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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
I have towed my 73 220d behind a motor home with a tow bar. We went to Tennessee and back with no tranny issues. WE did tear off my first mounting bracket though.
Is there a good story that goes along with that statement about tearing off the mounting bracket? Reminds me of that scene from the movie "Fandango" where they try to pull a cadillac with some cable snared by a moving train. Amazing how fast that front clip came off that car, LOL.
Kevin
1978 300D
1979 240D
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Ahhhhhhhh. My reputation preceeds me.
There are two stories about towing my 220d. On the trip I mentioned I discovered my problem when the car started wagging back and forth when one side started to break loose. So it was fixed by unhooking it from the bumper mounts and removing the large nut on the front a arm of the 115 and bolting the tow bar directly there.
On an earlier trip I sent my benz along with my favorite machinist to take to florida behind his motor home. He was suspect of the attachment to the bumper. ( I have since learned to trust his judgment in these matters more than my own) I said "Oh, don't worry, that is bolted to good german steel!".
Famous last words.
He made it to florida and back to Lafayette with no problem, and about six blocks from his home he was pulling up to a stop light and the benz came around the side of the motor home and tried to pass him. Unfortunately it was still attached on one side of the tow bar so it kindof swung around and ran into the rear side of the motor home.
The damage was superficial and not too hard to repair.
My incident was using an improved system of attachment......it was too light too!
That must have been nearly 20 years ago.
I still own my tow bar but have not used it for a good long while.
Tom W