bolts onto the engine ( or exhaust )  ?
not likely as the engine moves around on rubber engine mounts.

fwiw ..
I have a pretty heavy duty trailer hitch for a vanagon for sale.

Scott
www.turbovans.com
southern Oregon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Duntz" <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: Looking for Trailer Hitches

> For something that small and light, all you need is one of the inexpensive
> ball hitches that clamp on to the tow loops. The GoWesty one I saw is a
> receiver hitch that not only clamps to the tow hitch, but also bolts on to
> the engine where the exhaust does, I believe.
>
> Ed in CT
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 4:16 PM
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject:      Looking for Trailer Hitches
>
>> Hey, Volks:
>>
>> Just scored a pretty nice little Pro Trailer Sport Tote for $150 in
>> Leesburg, Indiana.  Found on Craigslist, South Bend.  My brother and I
>> went
>> down this morning and towed it back with his '85 Westy.  He has the
>> GoWesty
>> hitch.
>>
>> Was wondering if anyone has a trailer hitch unused they would like to
>> sell?
>> Is the Gowesty the best, or are others using other hitches?
>>
>> I'm figuring I need two of them, one for my air-cooled '79 (different
>> hitch?) and one for the '87.
>>
>> Pics of the trailer here:
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/pnoceanwesty/JoeSTrailer#
>>
>>
>> Pete
>> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
>> '87 Westy "JoesVan"
>> WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
>>