MY thought, which is not an expert one - is that this won't work.

I can't see how the towed vehicle would turn and follow the lead vehicle
properly.

However, go to a welding shop, or a hitch place, and mention your idea. If
it makes sense, they'll be able to make up a bar.

Remember though, you definitely need a class three hitch, which your hitches
most likely (almost certainly) are not.

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy "Iron Igloo"

>I have a Golf with  a trailer hitch and a Transporter/Westfalia which I'm
>planning to put a hitch on. I'd like to be able to tow either one with the
>other for short distances. Both vehicles have standard transmission.
>
>Is there such a thing as a bar that would connect the two hitches together
>(bar with a ball receiver at both ends) so I could tow one vehicle backward
>by locking the steering of the towed vehicle.
>My thinking is that this would save a lot of messing around with finding a
>tow bar that would be adaptable to both vehicles, and the time to
>attach/detach from the towed vehicle.
>
>Anyone got any experience with this kind of thing? Is this a viable idea?
>Are there any driving/towing problems I'm not considering?
>
>Alan Pickersgill
>Ottawa Canada
>85 Transporter converted to Westfalia
>89 Golf diesel
>