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Re: Flat 4 towing 85 GL
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Fri, 18 Feb 2005 21:30:12 -0600
...I have towed various vans for many thousands of miles this way using my tow bar behind a variety of tow vehicles. BTW, the...
Re: Towing?
Historical mailing list - k1cajun
Thu, 11 May 2000 08:56:53 -0500
...as a bar that would connect the two hitches together > (bar with a ball receiver at both ends) so I could tow one vehicle...
Re: Towing?
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
Thu, 11 May 2000 16:10:32 +0200
...as a bar that would connect the two hitches together > (bar with a ball receiver at both ends) so I could tow one vehicle...
Re: towing
Historical mailing list
Wed, 26 Apr 1995 14:59:09 -0400
i have heard that towing it with a tow bar is fairly cheap and minimal hassle. however if the tires are old and the...
Re: Towing a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 25 May 2003 09:10:46 -0700
The answer is the tow bar. I bought a Reese towbar at Camping Whirled for 140.00. It has two brackets that attach to...
Re: unrolling papertowel
Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:51:53 -0700
...Paper towel roll hangs from pop-top cross bar using larger bungee cord. Markus
Re: Towing hitch
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 17 Jun 2002 18:36:34 -0400
...A bar > welded to the tow loops, and a separate portion that was bolted to the > skid frame that was also welded to the...
Re: Towing a Vanagon behind a motorhome
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:06:18 -0700
...The Roadmaster brackets and Falcon2 tow bar work great. > >Dennis > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Rob [mailto:vwrobb@gmail.com] >Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 12...
Westy Pop Top Part Needed
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 25 Jun 2006 09:03:07 -0700
...bar for the roof lifting mechanism. That's the piece that you push up on when lifting the top and then hang your towels...
Re: Lights While Towing My Westy Home
Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
Thu, 7 Sep 2006 14:08:00 -0400
...Have to tow bar and mounts and I was looking in the Bentley to see how I could hook up the lights so I...
Re: Yakima 1A
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 21 May 2007 19:50:15 -0500
...But then I'd use wood railings for the bars anyway. Those slick plastic coated bars are a PITA for shoring up kayaks and...
Re: towing
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Wed, 26 Apr 1995 11:17:49 -0700 (PDT)
...I am currently at >college, and would like to tow it home (about 600 miles away). Where could >I get a tow bar cheap...
Re: Carrying a Motor Bike??
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:49:37 -0500
...experiences? > I already have a tow bar, and could probably make a carrier that replaces > the tow bar and rear bumper. > > > Comments please? > > > > Thanks...
Re: Re(2): Re(2): Towing a Syncro
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 Jan 1997 15:27:27 -0500 (EST)
...This is clearly the preferred method. > But in a pinch, if I had to use a tow > bar, with all wheels on the ground...
Re: Jettas Towing Vanagon??
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 23:16:45 -0400
...Towed with a bar all 4 Bus wheels on the ground. Now a vanagon is going to be heavier than the bus was, the...
Re: Tow Hitches any for sale or borrow? a little help?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 5 May 2003 23:13:12 -0400
...A proper towing set up includes properly rated hitch and tow bar (3,500 pound min, bus empty), with brake activation on the towed...
Re: Tow Bar for Vanagon???
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 16:29:12 -0800
<snip> if it's an > automatic don't tow it or > you'll fry the tranny. <snip> Of course, if you're talking about...
Re: towing a manny
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 9 Nov 2007 23:17:50 -0500
...It is actually better to flat tow with a good tow bar. You can unbolt the axle shafts from the wheel side. If going...
Wannabus to Gottabus: How To
Historical mailing list
Fri, 08 Dec 95 11:38 CST
...That said, I have a tow bar with (splittie) bumper brackets already attached. I just unbolt the front bumper of the disabled bus and...
name conflict in Santa Barbara
Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
Sat, 24 Mar 2001 19:19:12 -0800
...Hard to believe there's two Pearls in the same town. Scott Terry '85 Westy "Pearl" Santa Barbara, CA
Re: Carrying a Motor Bike??
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:32:09 +0000
...experiences? > I already have a tow bar, and could probably make a carrier that replaces > the tow bar and rear bumper. > > > Comments please? > > > > Thanks...
