[Healeys] trailer hitch for my BT7

I Erbs eyera3000 at gmail.com
Thu Jun 14 19:54:45 MDT 2012


any type of wheel for bottoming out?

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Carr&Edwards <scvc70 at epix.net> wrote:
> We've had one of those motorcycle cargo trailers for 25 years now, and have
> found it wonderful for traveling.  We tow it behind our MGC and MG-TD (and
> it'll go with the BN1 whenever thats finished) -- since the TD of course
has
> no boot, it's the only safe place to store things when on the road.
>
> Fortunately my partner runs a shop, so we just designed and made our own
> hitches.  I can't remember precisely what the hitch on the C is like, but
> it's very similar to the one on the TD: a "V" with a third arm in the
center
> of the V that extends straight forward.  The forward end of this center arm
> is held to the round rear cross-member with a U-bolt; the ends of the side
> arms are bent 90 degrees upward at an angle that lets them be bolted down
> with the main bumper bolts (we leave the hitch on all the time.)  Since the
> TD bumper has a heavy back bar, a straight-up tab welded on the center arm
> is held to the bumper/back bar with the chrome center bolt.  A square
> reinforcing plate welded on underneath the point of the V holds the 2
> eyebolts for the safety chains.  The stock used is 1/4" x 2" steel. We
> recently added a pigtail to the wiring harness so we can hook up both the
> trailer lights and the TD's 3rd brake light--we're heading off soon on a
> 1,700-mile tour, and I want all the visibility I can get!
>
> Photo sent to Ira separately (will also send to anyone else who wants one).
>
> Sarah Carr
> BN1 (etc.) in PA
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "I Erbs" <eyera3 at gmail.com>
> To: "Ahealey help" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 12:28 PM
> Subject: [Healeys] trailer hitch for my BT7
>
>
>> Just wondering about what people are using for trailer hitch set ups
>> on their cars. I was thinking about adding one to my BT7 to tow a
>> small unit like towed by motorcycles to add storage for long trips.
>> Are they all custom, or has someone found a unit from another car that
>> fits?
>>
>> --
>> Ira Erbs
>> IT CONSULTANT
>> Portland, OR
>>
>> We can't solve problems by using the same kind of
>> thinking we used when we created them.
>>                                          -Albert Einstein
>
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Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
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