Help identifying this tow bar set-up
I got this tow bar set up off craigslist. I can not find any information on it and hoping folks here will recognize it. Looks like a Blue Ox based on the locking arm mechanism. However, the way the...
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Thanks everyone and especially BIG thanks goes out to j-d!!!!
So, I've taken time disassemble everything and start the restoration. It was/is packed with grease on all the internal parts. Old grease that has hardened up a bit. What a mess! Then some 320 grit wet/dry on the shiny metal parts to knock off the surface rust, followed with 600 grit and then a good waterproof grease. I've ordered new boots and will repaint with rustolium.
All the parts are now quite free to move and seems to be quite solid. I have a '91 Suzuki Samurai that I have a fixed tow bar set up. This shoud make it a bit easier to attach/detach from behind my Truck Camper I use to tow with. Since a Zuke only weighs 2000 pounds (mine is bone factory original stock) I'm pretty sure this tow bar will be plenty. I'm a big believer in using safety chains, break-away brake and towing brake on my Zuke. If something should go wrong, I don't want anyone to get hurt!
Once I've got things restored, I'll post up more photos.
Again thanks. Anyone have photos or links to manuals, that would really be sweet!!
So, I've taken time disassemble everything and start the restoration. It was/is packed with grease on all the internal parts. Old grease that has hardened up a bit. What a mess! Then some 320 grit wet/dry on the shiny metal parts to knock off the surface rust, followed with 600 grit and then a good waterproof grease. I've ordered new boots and will repaint with rustolium.
All the parts are now quite free to move and seems to be quite solid. I have a '91 Suzuki Samurai that I have a fixed tow bar set up. This shoud make it a bit easier to attach/detach from behind my Truck Camper I use to tow with. Since a Zuke only weighs 2000 pounds (mine is bone factory original stock) I'm pretty sure this tow bar will be plenty. I'm a big believer in using safety chains, break-away brake and towing brake on my Zuke. If something should go wrong, I don't want anyone to get hurt!
Once I've got things restored, I'll post up more photos.
Again thanks. Anyone have photos or links to manuals, that would really be sweet!!
