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barina


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Hi

A friend has just purchased a Rav4 and the tow bar has been welded on. She has been told it is not supposed to be and is not safe. Any advice if this is true or not.

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Cannot see this being legal in a pink fit never seen one welded on anything always bolted I would be taking the car back to the dealer and getting my money back ( it's not fit for purpose ) as it should not have passed a roadworthy in my opinion but go to a garage that does roadworthy certificates and just ask he should be able to tell you what is legal or not for free .

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There can be lots of welding on the tow bar. I find it hard to imagine the towbar being welded to the car. The car sub frame (rav4) is no more than pressed sheet metal.

Some photos would be interesting.

If it welded to the sub frame I wouldn't be hooking any thing to it.

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Most sub frames or chassis on vehicles are high tensile steel, not recommended to weld.



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Thanks all, when I passed on the info it appears it is only the ball that is welded on....smile



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seems unusual for a ball to be welded on too?

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03_Troopy wrote:

seems unusual for a ball to be welded on too?

 Maybe they couldnt keep there nuts tight.

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To stop theft ?? . In this case I guess it's ok as long as it's bolted as well ?

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03_Troopy wrote:

seems unusual for a ball to be welded on too?

 Must be Irish, to be sure, to be sure......At least it won't come undone.

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Pita if you have the larger coupling ? Way back we had a horse float with larger coupling ..
Can I tell you how often it was fitted with the smaller ball? ,!
Danger ous !!! You learn how good the chains are ...


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Thanks all....

 



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Aus-Kiwi wrote:

Pita if you have the larger coupling ? Way back we had a horse float with larger coupling ..
Can I tell you how often it was fitted with the smaller ball? ,!
Danger ous !!! You learn how good the chains are ...

 You would have to get one of these

and they're welded on..

3wayball.JPG



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We didn't even have Reese just a 260ci Hemi Vali ant..
Tongue type like the 1500kg bars now.. Maybe heavier made back then ?
3 sizes .... With 3 possibly 3X's an issue ?? Lol
Have the draw bar on lock on the MH Explorer..



-- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Thursday 9th of April 2015 08:54:56 PM

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