Re: [MBZ] Anyone install a towing hitch on their 124 chassis? ...
I'm under the impression that 50mm is plenty close enough to 2 for practical purposes, Tom. You think not? joe
Re: [MBZ] Anyone install a towing hitch on their 124 chassis?
Richard: I had a hitch installed on my 87 300TDT some years ago. I went to a custom hitch installer. It has the small size carrier. I dont have any pics, however it has a support bar that extends under the fuel tank to a support over the diff. Stronger than the one in the pic from one list member IMO. Cost was surprisingly reasonable at the time, not sure of the exact $'s. -- SANTÉ Doug Quance Consciousness: That annoying time between naps. 90% of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.
[MBZ] Anyone install a towing hitch on their 124 chassis? Need some guidance on how?
I have a 1987 300D turbo that I want to install a towing hitch to pull my boat trailer (light 14' inflatable w/30 HP outboard). I am planning to use my car for day fishing trips, and only use my truck for overnight/ extended trips as it only gets around 10 miles per gallon. I first looked underneath the rear of the car, and could not see any secure way to install a hitch. I then went to the local U-Haul center, and they could not find a correct match on there computer for a 1987 300D turbo (computer had it listed as a 2 door), and did not give a listing for a hitch for the car. I'm sure someone has found a way to install a hitch on their model 124 car that works. Your help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks... Richard From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Jun 11 02:11:34 2006 Received: from wx-out-0102.google.com ([66.249.82.207]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FpFQL-0004mr-VE for Mercedes@okiebenz.com; Sun, 11 Jun 2006 02:11:34 + Received: by wx-out-0102.google.com with SMTP id r21so705960wxc for Mercedes@okiebenz.com; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:11:28 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s¾ta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=AWAuAM/HJHEZynk/n6tAUo8EF+YAv60vx6/JRVQ0v7b0/QGwUll5/API+QXgcLPCKTRX/yLeDumBnBtQZdwE6XOCch/1zACAcyNgRDGgBGEYZmaTfRwYfBZWwtVrqq0SJpAaTVt3jGO2xkNMJHmlOFaMVKht0SVOH7D8jsXTgrYReceived: by 10.70.19.6 with SMTP id 6mr1671843wxs; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:11:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.70.122.9 with HTTP; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:11:28 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 21:11:28 -0500 From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] Electronic AC servo on sale. X-BeenThere: Mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:Mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 02:11:34 - What happened to the list member's engineering school project to make one of these using readily available parts? Perhaps Rusty could sell the kits? On 6/10/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is that the kit to replace the servo? If so, Rusty is getting beat. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've exhausted all the alternatives. Sir Winston Churchill '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager
Re: [MBZ] Anyone install a towing hitch on their 124 chassis? Need some guidance on how?
RICHARD FIne wrote: I have a 1987 300D turbo that I want to install a towing hitch to pull my boat trailer (light 14' inflatable w/30 HP outboard). I am planning to use my car for day fishing trips, and only use my truck for overnight/ extended trips as it only gets around 10 miles per gallon. I first looked underneath the rear of the car, and could not see any secure way to install a hitch. I then went to the local U-Haul center, and they could not find a correct match on there computer for a 1987 300D turbo (computer had it listed as a 2 door), and did not give a listing for a hitch for the car. I'm sure someone has found a way to install a hitch on their model 124 car that works. Your help would be greatly appreciated, Here's one link - I know NOTHING about them: http://www.hitch-web.com/vhitch.asp?CLID=1DRID=6MD=300EC=MK=Mercedes-BenzY=1987MDID=90YID=69CID=3MKID=38OID=8SMID=1BBID=125BPID=6VID=6789 Marshall -- Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions) der Dieseling Doktor [EMAIL PROTECTED] '87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi (retired)
Re: [MBZ] Anyone install a towing hitch on their 124 chassis? Need some guidance on how?
I purchased a DaLan hitch for my '87 300TD from these folks a while back: http://hitches4less.com/mercedes-benz-300-trailer-hitch.html It was moderately simple to install, but did require some slight adjustments and drilling to get it to fit correctly. Here are some pics of the hitch: http://users.zhonka.net/zeitgeist/TD%20Hitch/ Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state '87 300TD intercooler #22 (215k) '84 300D (213k) Gashuffer: '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K) http://users.zhonka.net/zeitgeist/Misc/IMG_0171.JPG
Re: [MBZ] Anyone install a towing hitch on their 124 chassis? ...
Haven't yet gotten around to installing it but I scored a factory Oris hitch off german ebay a while back. Installs like Casey's hitch but looks to me to be considerably more substantial, rated to tow 1900kg. Also has a neat toollessly detachable ball head that when removed leaves no receiver hanging below the bumper. I need to get some eyes welded on for safety chains as those apparently aren't required in the fatherland and probably get the crossbar powder coated. These things turn up fairly regularly not too expensively, but shipping might be prohibitive; I was fortunate to have been able to get it drop shipped to Berlin whence it hitched a ride in a friend's container to the left coast. joe
Re: [MBZ] Anyone install a towing hitch on their 124 chassis? ...
Joe, Measure the ball size - it might be different from US standards. Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Knight Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 8:06 AM To: Mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anyone install a towing hitch on their 124 chassis? ... Haven't yet gotten around to installing it but I scored a factory Oris hitch off german ebay a while back. Installs like Casey's hitch but looks to me to be considerably more substantial, rated to tow 1900kg. Also has a neat toollessly detachable ball head that when removed leaves no receiver hanging below the bumper. I need to get some eyes welded on for safety chains as those apparently aren't required in the fatherland and probably get the crossbar powder coated. These things turn up fairly regularly not too expensively, but shipping might be prohibitive; I was fortunate to have been able to get it drop shipped to Berlin whence it hitched a ride in a friend's container to the left coast. joe ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
