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mike_mck
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Dec 29, 2015

4 down towing 76 bronco

Planning on towing my 76 Bronco behind my 99 F550 with cab over.
I have found many Blue Ox systems on craigslist but no baseplate for the 76 Bronco.
Blue Ox does not list one either.

I may be looking at a custom Fab. If so I will need to find a shop.

Looking for suggestions.
Help
  • a 76 does not have airbags and does have good bumper hookups. If you go to a shop I would suggest they fab a setup like on a old jeep. Get a to bar from wally world or harbor freight like used on vehicles of that era, you dont really need the new fancy types unless you really have to have one. Even then you can just have the mounts for the cross bar fabbed and added to the bumper portion for the hook up.

    When I looked at a shop to ab a tow setup for me even hitch places they really did not want to due to liability if something went wrong. I guess they are just being realistic? Anyhow saw some tow hitches on craigs list for tucson area less than $100
  • I had a 1952 CJ2A Jeep that I needed to put a tow bar on. I went to a welder I knew and he constructed not only a system to hook a tow bar to the Jeep, he even made the tow bar. Find a good welding shop take what you have to them and they should be able to fix you right up.
  • JESTER7406 wrote:
    Oringinal bumper or aftermarket? Blue Ox makes a universal base plate. They come with steel backing plates but I have always welded them onto my Jeep bumpers.


    Yes, fab something up.

    Bill
  • Oringinal bumper or aftermarket? Blue Ox makes a universal base plate. They come with steel backing plates but I have always welded them onto my Jeep bumpers.

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