Re: Carrying a Motor Bike??
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:27:48 +0000
...experiences? > > I already have a tow bar, and could probably make a carrier that >replaces > > the tow bar and rear bumper. > > > > > > Comments please? > > > > > > > > Thanks...
FW: A modern Vanagon
Historical mailing list - al jordans
Wed, 18 Dec 2002 10:49:39 -0500
...Michael Townsend <townsend@RTP.ERICSSON.SE> Reply-To: Michael Townsend <townsend@RTP.ERICSSON.SE> Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 08:20:14 -0500 To...
RE: 65 UnEarthing - how/where to attach drag chain?
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Tue, 14 Nov 1995 09:03:00 -0800 (PST)
...Always had the opportunity to tow forward, of course, wrapping the tow chain around the front torsion bars, but obviously that's not possible...
Re: syncro power steering lines?
Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
Fri, 19 Sep 1997 02:02:17 -0400
...CYBERBEACH.NET writes: << If I do tow it (all 4 on the ground, likely with a tow bar) are there any speed or distance...
FFFriday Follies: some silliness ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 14 Jul 95 10:05:30 CDT
...Barnacle Bill the Busman, I'll make some gas from cactus juice, Or from some leaves from a towering spruce, Or grab a tow...
Re: towing my van - my tow bar website
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Fri, 13 Oct 2006 04:24:28 -0700
...towing my van - my tow bar website The steering lock is easy to disengage. Turn the ignition, then off but do not remove or...
Re: Roof Rack width survey
Historical mailing list - Robyn Lundstrom
Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:47:10 -0800
...I had 78" yakima bars on my syncro 7-pass. i thought they looked cool, with the short towers. I never utilized that extra...
Re: roof rack brackets on westy top
Historical mailing list - Juli Tallino
Fri, 20 Oct 2000 11:14:48 -0700
I could kick myself about those bigger towers, I had a pair for my 70 westy and gave them away when I bought my...
Camper Roof rack questions..
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 24 Jun 2003 10:47:29 -0600
...Camper Roof rack questions.. > I use the yakima towers and round bars on 3 of my Vanagon's. > Wow they are great. I always...
Re: Moving in my Vanagon, part 2 LVC
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Sat, 7 Oct 2006 15:23:18 -0400
...have suggestions on how/where to attach a tow bar to my syncro? Or > better yet, a reasonably priced towbar kit I can buy?
Re: unrolling papertowel
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:13:25 -0400
...Paper towel roll hangs from pop-top cross bar using larger bungee cord. Markus
Re: vanagon towhitch source
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Sat, 26 Jun 1999 16:45:21 -0700
...vanagon towhitch source > > > How much weight are you planning to pull? U-haul has one which is > adequate for towing a small trailer, I...
Re: Sienfelds Bus
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 13 May 2004 22:52:49 -0600
...Donuts and Clif Bars and I'm good-to-go. bob Visa = donuts + clif bars ... oh, gatorade too > > news story about LeVar Burton once...
Anyone have a tow bar for sale?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:58:49 -0500
Looking for the kind that bolts to the rear loops. Condition unimportant, I just need to pull a trailer. Thanks, Jim
Re: anti-sway bar
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 30 Apr 1999 21:39:41 -0400
...wheel which is then pushed up toward the body. But that raises the end of the stabilizer bar, which rotates and the other end...
Re: towing vanagon with tow dolly
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:44:54 -0500
...Some now require all towing vehicles to go through. Consider the tow bar approach. Vanagons tow nicely 4 wheels down. Dennis >From: Robert Young...
Ever seen a Syncro TD tow truck?
Historical mailing list - Karl M.
Sun, 28 Apr 2002 23:33:57 -0400
...the hitch is one of the common simple ones that bolts to the eyelets of the rear bumper brackets, tow bar a common available...
Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 23 Jun 2004 06:48:51 -0700
...some kind of tow bar that mounts to the tow hooks on each van? My concern is most hitches I've seen are not...
Re: Towing a bus
Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
Tue, 4 Jul 1995 07:37:24 -0700 (PDT)
...O| | O| | . --- -- . '-()-------()-'==='-()-------()-' -- . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you tow with a real short tow bar, maybe Jeff's bus can draft enough to give you kinda-sorta halfway...
