Tow Bar

[JOG]

+1 for the 13-pin socket

 

[CAB]

Someone gave some very good advice on here.

If you have a removable hook which you leave on, but then want to tow, remove and refit the hook before you tow.

They have been known to fail, apparently, having been left attached for long periods.

 

[Kind of Blue]

I did not know that! What exactly fails, do you know? I might make some enquiries about the Receiver Hitch or get oilin an greasin.

 

[CAB]

I did not know that! What exactly fails, do you know? I might make some enquiries about the Receiver Hitch or get oilin an greasin.

No idea on the actual failure.

I only use mine for the Towbox, and remove it after every trip (I need to reverse right up to the wall on my drive - every inch counts!).

I only recall a discussion on here a number of years ago, where a member discussed a failure of a removeable tow hook, which had been left in place for an extended period, unused, but then failed when towing.

It struck me as very good advice.

 

[T6Paul]

I’ve got the Westfallia detachable towbar.
As others have said get the proper 13 pin electrics and make sure it’s coded into the van.
Fitted mine myself so can’t help with recommendations.

 

[MasterMates]

Firstly, thank for all of your input. Decided to go for Tow Trust detachable with 13 pin electrics which i’m having fitted by a local firm (to me Oxford) next Thursday. So, will report back then………….now for the bike rack………

 

[MasterMates]

Oxfordshire Tow Bars (Colin(based near Abingdon) fitted the tow bar today great service and product and a reasonable price.

 

[Snoopi-y-Fan]

I remove our Tow Trust religiously and replace(d) the weather cap on the locating bracket (which I'd tethered to the van with some rather fetching hi viz brick line).

Annoyingly, it's fallen out at some point, and then come off - must have flapped about to the extent that it wore through the tether.

When I locate a replacement cap, I'll try anchor chain!

Open to alternative suggestions for the cap/tether if anyone's got some ingenious ideas?

 

[Drive Wayne]

I remove our Tow Trust religiously and replace(d) the weather cap on the locating bracket (which I'd tethered to the van with some rather fetching hi viz brick line).

Annoyingly, it's fallen out at some point, and then come off - must have flapped about to the extent that it wore through the tether.

When I locate a replacement cap, I'll try anchor chain!

Open to alternative suggestions for the cap/tether if anyone's got some ingenious ideas?

I've got a TT, I didn't know there was a cap! Van purchased used 3 years ago with TT attached, no issues using it, but we only do 6000 miles in a year.

 

[Salty Spuds]

I remove our Tow Trust religiously and replace(d) the weather cap on the locating bracket (which I'd tethered to the van with some rather fetching hi viz brick line).

Annoyingly, it's fallen out at some point, and then come off - must have flapped about to the extent that it wore through the tether.

When I locate a replacement cap, I'll try anchor chain!

Open to alternative suggestions for the cap/tether if anyone's got some ingenious ideas?

Leave the towbar in

 

[Drive Wayne]

Leave the towbar in

It does upset my rear parking sensors...

 

[Salty Spuds]

It does upset my rear parking sensors...

Ahh!

 

[Snoopi-y-Fan]

Leave the towbar in

And my shins.

Albeit, a tow bar is the ultimate parking sensor

 

[Salty Spuds]

And my shins.

Albeit, a tow bar is the ultimate parking sensor

You only bang your shins once. But the parking/carpark/rear bumper protector is for keeps. I’ve had every combination of towbar on various vehicles over the last 40 odd years, and I still keep coming back to the fixed permanent type.

 

[Skyliner33]

It does upset my rear parking sensors...

Thats strange. I dont think mine does.