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Catastrophic Ibis Tek tow bar failure; snapped like a twig.
I think the issues stem from experience with three different bars, the light duty one with the failures, the light duty replacement and the medium duty bar that looks like both if them. Ibis made it clear that their medium duty, 44,000 bar is still safe and in use in off road military...- acme66
- Post #85
- Forum: 5-ton and up
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Catastrophic Ibis Tek tow bar failure; snapped like a twig.
Could you ask him for more details so we can try and put this to bed? Ken Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk- acme66
- Post #75
- Forum: 5-ton and up
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Catastrophic Ibis Tek tow bar failure; snapped like a twig.
I figure off road use for the military could include overloaded and stuck trucks, massive loads. But then all the cornering is on dirt and that makes a huge difference on side loading. Sounds like that is when theses let go, cornering on pavement. IDK, sure is a lot of doubt out there about...- acme66
- Post #70
- Forum: 5-ton and up
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Catastrophic Ibis Tek tow bar failure; snapped like a twig.
I contacted Ibis and got a response. I was asking specifically about part # is 2512-100-001. This is what I got: Hi Ken, The Ibis tek tow bar you are asking about was designed and tested for Military Off Road Use Only and is NOT intended for on road highway use. Thanks...- acme66
- Post #63
- Forum: 5-ton and up