
Tow Tractor
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Posted March 24, 2011 - 08:07 AM
KennyP
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Posted March 24, 2011 - 01:52 PM
KennyP
Edited by KennyP, March 24, 2011 - 01:56 PM.
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Posted March 24, 2011 - 07:13 PM
Thanks to everyone. JD has got me to thinking again, so I played on Sketchup some more and came up with this:[ATTACH=CONFIG]11977[/ATTACH]
Pretty good for an amateur in 3D. If I had a torch or plasma cutter, I'd build it. Basically a 2" square tube, heavy wall, 1/2"X24" bar across, with two 1/2" risers cut to slip under the axle. Anyway, here's a tow hitch. Some one can use this, providing they cut an extra set of risers and send to me so I can build one. Measurements are in my head, so act fast before they get lost up there.
KennyP
Just outta curiosity, can you use square tube for the cross instead of flat bar? If so, you could go with a smaller cross diameter & sleeve it with larger... Make it an adjustable width design. You wouldn't have to drill holes & use pins, tap the outer tube & use fine thread bolts to lock it.
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Posted March 25, 2011 - 05:52 AM
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Posted March 26, 2011 - 12:43 AM
KennyP
If you made the horizontal out of tube like MH said you could sleeve it and use a system like the MoJack and pick up by the tires.
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Posted March 26, 2011 - 07:56 AM
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Posted March 26, 2011 - 06:28 PM
KennyP
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Posted March 26, 2011 - 09:13 PM
Ok, here is the "tow sling" I built a few years ago.
Maynard, that's NICE. Do you have a patent? Lol
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Posted March 27, 2011 - 04:43 AM
Maynard, that's NICE. Do you have a patent? Lol
Nope,copy away.

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Posted March 28, 2011 - 06:49 PM
Hopefully it'll work as good as on your 80hp Cat II.