teachertrish
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Hi All,we Are Looking For A Towbar For Our M/h-we Got It New From Lazydays In November And Now Need A Towbar-they Reccomend A Company Called Towtal..anybody Heard Of Them And Any Reports?
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Yes, they are in Fenton, Stoke on Trent.
They specialize in A Frames & Tow Bars.
They tried to fix my gas fire a few years ago and I was not impressed after taking my m/h to them 3 times and they failed to rectify the problem, but I think they were out of there depth as not their normal line of work.
I think they will be as good as anybody for a tow bar as all the local dealers use them.
Don Ammotts, Brownhills & Lazy days.
I would have thought that you must have someone nearer to your area that could fit one for you.
Oh, if you do go to Towtal, make sure that you cover your carpets as they may walk over them in dirty boots.
Hope this helps
PS, You could look up www.towtal.co.uk
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walkers
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towbars for motorhomes seem to be highly priced, they are not even type approved (don't have to be yet, unlike car ones)
i'm having one purpose built by a good friend who welds it will be just as good if not better he is a bit of a perfectionist. the cost to me is some metal and a bottle of whisky, consider trying either a friend who can weld or a small engineering shop you will get just as good a job from what i have seen at less money.
the other option is if you have only a small rear overhang maybe towequipe do a version for the chassis cab which could fit.
good luck and happy towing
tony
lenny
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I got one for my renault traffic on E.Bay
. Just search on towbar/make of van and you will probably get some Witter optionsMine was about £75 + pp ,I fitted myself in a couple of hours.
shortcircuit
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I got mine from Towsure http://www.towsure.com/
Contact was John Tanner.
Highly professional company with the personal touch. If I need another towbar then this is where I would go.
Gave all details and unit was delivered on time. Took me 30 minutes to fit as everything was spot on.
I bought electrics too. Ended up with a mile of 12 core which I have used in my kit car
Contact was John Tanner.
Highly professional company with the personal touch. If I need another towbar then this is where I would go.
Gave all details and unit was delivered on time. Took me 30 minutes to fit as everything was spot on.
I bought electrics too. Ended up with a mile of 12 core which I have used in my kit car
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avandriver
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I got one for my renault traffic on E.Bay
Mine was about £75 + pp ,I fitted myself in a couple of hours.
I had a trafic pics here
A great van but boy was it underpowered
Steve.
ps sorry if I hijacked the thread
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I also got my towbar from Towsure. For some reason they don't list type approved towbars for non-alco chassis motorhomes anymore, but a call to John Tanner may identify if they can still get them built (made to order in Germany). It was expensive compared to normal towbars, but I have piece of mind with it having an 'e' number and no drilling.
Jon
Hi
I also got my towbar from Towsure. For some reason they don't list type approved towbars for non-alco chassis motorhomes anymore, but a call to John Tanner may identify if they can still get them built (made to order in Germany). It was expensive compared to normal towbars, but I have piece of mind with it having an 'e' number and no drilling.
Jon
teachertrish
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Thanks all for the replys,Andy is good at welding but the rear overhanh is about two metres from the axle,or about a metre from the end of the chassis,We were quoted 400quid from them.Where would they bolt the bar too?do the put bolts through the floor of the body as after the chassis ends it would be very flexible..
avandriver
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You would have to extend the rear of the chassis for a tow bar to be fitted .
If you bolted it through the floor the floor would be ripped off
Steve
If you bolted it through the floor the floor would be ripped off
Steve
teachertrish
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thanks steve,mmm-that makes me concerned because the waste tank takes up most of the space under there-theres no chassis extentions that we can see.what do they do then?
Guest
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You may find that the chassis has already been extended to take the m/h body. Mine was on my previous Hymer and the tow bar was fitted to the extension by Hymer
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There has got to be some kind of extension to take the weight of the coachbuilt body as support is needed to nearly the very rear????
I would have thought
teachertrish
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right-you lot have got us going...
away out with torch to have a look
i will post the results.lol
away out with torch to have a look
i will post the results.lol
teachertrish
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just in,from the rear of the chassis the extention drops about 300mm then along under the shower/toilet area for 1100mm,the steel is 100mm by 30mm angle on its edge and at the very rear back up to chassis height with a flimsy steel frame fixed with self tapping screws.any ideas?
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Mine was box section and the tow bar was about 3 inch angle (very strong)
Can,t help without looking at it, maybe you could post pickys for the expert tow bar builders to look at and advise
Can,t help without looking at it, maybe you could post pickys for the expert tow bar builders to look at and advise
Guest
Guest
I think I have a similar problem on my replacement Hymer.
The extension is strong but there is a water tank at the rear and any tow bar would have to drop down under the tank and then come back up. I don't think that would be too clever
The extension is strong but there is a water tank at the rear and any tow bar would have to drop down under the tank and then come back up. I don't think that would be too clever
avandriver
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Sounds like a job for a specialist Trish
Dont take the risk of a D.I.Y job
What you could do is take of the water tank /extend the chassis properly /fit the tow bar /then refit the water tank on to the new chassis section
Steve
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teachertrish
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thanks graham,when i foned towtal they said it wouldnt be a problem but I dont want to go all the way down to stoke to be told no-can do.It sounds like our vans are alike, towbar could be made and fitted but the trailer noseweight would be about two pounds never mind a scooter.
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I don't like them as they messed me about, but towbars are their specialty and they do lots. I drive past them every day and they are always busy and full.
The dealers have been using them for several years now so they must be OK at tow bars.