[Roadsters] Tow Strap Advice - be careful

[Barter Dude]

Since you are getting this new tow unit welded, a little extra of having a
parallel plate welded to the frame and the sway bar towers makes for a nice
combination of strength and rigidity not only for the tow unit but for your
bumper too.  Yeah, yeah, I know, the bumper is made from GI beer cans and
bends when you step on it.  

Gary Lasater - Parker CO
founding member www.WyCROC.org
1963 SPL310-00161C (Single Carb)
1963 SPL310-00289B (Single Carb)
1964 SPL310-01289


-----Original Message-----
From: datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of J KRAKAUER
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 12:00 PM
To: Eddie; Alan Watt
Cc: Datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Tow Strap Advice - be careful

Be careful of that. Back in my racing days before I got a trailer I used to 
flat tow with a tow bar that attached to those  tabs on the frame that held 
the bumper brackets. little did I know that they are weak and will develop 
cracks and eventually rip off. Never got that far, but after noticing the 
cracks I scrounged up the cash for a used trailer.  Later found out that 
this was a sort of know weak point.

Jerry Krakauer
SRL311 00099

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eddie" <eddietude at socal.rr.com>
To: "Alan Watt" <AlanW at dprinc.com>
Cc: <Datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Tow Strap Advice


> I've seen Roadsters towed by removing the front bumper and brackets, and 
> then attaching a bar to a custom made bracket that is bolted to the frame 
> where the bumper brackets were removed from.
>
> Since it's only 4 bolts to attach the two brackets, and these points are 
> attached directly to the frame, this looked like a sound way to tow.
> NOW, this rig used a tow BAR, not a strap.  Thus no issue of 'slack" or of

> rear ending the tow car.
>
> Eddie
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