Tow bar fitment guide

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Re: Tow bar fitment guide

Post by volvosneverdie » 26 Apr 2010 08:47 am

Looks cool Tom.
Not fancy going for the 300 bike carrying record?

Three on the roof, two on the hatch and five on the back!!? :lol:
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Re: Tow bar fitment guide

Post by trabitom99 » 26 Apr 2010 08:58 am

Ten bikes? Should be do-able: 4 on the roof, 4 on the back, 2 in the boot :-) But I'm not hanging anything from the hatch again, I used one of those carriers for a while but it damaged one of the boot lid hinges ...

Now I need to find other things to tow with my new towbar. A caravan, a boat maybe? ;-)
And then ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsPnwi0nb2Q
:shock:

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Re: Tow bar fitment guide

Post by volvosneverdie » 26 Apr 2010 09:03 am

trabitom99 wrote: Now I need to find other things to tow with my new towbar. A caravan, a boat maybe? ;-)
And then ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsPnwi0nb2Q
:shock:

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Thats why there are weight laws for towing then!!? :shock:
A turbo lump and he would have made it! :wink:
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Re: Tow bar fitment guide

Post by trabitom99 » 01 Aug 2010 07:51 pm

More tow bar pics. It's rapidly turning into my favourite accessory :-)

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Didn't fancy climbing back up the slope with the trailer though, so the wood had to go in the 300. Of course, it coped admirably ;-)

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343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988

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Re: Tow bar fitment guide

Post by volvosneverdie » 02 Aug 2010 08:58 am

I bet that trailers fun in the high wind Tom. :shock:
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Re: Tow bar fitment guide

Post by trabitom99 » 02 Aug 2010 09:17 am

It just about fitted into a McDrive entrance :shock: A Paddy Hopkirk roof rack would have completed the picture of course ;-)

I reckon I was towing around 6- 700KG. A 360 is allowed to pull 1200KG - I can't imagine that being much fun on a longer journey ...

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343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988

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Re: Tow bar fitment guide

Post by vØlvØfreak » 03 Aug 2010 05:59 pm

we've had 1500 kg behind the 360, no prob at all :wink:

Nice pics Tom! I love those hella's in the front!

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Re: Tow bar fitment guide

Post by trabitom99 » 03 Aug 2010 07:17 pm

vØlvØfreak wrote:we've had 1500 kg behind the 360, no prob at all :wink:
Ooh, naughty ;-)
vØlvØfreak wrote:Nice pics Tom! I love those hella's in the front!
Thanks Mark :-) Yeah, I like those square lamps too. Pity they're so wobbly, dispite the proper mounting brackets :?

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343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988

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