Re: 85 GL dead at end of driveway - can we tow it in reverse?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 10:27:40 -0800
...re IF I put it in neutral, can we tow it up the driveway with our truck (it will be towing in reverse)? Or...
Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 23 Jun 2004 10:23:01 -0400
...some kind of tow bar >that mounts to the tow hooks on each van? My concern is most hitches I've >seen are not...
Re: how do I tow a bus?!?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 May 1995 09:51:19 -0700
...The jewels that I have towed didn't have engines in them. I have seen several folks attempt to build a TypeII tow bar...
Re: Tow Bar for Vanagon???
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 06:40:38 -0500
...Tow Bar for Vanagon??? www.jrhitches.com is the site for Roadmaster hitches as suggested by Dennis Haynes. You can also check with U...
Re: trip through Quebec to Labrador
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:43:04 -0400
...i'm dead serious about that trip! We also need a Vanaru.com 2.5L van with a tow bar (to tow any broken...
Re: Kayak Transport on a Westy
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 23:13:46 -0500
...We lashed the boat to the cross bars and added bow and stern lines to the respective Jetta tow hooks. Thanks, Tony Anthony L...
Re: VW towing bar and tie down eyelets
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 14:34:57 -0800
...Just make sure you do not exceed the tongue weight of the towbar. and brake way, way in advance. Its no fun overshooting intersections...
Anyone towed a Vanagon with a towbar?
Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
Tue, 27 Apr 1999 15:41:45 -0400
I'm now planning to tow a vanagon using a tow bar. Supposedly these things clamp around the bumper. Will this work on a...
thule rack
Historical mailing list - Leon
Thu, 17 Mar 2005 08:17:20 -0800
Anyone using Thule roof racks please let me know what towers and length of bars you use for Vanagon pass. van. TIA Leon 86...
Re: Towing with 89 VanagonJay writes:
Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
Fri, 19 Mar 2004 09:45:52 -0600
...Not a good way to go since it seemed like I could "feel" the hitch bar flex. Mostly I towed 800-1000 lbs with...
Re: Trailers
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:56:33 -0700
...Photos would be nice. >> >> >> In real life the Go-Westy tow bar is better supported than it looks >> in the pictures, the towbar also...
Re: trailer hitch
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 7 May 1999 10:52:49 -0700
...These are very light duty tow bars. I have towed log splitters, concrete mixers, small boats, a motorcycle trailer and a car dolly with...
ADMINISTRIVIA - Re: Vanagon Sighting
Historical mailing list
Thu, 31 May 2007 13:37:28 -0700
As Bart Simpson said so many years ago, "Game over man." Let's please end this little slide towards the sewer. Intentional or not...
Vanagon trailer hitch for sale: was: Re: VW towing bar and tie down eyelets
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:48:04 EST
...original VW towing hitches that attaches to the ties > down eyelets with the BIG bolts. > > Had anyone used these to tow a small trailer...
Newfoundland NEXT year was: is this a bad idea?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Mon, 8 Jul 2002 13:11:12 -0300
...Lab-Quebec border town of Blac Sablon and then a short ferry ride over to Newfoundland town of St. Barbe then around Newfy and...
85 GL dead at end of driveway - can we tow it in reverse?
Historical mailing list - Annie
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:41:21 -0800
...IF I put it in neutral, can we tow it up the driveway with our truck (it will be towing in reverse)? Or will...
Re: towing my van - my tow bar website
Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:37:15 -0400
...towing my van - my tow bar website > > > The steering lock is easy to disengage. Turn the ignition, then off but do > not remove or...
Re: Trailers
Historical mailing list - Richard Green
Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:08:32 -0500
...Photos would be nice. > > > In real life the Go-Westy tow bar is better supported than it looks > in the pictures, the towbar also...
Re: EV Jumpseat Question
Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
Wed, 20 Dec 1995 15:41:03 -0500 (EST)
...Looking at these extensions it looks as if they are > supposed to enter the floor in front of the bar (toward the front of...
Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:33:05 -0400
The "Magic" numbers for towing an automatic with the rear wheels down and axles connected are, maximum distance of 30 miles AND at a...