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May 26th, 2020, 16:33 | #1 |
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Tow bar rating
Anyone any idea what rating this tow bar might be?
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May 26th, 2020, 21:39 | #2 | |
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https://accessories.volvocars.com/Le...R_GB_NL_DE.pdf None remotely resemble a banana but yours does sadly. Also appears to have had extra welding in the corners, perhaps as remedial work for the banana bend? Purely guessing, i'd say someone tied a rope/chain around the main cross beam and tried to tug something that didn't want to be tugged, possibly bent their chassis out of shape as well!
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May 26th, 2020, 22:26 | #3 |
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I did think it looked bent, but the thought it might just be camera angle if it was sort of V shaped from behind, but looks like it should be straight. I agree the corner looks to have been been reshaped and rewelded.
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You can see the bend clearly! Now compare to the equivalent section on mine : You can see mine is straight as are all the ones shown in the Volvo Accessories catalogue i linked the pdf to earlier. Why/how yours got bent i can only guess at but i wouldn't use it, for one thing it wouldn't tow straight, the load would be off-crntre which could cause serious handling, roadholding and general balance problems. Might be ok for caravan racing on an oval track but not on the road
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May 26th, 2020, 23:31 | #5 |
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And if the accessory pic are anything to go by the ball and shaft have been replaced with some bolted on bit.
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May 26th, 2020, 23:50 | #6 |
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That's what i thought but the Accessories brochure was a bit blurry for me earlier so couldn't be sure. My eyes have cleared now so can definitely see what you mean.
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