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Thread: Towbar for 37 and 715

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    Default Towbar for 37 and 715

    So the proper towbar of these vehicles has both legs adjustable and a dual pin size clevis. I thought this was called intermediate towbar. And one human could pick it up and install with out a defibrillator. LOL And not to be confused with medium towbar that one leg adjusts and gives two people a work out to install.

    Is this information correct?

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    what you are calling the medium is what is usually called the "towbar-from-hell". It's a heavy towbar for tanks. The medium towbar has 2 adjustable legs. There is a light towbar (made of unobtainium) that is like the medium but has smaller diameter legs and is easier to maneuver. It uses the same towbar feet as the medium towbar.

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    Well Im trying to figure out if I own two of the unobtaium ones.

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    Im almost positive the bars I have are period correct to M37 M715. We called them intermediate towbar, why I don't know but we did. Got dimensions or pictures on the unobtainium ones.

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    Post up pictures of yours. What size are the leg pins? The intermediate has 1 inch pins throughout.
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    My towbars aren't nearby but I think the diameter of the medium towbar leg is about 3.5" and the light towbar leg is about 2.5". The pins for the light towbar are smaller than 1". Maybe 1/2". I had to have pins cut down to fit.

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    I found on craigslist a gigantic old U-haul towbar, which I have been using. I've often considered making something that goes on the shackle mounts, but this one works well enough.


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    Sorry it took me so long to post up here are the pictures of my bars.

    http://rvtransporterhelp.com/post8178.html#p8178


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    Why does this place only allow 5 min editing?

    Heres a smaller picture because I discovered the HOOGE picture didn't display well. But it took longer than 5 mins to discover and fix.

    link to other pics
    http://rvtransporterhelp.com/post8178.html#p8178


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    That is the light towbar. NSN 4910-735-6056. They are much harder to find than the medium towbar. It's rated at 14,000#

    A medium tow bar has NSN 4910-01-365-9304. it's rated at 39,000#

    I found a manual here.
    https://books.google.com/books?id=Sg...-6056)&f=false

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