Bud, Bud, Bud; whadaya wanta start this fur again?
Larry Hoy
http://home.cwix.com/~larryhoy@cwix.com/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Bud Krueger
> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 1998 6:00 PM
> To: Harris Goldstein
> Cc: mg digest
> Subject: Re: Towbar for MGB
>
>
> A couple of months ago I flat-towed my '77B from central Vermont to Plymouth,
> Mass., about 180 miles. I simply removed the front bumper from the B and
> attached my towbar brackets using the holes that the bumper normally
> mounts to.
> For added stiffness I used two of the steel bumper shims on each side. Towed
> fine with no problems at all.
>
> Bud Krueger
> 52TD
> 77MGB
>
> Harris Goldstein wrote:
>
> > A colleague described a towbar he had built (and used) for a B. It
> > involved a bar with holes at each end that apparently attached to the
> > wishbone pivot. The front nut was removed, the bar added, and the nut
> > replaced.
> >
> > This seems like a relatively easy solution to flat towing a B
> > (notwithstanding the issue, and controversy, of disconnecting the
> > driveshaft). It wouldn't be too difficult to fabricate or to install.
> >
> > In fact, it sounds too easy. In particular, is the connection to the
> > towed B robust enough for pulling and, more importantly, stopping?
> > Would this be suitable for longer (over 100 miles) distances?
> >
> > Any experience with a towbar arrangement such as this? Any other
> > suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
>
>
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