stuck towbar tongue

[chops]

I have a hayman reece towbar in the back of my GQ, but I'm having a bit of trouble getting the tongue out.. it's jammed in there tight with dirt/rust/god knows what

What's the best way to get it out? swinging a sledgehammer only seems to be knocking all the dirt off my chassis

[not not]

Unbolt it all and take it to a good enginer shop and they will press it out. I had to do this on an old one of mine a few years ago and only cost $10 and after it was free the fella cleaned and lubed it all up like new. So i felt obliged to Give him $20 as he saved me the cost of a new one.

[kinglakekustoms]

i sopose u could try spraying a shit load of crc in there leave it over night aply agian and so forth it might loosen it abit.but if all else fails press it out.

[nads]

get the pin out. then strap yourself to a tree and hit the go pedal.

i have the same problem.

make sure there's nothing too close behind the tree though.

[dogbreath_48]

My brother had the same problem. After countless hours of sledgehammer abuse from all angles and liters of WD40, we cut the bastard out! At least then we could get a snatch strap in.

Out of interest how much is a tongue worth? We need two

-Stu

[chops]

Thanks guys, looks like I'll be removing the whole thing and having the bugger pressed out


nads : you first

[nads]

I have done it. But mine is just a tight fit in general. (i have to hammer it in) tying to a tree is easy for me, but I suppose if it was rusted in there solid you'd break a few straps before it came out.

[kinglakekustoms]

it could be a bit funny whatching him try though

[Spimon_NH]

If all else fails, use a bigger hammer.
(not necessarily related to this problem, just advice for life )

and "It was like that when I got here"

Edit: mudmacaca is obviously a firm beliver in this one

[mudmacaca]

Im with nads snatch it out.
Just make sure the neighbours that live behind you aint home or your dogs/kids aint in the yard.
If you damage somthing denie it

[not not]

Wouldnt recommend snatching it out. Really it is not much effort to have it pressed out and no one could get hurt either.

[Ezookiel]

Taking it to have it pressed out wouldn't be half as much fun as watching it getting snatched out - from a great distance of course.

[chops]

I'd need a rig that drives to snatch it out, haha

entire interior/dash of ute are out in the shed, and the wiring is still in my chopped up wagon body.. so might pose as a challenge.. and no way in hell am I sitting in the cab with my foot on the brake while someone else tries to yank it out

[Ezookiel]

Simple, snatch your rig with another vehicle, so your rig can then snatch the towbar

Kiddies (and adults) don't try this at home

[mudmacaca]

Im not going to be in the rig that snaches it out
A tow ball coming at you at 1000kph does'nt sound like to much fun.
Good to watch though when we doing it i'll bring a case and a first aid kit

[not not]

And put the coroner on stand by

[mudmacaca]

How about we put a 10mm steel plate behind the driver and fill him full of piss might just wind him then

[just cruizin']

Had mine stuck in once, went to the local park found the biggest tree I could find, drag chain around that and onto the hitch. Then I just gradually bumped foward, the chain doesn't store any energy thus by just bumping it when it came out it didn't fly out, just dropped straight down, chain was still at full reach.

[pongo]

All these methods seem to dangerous, even for a bushy like me.

If you have a winch, unwind it and whook it over the top to your tow bar tounge.

this method has to be the safest as its a graduall pull rather than a yank.



mmmm, vodka

[kinglakekustoms]

i like all the dangerous ones better lol

[DamTriton]

Could you make up some sort of slide hammer to bolt to the tongue, using the weights to pound the tongue out rather than in?

Or remove the bar and use youtr BFH/sledgie to bash it out from the "opposite" end of the tongue?

[mudmacaca]

If all else fails, use a bigger hammer.
(not necessarily related to this problem, just advice for life )

and "It was like that when I got here"

Edit: mudmacaca is obviously a firm beliver in this one

Spimon_NH you obviously know how I fitted the 35s under a stock 4runner they aint scrubed yet.

[Ruggers]

ive tried snatch was lifting the car off the ground and didnt think it was to good for the wheels going forward car going back wards so its till stuck in there i had mate cut open the bar under the tounge pry it apart then pull out the tougne then weld it back together has worked purfect ever since

[Shadow]

I rekon a chain would be alright, i dont think theres much danger in that, unless your tear the tree down.

safest bet get it pressed out.

[GRINCH]

i hooked a drag chain on the ball and used it like a slide hammer, plenty of slack then give it a big heave. worked on mine but it wasnt badly rusted in.

[BOGAN V8]

My brother had the same problem. After countless hours of sledgehammer abuse from all angles and liters of WD40, we cut the bastard out! At least then we could get a snatch strap in.

Out of interest how much is a tongue worth? We need two

-Stu

I pretty sure they range from $80- $130 for all kinds of different ones

[chimpboy]

I wouldn't do the tie-to-a-tree-and-snatch thing.

I would keep bashing it a bit longer. In, out, whatever, even if you are bashing it further in you will be breaking the corrosion down.

[I.M.P.O.S.E]

Witnessed the "tie-to-a-tree-and-snatch thing". Was funny cause the truck and towbar, or the tree wasnt mine...

Ended with the tree on the ground.... but with lots more hammering (I mean HEAPS - and had the same abuse before being tied to the tree) and few cold beers, the tongue did come out!

[TRobbo]

I've used the tree method a few times before, but just ease on the power - no need to snatch it. Then it usually just pops out and falls to the ground. If not then it is more stuck than mine ever have been.

Dont encourage a full on snatch or needing to lift wheels to get it out.

[toaddog]

Drag chain around a tree, get someone to drive forward slowly till the pressure is on and then get out and smack the tongue with a hammer to loosen it. A few hits should be enuf for it to come loose and fall down when the car goes forward.