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Detachable tow bars and tank guards.
muddyjames:
so what kind of piece of mind does a driver have that the tank guard isn't going to fall appart when towing a pride and joy caravan? :-k
Dr.Ed:
the fact that the bolts holding it together aren't as rusty as the original LR fit ones are after 10 years?
muddyjames:
there is that but the strength of the welds arent tested to tow 3.5tonnes and no life time guarntee on them like all tow bars from towsure etc are.
I would like to work out a way to have a removeable tow bar just need to get my head sorted and worked out how to actually do it! May need to look at yours sometime!
Range Rover Blues:
Hmmm, Tows**t :-k heard some stories.........
Basically you don't get any guarantee but they'd be loopy to sell a guard without some sort of testing to make sure it's ok. The thing with the SAouthdown is it's that strong they provide an extra set of mounting bolts for "extreme offroading" so you don't just rip the chassi mounts off. If it's so strong they are woriied about the chassi brekaing before the tank guard does, there's your answer. It's a hell of a piece of metal, and weighs 36Kg because of it, you ain't gonna' bust it.
Disco_Stu:
Well, I've found a possible solution.
Discoparts do a detachable towbar, this is not necessarily that helpful, from what I can gather they are not trading at present.
Simmonites tank guards fit when the DP towbar is attached, I had a look on the truck of a bloke I met the other day, so I'm hopeful other types of guards will too.
And, as the law of Sod states, as soon as you start thinking of buying a tank guard, it's never soon enough. This is a little souvenir from tuesday night...
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