denverd1
02-27-2013, 11:19 AM
Whats up XJTalkers!
So, I ended up with this tow bar: http://www.etrailer.com/Tow-Bars/Roadmaster/RM-501.html as you may (or may not) have seen from this thread on the black '88 I recently bought and traded to another gent in Texas. http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=13364
Turns out, its a pretty cool tow bar that collapses down on itself and would've been completely removable, save for the two mounting tabs where it attaches to the jeep that I didn't take off ( not to worry, I'll fab some new ones up and weld them to my bumper). Our old jeep had a tow bar on it and lots of folks drag their jeep (or whatever) behind RV's to have a smaller vehicle to run around in once they get there. The black XJ towed perfectly behind my truck and left me wondering, "why don't I tow my XJ to the wheeling spot?"
I wouldn't have to baby it around on the rocks (once I get it locked) and most issues could be "fixed" (or broken) to a certain point, then I could drag it to the house. It's really quite easy to do as it seems lots of folks do this with jeeps: tranny in N, Tcase in N, then tranny in P. Leave key in first off position so wheel doesn't lock and off ya go. Anyone "flat towing" their XJ?
So, I ended up with this tow bar: http://www.etrailer.com/Tow-Bars/Roadmaster/RM-501.html as you may (or may not) have seen from this thread on the black '88 I recently bought and traded to another gent in Texas. http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=13364
Turns out, its a pretty cool tow bar that collapses down on itself and would've been completely removable, save for the two mounting tabs where it attaches to the jeep that I didn't take off ( not to worry, I'll fab some new ones up and weld them to my bumper). Our old jeep had a tow bar on it and lots of folks drag their jeep (or whatever) behind RV's to have a smaller vehicle to run around in once they get there. The black XJ towed perfectly behind my truck and left me wondering, "why don't I tow my XJ to the wheeling spot?"
I wouldn't have to baby it around on the rocks (once I get it locked) and most issues could be "fixed" (or broken) to a certain point, then I could drag it to the house. It's really quite easy to do as it seems lots of folks do this with jeeps: tranny in N, Tcase in N, then tranny in P. Leave key in first off position so wheel doesn't lock and off ya go. Anyone "flat towing" their XJ?