From: McCluskey (maccus@dtgnet.com)
Date: Thu Apr 25 2002 - 16:47:16 PDT
You can get the same bushings at any farm supply store as they are used on
the connecting pins to go between different classes of 3 point hitches (3/4
to 1 inch).......for about a buck a piece.
Gene Mc
M211
M105
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Newton" <jnewton@laurel.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] tow bar adapters
>
> Hi Bob...
>
> >Need a set of 1" adapters for a military tow bar.
> >Can anyone help??????
>
> If you are in the situation I am, and your vehicle has 1" shackle pin
> holes but your military towbar has only the common 3/4" tow adapters
> and pins but is missing the forged steel 1" adapters, here's a
> solution:
>
> My company sells stainless steel reducer bushings which slip in the
> shackle mount hole and accept the smaller pin. Since they're made of
> precision seamless 304 stainless steel cylinder stock, they won't rust
> or corrode, and they have no split or seam for smooth pivoting action.
>
> To use these bushings, you simply pull off your shackles and shackle
> pins from your vehicle, slip the bushings into the shackle mount holes
> on your vehicle, then align the tow adapters with the holes and slide
> the pins through the adapter holes and through the center of the
> bushings and secure the pin.
>
> Our bushings are designed for towing CUCVs with a medium towbar
> equipped with 1" adapters, so the bushings which are exactly 1.5" long
> should work with any military vehicle with 3/4" shackle pins. You can
> verify this by measuring the inside dimensions of your shackle...if it
> is 1.5" and the pin hole is 1" in diameter, and you're towing with a
> medium towbar, these adapters are for you!
>
> These bushings will probably work on light and heavy towbars too but I
> have not tested them on those towbars.
>
> I sell these bushings for $20 per pair, plus $3.50 for shipping.
> Contact me off list if you want to buy them.
>
> I routinely tow my M1007 with my M35 hundreds of miles a month with
> this arrangement and the bushings are barely worn at all even after
> thousands of miles of towing. They show no evidence of compression or
> other wear. If you're concerned about wear, you can spray a little
> WD40 on the bushings before assembly.
>
> Good luck!
>
> --
>
> Jim "Ike" Newton
>
> o 1984 M1007 CUCV Military Suburban
> 6.2 Liter Turbo-Diesel Engine
> 5/4 Ton Cargo Capacity, 4WD
>
> o 1971 M35A2 Military Troop/Cargo Truck "Deuce and a Half"
> 478 Cubic Inch Turbo-Diesel Multi-Fuel Engine
> Air Shift Front Axle
> 2 1/2 Ton Cargo Capacity, 6WD
>
> See them at: http://www.CUCV.net
>
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