, they are all gone. Only towbar on this end is a loaner from peecook, I still have to drive down to Richmond to bring it back.

I had about 30 towbars on the truck at Aberdeen 2009, I kept throwing them out there and buyers kept snatching them up. Before I knew it, I sold all the mediums I had, including my own personal one. Oh well, I'll replace it eventually.

 

[gimpyrobb]

I don't think those re the feet you want for a deuce or 5ton. Mike, are those the 1" pinners?

 

[maddawg308]

Those feet in the pic are NOT what you need, those are 1" on the towbar end and 1.5" on the vehicle end - used for pulling armored vehicles. You need the standard 1" on each end, they are much more common anyways.

 

[123mack]

The pin holes on my bar are 1 1/8" Wouldn't I need a foot with a 1 1/8' hole on one end and 1" on the other?

 

[gimpyrobb]

Pics in a sec...

 

[gimpyrobb]

One and an eighth by 1" and 3/4"

 

[tm america]

Thats the same tow bar i have ..Works great for pulling a deuce.Chris remember i'm looking for some of those feet to if you come across anymore.

 

[6x6guy]

I was told the upgrade version had a 3 inch colar welded at both ends of the tow bar brackets, on top of the existing butt weld pieces- and were the only ones to be ulitized due to side pressure failure of the tow bar.

 

[gimpyrobb]

6x6guy, your bar is a different tow bar. That is the modern "medium" tow bar. This one is bigger, heavy-er, and non-adjustable.

Yup George, I know.