Re: Old tired wrecker
Thanks! She is starting to look like a wrecker, just a really clean one still! LOL!!!
Excellent question! Two "J" hooks are required to connect the dead vehicle to the tow bar. Those are steel hooks shaped like a J with chains attached. The hooks loop around the axle, hole in the frame rails, suspension arms or whatever can be gotten to. The chains then hook into the grab hooks that I need to put on the ends of the tow bar. Once tightened up the tow bar actually is under the bumper and the vehicle is supported on the rubber straps so the bumper isn't damaged. This is why as cars became more plastic on the front or rear sling wreckers went away and the wheel lift started to appear then followed by roll backs.
Making the J hooks won't be hard, I just need to find the right size (or close enough) chain and grab hooks and she'll be ready to tow a VW bus! Hopefully the model ship building guys will have something that will work. Going to start looking this weekend.
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