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Hi,
I was wondering if anyone had a genuine 960 Towbar fitted to their car that has the Volvo Identification Plate affixed to the towbar? I am after all the information on the plate relating to part number and towing capacity and ball weight and whether it is a receiver type hitch. I am trying to see if there was a towbar with around a 2 tonne towing capacity.
Regards,
Michael
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Hello, nobody makes a 2 ton class three reciever hitch for the Volvo, the best you can do is 3500 pounds and a 150 pound tounge weight. I tow Volvo's with my tow dolley, but I made my hitch to take the extra weight of the car behind. I just got back from a tripp hauling a Volvo 940 turbo wagon behind my Volvo 96,960 wagon from Richmond to central Ohio. The mountains were a little tough, but my car was fine. I use the Mobile One synthetic fluid, at present I have 266,000 miles on the car and it is still my workhorse. Pauli
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I don't have a 960, I do have a 940 with a removable tow ball. Even better I have an accessory cataloge. This is a 700, 900 catalogue, up to 94, don't know what age your car is.
The German 1900kg fixed towbar assembly is listed as part number 6820789-3, this is listed as 940/960 applicable from 91 on
The UK market lists 3529362-0 (listed 944/964) and 3529905-6 (listed 945/965) which is rated at 1600kg, with a supplementary kit 6820174-8 which takes it up to 1800kg The kit doesn't seem to be saloon/estate specific. Don't know why there is a difference because as far as I remember the underbody is identical?
The removable kits are rated at 1600kg 6820597-0 (saloon) and 6820598-8 (estate) again supplemented by the same kit as before to take it up to 1800kg
These are European kits, so will have 50mm tow balls, don't know what you use.
This has made me wonder if I should get the reinforcement kit, given I do this with a removable ball!
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Hi and thanks for this info, it is exactly what I am after. Would it be possible to scan the pages and email them to me? In Australia we also used the removeable ball but this is better in my opinion than the fixed ones. My car is a 1991 build and 92 Australian complianced car and the legislation here requires that all tow bars made and fitted from 1992 MUST have an identification plate attached to the towbar so I may be able to get away with it but its best to have it.
I checked a 1989 740 owners manual today and that also has the same information relating to the reinforced towing bracket and the genuine vibration damper that is mounted between the car and trailer. I will be using a poly block coupling so hopefully that is the damper taken care of. I don't think there is a difference in the chassis but I was referring to the fact that the 960 has the self levelling suspension and not all 940's do so the ball weights may be different.
Regards,
Michael
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I'll have a go at scanning the pages, just setting up a new computer and haven't installed the scanner yet, your inbox can handle big emails?
As far as I can see the anti snaking damper is optional, I personally have never used one, the trailer you see in the photo tows fine, the real issue is getting the whole lot rolling, I reckon that weighs a bit over 2 metric tonnes, which is a bit of a giggle to hill start with a manual 940 Turbo.
Pete
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Pete,
You can send them as big or small as you like. They may have to be separated or if you can save them as a pdf then that will shrink them. I understand how you feel towing, but fortunately my 960 is auto so it makes it a bit easier. I have just finished designing my trailer and I am about to start building it this week. I race an off road buggy that I built from scratch, unfortunately it doesn't have a Volvo engine in it, but the new one that I will be building at the end of this year is getting an 850R engine. I already have one engine and about to buy the second one as a spare, the only thing I don't want to have to pay for is the custom made 6 speed sequential transaxle that costs around $25,000 AUD.
The trailer I am building is 2.5 metres wide and 4.5 metre bed with a 2m drawbar. It will have 4 wheel independent suspension with airbags and koni shocks, electric brakes with of course Volvo wheels. The current race car weighs about 750 kilos but 10 jerries full of fuel weighs an extra 200 kilos plus all the spare parts, tools and 4 spare wheels for the buggy all add up. The new buggy will be heavier and might have to get a new tow vehicle for that one.
Regards,
Michael
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The maximum towing capacity of the 960's is 3500 lbs (or 1.75 tons). Thus, regardless of the source of the towbar, you'll unfortunately still be limited to slightly less than your 2 ton goal by the car's own capacity.
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Hi, My '93 945t has a factory hitch on it. It is a reciever type hitch although it has a slightly rectangular reciever and drawbar, not square like the common type.
I'm not where I can go look at it right now so I dont remember if ther is a tow rating on the hitch itself but if memory serves I believe the tow rating on the car is limiting factor at around 3000lbs. While the 960 may have a slightly diferent tow rating than the 940 I dont think it would be as much as 4000lbs. Have you looked at your owners manual to see what your car is rated for, the factory hitch will be adequate for the max rating of the car.
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Hi and thanks for your reply.
The manual indeed does have a towing chart and all the information needed, however the actual towbar that is available is only rated at 1500 Kg where as the manual states the towing capacity is 1800 Kg and 1900 Kg if I was to drive my car in Germany! I will see if I can find a 940 owners manual and compare the chart to the 960 as I think the towing capacity is basically the same for both cars, but the 940 may have a slightly less towing capacity. The ball weight is the other concern as with the self levelling suspension this needs to be much less than a 940. If I can find a genuine part number and the information on the id plate, then I may be able to get a genuine towbar.
Regards,
Michael
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