Detachable tow bars and tank guards.

[auf_wiedersehen_pet]

Company has been taken over.

http://www.scorpionracing.co.uk/

Scorpion Racing is under new management.
59 Great Cambridge Road
Cheshunt, EN8 8NZ
TEL: +44 (0)1992 630 701

Scorpion Racing is now a new company called Scorpion Racing UK

Evidence from Companies House

[muddyjames]

just a thought. Are all of these detachable tow bars all EU approved and tested?

[crazymac]

just a thought. Are all of these detachable tow bars all EU approved and tested?

That only applies if the vehicle was manufactured AFTER 2001 I think

[Dr.Ed]

going by the southdown website, there's isn't, but the type approval regs don't apply to pre-1998 vehicles. Sure i heard somewhere that the type approval process was long and expensive and so not worth it for the tank guard manufacturers?

[Range Rover Blues]

It's not hugely long winded but expensive and involves completing a durability test amongst other things.  Most of our cars pre-dte the requirement plus Defenders are IIRC exempt from the test.

[muddyjames]

so what kind of piece of mind does a driver have that the tank guard isn't going to fall appart when towing a pride and joy caravan?  :-k

[Dr.Ed]

the fact that the bolts holding it together aren't as rusty as the original LR fit ones are after 10 years?

[muddyjames]

there is that but the strength of the welds arent tested to tow 3.5tonnes and no life time guarntee on them like all tow bars from towsure etc are.
I would like to work out a way to have a removeable tow bar just need to get my head sorted and worked out how to actually do it! May need to look at yours sometime!

[Range Rover Blues]

Hmmm, Tows**t :-k  heard some stories.........

Basically you don't get any guarantee but they'd be loopy to sell a guard without some sort of testing to make sure it's ok.  The thing with the SAouthdown is it's that strong they provide an extra set of mounting bolts for "extreme offroading" so you don't just rip the chassi mounts off.  If it's so strong they are woriied about the chassi brekaing before the tank guard does, there's your answer.  It's a hell of a piece of metal, and weighs 36Kg because of it, you ain't gonna' bust it.

[Disco_Stu]

Well, I've found a possible solution.

Discoparts do a detachable towbar, this is not necessarily that helpful, from what I can gather they are not trading at present.

Simmonites tank guards fit when the DP towbar is attached, I had a look on the truck of a bloke I met the other day, so I'm hopeful other types of guards will too.

And, as the law of Sod states, as soon as you start thinking of buying a tank guard, it's never soon enough. This is a little souvenir from tuesday night...

[muddyjames]

ooh dear. oops.

36kg for a tank guard seems blinking heavy. Dr Ed's wasnt that heavy.

Dr Ed's has 2 pins that holds the towing piece into place.

ED, what is your tank guard make?

[Range Rover Blues]

All I remember is that what it said on the shipping docs and the delivery guy askled my neighbour to help him in with it (I wasn't here).