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> FS: 914 Flat Tow Bracket - NEW!, * Featured Item *
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post Apr 3 2021, 06:35 PM
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Let me tell you a thing or two about this tow bar.

This is the freedom machine for 914 pleasure driving - or track car dragging.

I have some lingering back issues from my days dirt bike racing that have forced alternate racing buckets verses the 914-Mengele torture seats. This tow bar adds another 500 miles of enjoyable driving with 914 pals verses being worn out just to get there.

I have use a similar device to deliver my car to several different specialty shops locally for various things while building my 911 conversion engine.

I have dragged my 914 to the WCR on PCH with the lovely wife steeped in all of the required comforts of a MBZ SUV only to join in on the drives of each day / then hooked up for the return home.

This system makes the actual driving fun again. The beat-down commute to the drive is eliminated and even if one has an unfortunate fuel pump failure or some other obscure part-failure, simply hook up and tow away.

The worst thing about the tow bar concept is how it eliminates the excuses. so many.......
I cant make the drive that far to go on a drive and the car might not even get there......... It is 90 degrees at noon. The 914 will burst into flames.......... The kids can't come to the hotel and play in the pool with the nanny while we go on the drive, open the picnic basket and have a pecky glass of red..........
or.....
I didn't get the car ready in time.

Well. La De Da.

Drag the not-working-in-time-car into the parking lot of a 914 event and learn more about your (car) problems than you ever wanted to know. In that lot, there might be Mark. There might be an Andy. There is always a Jim. There is probably a Keith. There is, in that lot, Larmo.......... no wait....... Clothing is no longer optional. Larmo is a 911 guy now but he will always remain the color of we the average 914 Goober.

I would say, on balance, that a tow bar is not an option for me. It is required. it gets my car to more places where I can use my car.

Unfortunately, the Boxster I just purchased has storage for a week, seat heaters, real lights, real tunes, a real AC and a real heater, no headers, real brakes, 7 gears, leather all over the place the list goes on.... ............ so my lovely wife wants me to take it on the drives.. My 914 goes on the block.


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post Apr 11 2021, 03:18 PM
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These are listed as back ordered on your store. Do you have an ETA on when they will be back in stock?
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post Apr 11 2021, 05:09 PM
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Just sold last two is stock. I make them in small batches, so it'll only be a week or so before it would ship.
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post Apr 19 2021, 09:50 AM
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Really impressed with this product. Picked up a tow hitch from Harbor Freight for $70 out the door. Everything fits and works as it should.
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post May 2 2021, 03:06 PM
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post Sep 9 2021, 09:59 AM
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Surprisingly these still sell quite well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
I assumed with the increase in value we've been experiencing folks would be using trailers more. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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post Jul 2 2022, 09:38 PM
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Just used mine to tow 2 hours to Santa Monica for our Malibu Canyon run. Worked perfectly.
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post Jul 4 2022, 07:39 AM
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I bought one a couple of months ago. Nice design and priced well.
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post Jul 8 2022, 05:26 PM
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A bit over a week to WCR.. If your thinking of flat towing, time to order!
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post Jul 11 2022, 07:31 AM
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QUOTE(914werke @ Jul 8 2022, 07:26 PM) *

A bit over a week to WCR.. If your thinking of flat towing, time to order!


@914worke

i need one for Okteenerfest in September. Trying to decide what kind of tow bar yoke to use. We used to have a motorhome and i had a blue ox bar to tow our suburban. I dont need something that robust, but they were nice!.

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Like that Blue OX I found that there is probably only a couple manufactures of the Adjustable V tow bars you see & can purchase.
They are all most likely relabeled to the various brands : U-Haul Tow-Master Curt Smittybilt
Basically any of the these 5k lbs universal bars & a 2" ball you are golden.
So if you have a Harbor Freight near you, get yourself a coupon
or if you have a Amazon acct you can often get one one with free shipping.
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Also important is to get or use the correct drop hitch for your rig so that bar is as
parallel to the road surface as possible.


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QUOTE(914werke @ Jul 11 2022, 11:57 AM) *

Like that Blue OX I found that there is probably only a couple manufactures of the Adjustable V tow bars you see & can purchase.
They are all most likely relabeled to the various brands : U-Haul Tow-Master Curt Smittybilt
Basically any of the these 5k lbs universal bars & a 2" ball you are golden.
So if you have a Harbor Freight near you, get yourself a coupon
or if you have a Amazon acct you can often get one one with free shipping.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Also important is to get or use the correct drop hitch for your rig so that bar is as
parallel to the road surface as possible.
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awesome product, Rich thanks so much for getting me mine in time to get to Okteenerfest this month!! i can tell you what a difference towing flat is so much better than a trailer. I tow with my Lincoln navigator which is rated for 10k# towing. Using U-haul trailer or a friends feather light i would get 10-12 mpg towing that way, and with this i got 15.8mpg for the whole trip! compared to with no towing i get 18 straight highway and 14-15 in town. SO even going toand from the mountains!!
really dont even know its there. SO thanks again i highly recommend this product.

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That bolt storage idea is fantastic. I wish mine had that. I keep the hardware in a nut can wen I'm not using the bar. I usually have to spend a lot of time looking for the hardware when I need to use the bar again.
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