Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
Subject:Re: Tow Loops
From:Shawn Wright
Date:Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:55:17 -0700

Mike,

There's only one on the front. I have pulled mine out of stuck spot by
making a loop around one of the frame rails on the other side to balance the
load and then made a "Y" with the tow rope (I have a 12,000lb tow rope with
hooks at each end, and several heavy ropes for looping around the frame - 1"
diameter. I've thought about mounting a tow hook on both frame rails up
front, but haven't tried it yet - I do try to avoid getting stuck... really.
:-)

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:14 AM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>
>  if you have a stock rear bumper ( painted on mellow yellow I know ) ..
>> and it's on stock bumper brackets..
>> there are two loops built into the bumper brackets..
>>
>> can't imagine someone cut yours off.
>> they're super handy , and nicely heavy duty too, for what they are.
>>
>
> Ah, there they are! the trailer hitch is bolted to them, partially
> hiding them. Yes, they are sturdly.
>
> On the front of the van, is there a really good point to hook a tow line
> to (for extrication, not hauling)?
>
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>

--
Shawn Wright