Alco Chassie Extension Type///ref towbar ?

elaverty

Folks is it just me or does the chassie rail extensions on the rear of a camper to extend it seem very light/weak to join a towbar to it....im just fiting one to my camper and the more i look at it the more doubts im haveing......Or is just you would be very limited to the weight you would be able to tow,,,,im only planing on towing a bike trailer/motorbike....What yous think...thanks

niloc1951

elaverty wrote: »

Folks is it just me or does the chassie rail extensions on the rear of a camper to extend it seem very light/weak to join a towbar to it....im just fiting one to my camper and the more i look at it the more doubts im haveing......Or is just you would be very limited to the weight you would be able to tow,,,,im only planing on towing a bike trailer/motorbike....What yous think...thanks

The Alko chassis is a lightweight highly technical chassis. It is not designed to support any tow bars except those specifically designed for it and certified by Alko.

Se the attached extract from the Alko handbook.

elaverty

niloc1951 wrote: »

The Alko chassis is a lightweight highly technical chassis. It is not designed to support any tow bars except those specifically designed for it and certified by Alko.

Se the attached extract from the Alko handbook.

The towbar was on a Alko Chassie before,,,Other towbar makers/fitters supply make and fit towbars for this chassie with no problems...Im sure that is just a sales pitch by Alko to frighten people into makeing sure you buy there product,if we were to only but Original/Main dealer parts and services for everything we wouldnt be able to afford to do a whole lot of anything...
Im just saying that to me the chassie dosnt look very strong to take a towbar,but it is the same chassie that Alko would be fitting a towbar onto,as they dont make any changes to the chassie when fiting a bar...

Aidan_M_M

They are designed for a low nose weight , but still able to "pull" a train weight .