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does anyone have a picture of an m35 with winch, with a towbar mounted on front bumper thanks
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now thats a way to put a 4x4 threw a cab 
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oops. i am looking for a picture of a towbar stored on top of front bumper . also how is it anchored ? oilcan are you towing your truck with the wagon ?looks like a trans or clutch job.
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Why didn't you say so! Try this, http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=14089&highlight=towbar+mount
I knew nickd had posted this so I searched for"towbar mount" and entered "nickd" as the author. There were only 2 search results, easy!
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thats it . thanks
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Hi all....
this is my way to mount the towbar on the bumper. Have seen it on pics of the Reforger maneuver in the early 90´s in Germany.
Greetings Marc
this is my way to mount the towbar on the bumper. Have seen it on pics of the Reforger maneuver in the early 90´s in Germany.
Greetings Marc
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marc - why is the bottom arm backwards on your towbar if you dont mind me asking
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Because this Bar is the newer version. If you want to mount it you have to fix it like this. The older (smaller) Towbar is a little bit smaller at the ends of the Frame. And the newer one is a little bit tightened. And with these strond ends you can´t fold it together. So you have to turn around the leg. You know wat I mean?
Greetings Marc
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Yup, the mwo "collars" will not let the tow bar close as normal.
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Sorry, but what´s -mwo "collars"-????
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Greetings Marc
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Oh... O.K.! It´s the Ring around the bar! Sorry!
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That is correct. There is 4 collars welded onto the tow bar to make it stronger. 2 up by the lunette and 2 where the feet (adapters) connect.
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The above pics, however, just show a towbar strapped onto the front bumper. Here's a pic of nickd's towbar mounts....
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Mike, do you have an image of the other side, too?
That's a neat installation.
Thanks,
Mark
That's a neat installation.
Thanks,
Mark
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Is this the official way to fix it on the bumper? I only know the bars strapped on the bumper as I did!
But really a nice way to carry it. But I think the german police wouldn´t like the fixed bolts on the bumper...... but I should try!
Greetings Marc
But really a nice way to carry it. But I think the german police wouldn´t like the fixed bolts on the bumper...... but I should try!
Greetings Marc
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There is no official way to attach a towbar to a deuce bumper, the towbars are BII for wreckers only. nickd's setup is custom, and non-official.
roger-wilco-66: sorry, you'd have to hit up nickd for more pics, this is the only one I have.
roger-wilco-66: sorry, you'd have to hit up nickd for more pics, this is the only one I have.
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I was thinking about grinding down the MWO collars on my towbar, but KsM175 directed me to this thread and that got me thinking about reversing the 'short' towbar leg. I saw the way that MarcM35A2 did it, but that would require you to switch the leg back before you could use the towbar. Is there any reason why you couldn't/shouldn't just leave it set-up like this instead? I can't see there being any difference in strength, as that leg is only in straight tension/compression.
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Oh, and by the way - why is the short leg actually so much shorter than the long leg? Even when the legs are spread to the width of the shackle-mounts, the lunette-eye is off-center. Are all of the towbars like this?