the whole thing it looks like it bolts onto the frame.
I am looking to make a run to home depot now and then and have the
ability to trailer my motorcycle if needed.
Steve
On Jan 26, 2008 10:50 AM, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Do not look like they bolt to the frame to me, or anything else of
> substance. So, what are you towing? A one time transport of your dog "woof"
> from Philly to NYC
> or a daily run of your Harley from Bozeman to Boise? If safety is an issue
> (as it should be if I am driving next to you, I would look for something
> that is bolting to your heavy metal, not bumpers and floorboards.
>
> brian
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>
> Steve Schaefer <sschaefer50@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I did find a couple hitches; does anyone know anything about either
> one of these?
>
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> http://www.etrailer.com/productdetail.asp?partno=11614&vehicleid=7070&yearfrom=1982&h=
>
>
> http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/search/?D=Mercedes+Hitch&Ntt=Mercedes+Hitch&Dx=mode+matchall&Ntk=Main&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=11124&Nty=1
>
> Steve
>
> On Jan 25, 2008 11:53 PM, <cw4dtu@wideopenwest.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Jeff,
> >
> > I looked at that a long time ago and there is a hitch for the 123s that's
> > reasonably safe unless you want to tow a cattle car. Will have to look in
> my
> > archives to find you info, later next week.
> >
> > Darryl Urcheck (yes the guy from the Cit lists lol who also owns a 240d)
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:19:30 -0600, Jeff Fennema wrote
> >
> > > > hey I just called u-haul about installing a hitch on my 240D. They
> > > > said they did not have one for the 240D. Has anyone installed a
> > > > u-haul hitch on there 240D, I thought someone said they had?
> > > >
> > > I would very much doubt that anyone had a hitch for a car that was
> > produced
> > > last over 23 years ago, was somewhat limited in appeal due to
> excessively
> > > high purchase price (my coupé, $37,000 in '84: an Eldorado - $18,000),
> and
> > > the overwhelming trend towards towing with trucks.
> > > Further, the only hitch I have ever seen on any W123 not my own, was an
> > > extremely dangerous affair bolted through the trunk floor (too thin by
> > far)
> > > and through the rear bumper (attached to the car by a rubber mount, AND
> > > aluminum to boot).
> > > However, that said, Valley Hitch, FWIW, list a hitch for W123, but
> there
> > is
> > > no picture available, and no one I've talked to knows what this thing
> > looks
> > > like.
> > >
> > > For those who can, or know someone who fabricates, there is enough info
> in
> > > my Photo entry on hitches to allow you to fabricate a safe, sturdy
> hitch
> > for
> > > any W123. Raw material is a hitch for a Jeep Cherokee of late-eighties
> > > vintage (the really square ones). These are common in junkyards (the
> > hitch,
> > > AND the Jeep). Bonus: the fabrication was really quite simple - cut the
> > arms
> > > off the centre bar, drill to fit behind the bumper mounts, then reweld
> > back
> > > onto the bar in a different location than was before. I could probably
> do
> > > another in a couple hours, it's that easy.
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > WOW! Homepage (http://www.wowway.com)
> >
> >
>
> --
> Steve Schaefer
>
> Those who give up liberty for the sake of security deserve neither
> liberty nor security.
> --- Ben Franklin
>
>
>
> brian from la verne, ca
>
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