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custom tow bar
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:00 pm
by tazzazuk
i want to make one has any ones desien work awsome or do just use like 4 high tensile that bolt on to some some flat plate with a heavy walled tube in between.
Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:16 am
by nicbeer
What are u after to tow?
Are you after a typical tounge style or reese style.
Nic
Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:40 am
by bubs
here is the one i built for my old LWB, it was setup to use a standard 50x50 RHS hayman reece style tounge
It has 8mm plate inside the chassis, 75x75x4RHS between then the tonge was welded to the side and gusseted

During construction

Almost Finished
Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:51 pm
by tazzazuk
i just want it so i can put a snatch on it and a tow ball for towing our little boat. i was thinking reece so i can have two one with a tow ball and one with a hook.
Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:43 pm
by lay80n
Be careful, the sierra's legal max towing weight is only 450KG. Make sure that you can legally tow ya boat before you look at building a towbar for it.
There is a thread recently bout towing with a zook.
Layto....
Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:42 pm
by Zute
bub, Nice bar. do you have any finished photos ? and where did you place the lights ?
Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 10:07 pm
by bubs
never finished it as i sold the zook, i mounted the taillights into the rear door
