Thread: Tow bars for Series

Originally Posted by slug_burner

I remember the old tow balls used to be a two piece arrangement with a coach head bolt going down through a cast or forged ball. I think 1 7/8” sounds right. A bit too sloppy in a 50 mm coupling. Those were the days.

IMG_4844.jpg one of these

IMG_4848.jpg rust and me shivering may have effected the reading a little should be 1.875" I think

Cheers Paul

Originally Posted by JDNSW

That towball looks exactly like the standard home market towball p/n 568872. They are quite rare here - I don't think I have ever seen one. They are usually fitted to the drop plate p/n 508412.

The only issue would be that it is presumably 2" rather than 50mm, but the difference is probably within the tolerance of most tow hitches.

Hello from Brisbane.

That towball type is still commonly used in South Africa and Zimbabwe - probably a number of the other ex-colonies as well. The new ones are 50mm.

Cheers,

Neil

Not surprising, but they are vanishingly rare in Australia.