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Opinions of detachable towbar?
hairyasswelder:
I have got one of these ..... http://www.witter-towbars.co.uk/towbars/vehicle_technical_details.aspx?VehicleTowbarID=2075 (pic in fitting instructions) which will soon be for sale without electrics, as I am in the process of fabricating a tank guard with tow hitch ;)
I put a couple of 3.25t shackles in the bolt holes for off road :D Improves the angle, protects the bumper and tows well :D
Steve
Disco Matt:
With standard wheels/tyres (235/70? not looked lately) mine will fit under a 2m height barrier.
Grounding the diffs hasn't really proved a problem - the difficulty is with steps or steep slopes as the towbar hits the ground. I'd definitely want to replace it with a tank guard/towbar "all in one" part as I realise the tank would be very vulnerable without the plough under it. The one I posted would have to be an improvement compared to the standard setup surely?
Wireless:
Disco Matt's posted link does seem the best solution, although it depends how long you're planning to keep the Disco, I'm looking to change mine within the next two years, so the plough will have to stay put, and the proposed front winch/winch bumper will have to be downgraded to a front A-bar with shackles, although steering and diff guards are still a possibility.
I need a new set of Magnecor's too, these cheapo silicone jobbies I used as a replacement are p*ss poor during warm up on LPG (lumpy), but then my budget at replacement time for the first set (they lasted seven years), was a bit tight. Good news is that a set of Magnecor's is now about 25% cheaper than when I bought the first set. I was going to just carry on with the silicone, but with the increase in fuel prices affecting LPG the slight hit on mpg is starting to be irritating, in so much as two year's worth of improved mpg will pay for the leads several times over; so I'm going to have to invest in a second set of leads I should have bought two years ago.
I lot of decisions end up being due to budget/cost, but then thats par for the course for everything.
mentalmoshio sophs V8i:
matt which towbar do u have the fully covered all around one or different?
Disco Matt:
I think it's the fully covered one - it has a drop plate (with holes drilled to allow the towball to be bolted on at different heights) and triangular side plates with cutouts in them, the sockets for the electrics are mounted on the side plates.
I really can't find anything else as good as that link for the money - I realise it won't be the best but for £140 all in (plus a few £s worth of Hammerite spray paint) I can't find better. Even if it does extend slightly below the chassis rails it'll still be an improvement on the original.
Front recovery points are a lot easier - JATE rings can be used. Just remove or trim the plastic bits on the front bumper, remove the lower bumper mounting bolts, and fit the JATE rings using the holes in the chassis. The JATE ring bolts will replace the original bumper bolts with no problems.
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