Basically when we bought the car the towball was detached and we have never used it. I am off to pick up a car tomorrow and went to fit the towball to put the car trailer on tomorrow but when I put it on it looks really funny, it seems to sit very close to the car and the tounge does not sit level it points upwards slightly, all I have is the towball the tounge and two bolts is there prehaps a part missing, if some one could shed some light that would be great,

Cheers guys

Basically when we bought the car the towball was detached and we have never used it. I am off to pick up a car tomorrow and went to fit the towball to put the car trailer on tomorrow but when I put it on it looks really funny, it seems to sit very close to the car and the tounge does not sit level it points upwards slightly, all I have is the towball the tounge and two bolts is there prehaps a part missing, if some one could shed some light that would be great,

Cheers guys

sounds like u got everything that there is for the tow bar as for it not sitting level maybe the previous owner had a small accident and bent the tongue out of shape take a pic and post it up so we may see exactally what ur on about

Here are the pics, i hope this sheds some more light on the situation,
Thanks guys



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the last bend on the toung where the tow ball goes has bee bent upwads

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thats what my old one lookes like took it off ages ago with the whole tow bar

hmm soo much for the trailer then i guess it will have to be a tow rope job, how far is it safe to tow an auto for does anyone know, if worst comes to worse

i would say get a new one as there is no point in trying to repair it unless u got a propane oxy to heat it up and bend it back to shape

even so with the bend doesnt it look a little close to the bumper too, mind you having it straight would bring it away from it a bit i guess

How far is it safe to tow an Auto, it is not as the trans will not be lubricated

Also is dangerous and in most states illegal

hmm soo much for the trailer then i guess it will have to be a tow rope job, how far is it safe to tow an auto for does anyone know, if worst comes to worse

Pretty sure it's illegal to flat tow a car in QLD, as it is in most other states I think. Call someone like mr tow to get the car.

Thanks for the info guys, and the pics hypermagna, yes the old girl has got evidence of a R**t in the boot at some stage of her life, best option now is to 4get the towball and just go with a tow truck.

cheers

Depending where in QLD you are, I've used this guy a few times and was cheap (towed my cosmo when fuel pump went for $50 and once when I blew the gearbox for $40):

Mr Tow
Yandina QLD 4561
ph: 0412 989 582

THANKS for that but i dont think i would get it that cheap, its a 7 hour round trip from northside of brizzy to dalby and back lol, ill sleep on it and hopfuly ill figure something out tomorrow

From the pics it looks like the actual ball is bent?

with the weight of a car trailer it should drop the rear down abit making the bar more level. Remember there designed to work on angels for dips and grades etc.
As for the hit in the back i'd check all the bolts before using if at all depending what damage you think was repaired and current structural strength

This is just a point of view as with out actual seeing its hard to judge the angle etc.

exactly, take the ball off and check out the threaded part,its bent.

hmm soo much for the trailer then i guess it will have to be a tow rope job, how far is it safe to tow an auto for does anyone know, if worst comes to worse

i hope your only joking