Tow bar

[Foofighters 27]

Hi anyone ever fitted a tow bar on an r4,only wanting to pull a small trailer with a drum kit in it ????
Thanks mark

 

[petak]

Here is something more on that subject
http://www.renault4.co.uk/forum/threads/r4-tow-bar.6423


It is normal thing here in Croatia to have tow bar on R4.

And he (the R4) can pull much more than drum kit

 

[JonathanT]

Hi foofighters - Can help with that one! Have one I designed and had made. can email PDF I think

Jonathan

 

[Pat Clarke]

Hi Jonathan,

I would be very interested in the PDF or details of where you got yours made.

Pat.

 

[Cyprus Andy]

here is what it should look like

 

[JonathanT]

Hello Pat

Sorry for being slow! Just discovered your message. Here is the PDF of the 'fishplates' I had laser Cut.
PLEASE NOTE THIS PDF IS FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY. I can forward a correctly scaled version or alternatively DXF file or whatever the laser cutting people need.
The fishplates bolt directlt onto the inboard sides of the rear chassis using the existing re-inforced fixing holes. These fishplates replace the existing towing eye plates (hence the elongated hole bottom front)

Between the two plates 60x40mm square steel tube is welded and off the centre of this the removeable tow hook.

I can provide photos later- prob wednesday eve.

Jonathan

 

[Cyprus Andy]

There is a Renault 4 tow bar on ebay 231293170073

 

[JonathanT]

So there is! ... My design however is hidden. If the tow hook mount is discreetly positioned its not easily visible. the main cross bar is hidden behind the bumper .
Will post some pictures later

J

 

[Pat Clarke]

Thanks Jonathan,

I have a bit of work to do before I get to the cutting stage......but great to have.
Pat.

 

[Eoynteenie]

Towing is possible with theses as the others say, had no problem with my 1100 towing and it has I believe a gen Renault tow bar fitted (saw the same one on another R4). I had to retrieve my cbr400rr from 30 miles away after binning it and the R4 took it in its stride.

 

[petak]

One more demonstration of pulling capacity
This summer in Vodice, small TL (850cc engine)

 

[Geoff in the Gully]

Is there a motor in that caravan to help push it along?

 

[petak]

2 Geoff in the Gully: Almost there....two guys were at back side pushing caravan uphill where needed













...just kidding....R4 puled it like a pro!

 

[Geoff in the Gully]

That's pretty impressive

 

[JonathanT]

Towing with all the trimmings!
Can get up a 17% incline with four of us and all the camping gear for a weeks holiday with the caravan on the back!
Very strong hearted tow car :-)

 

[bantamallan]

There is almost no limit to what an R4 will tow, mine pulled a trailer with an R4 with 2spare engines gearboxes and doors out of a farmyard and over the Brecon Beacons without any problems, probably not very legal though!

 

[mr-reno-139]

if we are being really silly just remembered borrowing F4 van which belonged to the renault garage i worked for when i left school
needed to tow an austin cambridge to the local banger racing track about 20 miles away and using a cut down caravan as a trailer managed reasonably well to tow with 845 cc's
not sure that i would attempt it now or what VOSA would make of it

 

[Geoff in the Gully]

There is almost no limit to what an R4 will tow, mine pulled a trailer with an R4 with 2spare engines gearboxes and doors out of a farmyard and over the Brecon Beacons without any problems, probably not very legal though!

Love the idea of seeing an R4 towing another on a trailer. I'll have to see what we can arrange.
And yes, there'll be some rule somewhere broken by this