tow bars

[milehighcowboy]

can you put a tow bar on anything? say my trail rig?

[Leon Phelps]

Yup, but after loosing a great 35 year old rig from flat towing, I'm not one to suggest one....

[Tom N]

Old GM rigs like mine flat tow pretty good. I had a friend with a Toyota FJ40 that could not be flat towed.

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[4.0Cherokee]

I flat tow old DJ5 mail jeeps quite often and never had any issues but i also wont tow over 40 mph and use a double hitch on receiver to take up any sway in tow rig But if i had my choice i rather trailer tow than flat tow just my .02 cents

[zukatude]

I flat tow my sammi all over the place, works great. If your caster angle is too low or not right, your rig will not track or flat tow well. Keep the tow bar level or slightly lower at the hitch. I also disconnect the rear DS to reduce wear on the ujoints, but you may not need to (my DS angle is pretty steep).

Also, if you can keep your rig weight under 3000 lbs. you don't need remote brakes.

Works for me:shrug: , sure beats driving your trail rig or having to keep a trailer around.

[PoorBoyota26]

I flat tow my Toyota but I don't like to I'd rather trailer it when I have to tow it. But I can't store a trailer in an apt complex so I flat tow. If you are going to I really like those magnetic lights you can buy at almost any auto parts store they work well and you don't have to mess with removing your blinker wires on the front. (If you run a wire from the trailer socket on your tow rig and the other end into the wire on the rig being towed you have instant brake and blinker lights) works on my toyota anyways. I welded on a reciever I found in a junk yard and then welded my towbar tabs to that. You can kind of see them.
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[wacky]

I used to flat tow my LJ jeep to Moab and Ouray. I towed with an f350 diesel...I never felt it back there other than coming down Monarch Pass.

I still have the 5k Putnam tow-bar sitting in my garage collecting dust. I'd let it go cheap if you're interested.

[jeepn4evr]

I flat tow my 74 cj5 about as much as I trailer it. Granted I don't own the trailer so it kinda depends on if its availible & where I am going & if I want to deal with the trailer. Farthest I have flat towed it to Beuna Vista & Ouray with my 92 & 72 Ford F250's. Neither one of them had a problem or felt like it was back there. Biggest thing you gotta remember is your tow vehicle needs to be bigger than vehicle towed, otherwise you will end up in a ditch at the bottom of a pass somewhere. Also good idea to diconnect rear driveshaft. I have lost a couple of pinion nuts & not realized it till I got home & driveshaft fell out on ground. Apparently as long as I was going forward it was fine, but when I put it in gear & backed off the tow truck it fell out. I hope no one got those through their windshield cause I never saw them. Magnetic lights are your friend, buy a set.

Flat towing also works great when either the Jeep or tow rig need to go to mechanic for something I can't fix. Hook em up drive there unhook & drive away vehicle not staying. Don't need a ride

Course drawback is unless you carry a second set of tires or aren't concerned about the wear you can wear your tires even though you aren't actually driving them. If I ever go on a long trip (over 8 hours) I will either trailer it or put some road tires on for the trip & figure out where to keep the mud tires.