Mags52
Free Member
Hi Guys, We're on the verge of buying a small boat (15 ft / 450 kg). We used to be tuggers so not worried about towing but we're not sure about the safety of the existing tow bar on the MH. The van has a tow ball and single electrics on a bar that we have only ever used for carrying bikes on a Thule bike carrier. When we first got the van a local MH service engineer said 'I hope you're not planning to tow with that'
At the time I didn't intend to so took little notice. 450 kg is small in relation to the weight of the van (3.5 Ducato) so I'm wondering if he thought the tow bar was a problem. Are there any safety checks that anyone knows about that we can do? Or failing that I suppose taking it to a towbar dealer and asking them to check.
Any thoughts?
Mags
At the time I didn't intend to so took little notice. 450 kg is small in relation to the weight of the van (3.5 Ducato) so I'm wondering if he thought the tow bar was a problem. Are there any safety checks that anyone knows about that we can do? Or failing that I suppose taking it to a towbar dealer and asking them to check.
Any thoughts?
Mags