towing A-Frame for series Land Rovers

[m-coffey]

Hi all,

does anyone have an Army issue towing A Frame they could post photos or a drawing of please.
I am looking to make one up to assist getting a vehicle or two to Melrose for next Easter's land rover show.
much appreciated
Mark

[110574]

Hi all,

does anyone have an Army issue towing A Frame they could post photos or a drawing of please.
I am looking to make one up to assist getting a vehicle or two to Melrose for next Easter's land rover show.
much appreciated
Mark

i have one off a wrecker i can take some pics etc for you

[Ellard]

Hi there

I wouldn't mind seeing some pictures and measurements if possible.

Wayne

[110574]

hopefully i will remember to take my camera home today :p

[m-coffey]

Hi,

Thanks for that, would be much appreciated.

Mark

[110574]

wrecker aframe by NiknoDave, on Flickr

this is what i have

for scale it is 1090mm high by 670mm wide and is made from 40mm and 32mm tube

if thats what your after i will take some more pics and try and measure it up.

[110574]

DSC_0935 by NiknoDave, on Flickr

[m-coffey]

Much appreciated,
I am intrigued with the atatchment of the base to the bumper being only a relatively small chain, I guess I was expecting something that atatched to the lifting eyes.
If you could supply some rough measurements it would make construction easier please.

thanks

Mark

[Diana Alan]

I think you will find it was designed for use with the SIIa, with the chains wrapping around the bumper.

Isn't there a different one for the SIII that uses the towing point/lifting eyes?  (Or at least the attachment points with the angle spreader is replaced by a adapters that connect directly to the towing points)

[110574]

Much appreciated,
I am intrigued with the attachment of the base to the bumper being only a relatively small chain, I guess I was expecting something that attached to the lifting eyes.

i have a series 2 and series 1's so the chains go round the bumper and thru the lifting eyes and secured by d shackles.

will try and get time to make a decent drawing up...

[Tommy]

This photo may be of interest

[Carzee]

Close!

[Chazza]

I remember using one on a S3 and it looked different to the one in the pic; it had pins to fit the towing/lifting eyes same as the Inters,

Cheers Charlie

[Tommy]

I remember using one on a S3 and it looked different to the one in the pic; it had pins to fit the towing/lifting eyes same as the Inters,

Cheers Charlie

Yes, I think the Land Rover recovery 'A' frame shown in the the photos was used to keep the two vehicles separated and controlled whilst the vehicle (being towed) was lifted by the gantry (as shown below). The difference being that the dolly would have been replaced by the 'A' frame. The 'A' frame would have stopped the rear vehicle smacking into the front vehicle.

[Chazza]

Good point Tommy!

I was so impressed with the A-frames when I was a digger, that I made my own to tow a Morris Minor ute that I had bought from a cocky and I used chains. I found out rapidly, that if chains are used instead of rigid pins, the towed vehicle wanders all over the place and therefore cannot follow the towing vehicle exactly.

So my great idea wasn't so good, but at least the brake-less Morrie didn't run into the towing car,

Cheers Charlie