Help! Need a towing A-Frame to suit an ARB bar.

[NP99]

Just had a look at RAA and RACV. They have 200km limits for country call out. Evil twin has it correct, the fine print has the details. Coverage is not coverage...

[my third 256]

ok tandem trailer out bot what about one of those ones toe trucks use
just goes under front tires or rear if auto
seen then with duel wheels on the axle

[AJoz]

Thanks all. The guy that owns it is one of the true explorers and travels cross country away from roads and tracks.
He spends weeks out there.
The GQ will be recovered for sentimental reasons as it's taken him to hell and back in its 400,000kms.
Plan is to try and fix it. Plan B is to tow it out, hence the request for a towing bar.

[NP99]

Would have been another good place for a national meet Up!

[MudRunnerTD]

Thanks all. The guy that owns it is one of the true explorers and travels cross country away from roads and tracks.
He spends weeks out there.
The GQ will be recovered for sentimental reasons as it's taken him to hell and back in its 400,000kms.
Plan is to try and fix it. Plan B is to tow it out, hence the request for a towing bar.

Bugger! Tow a trailer in with another engine and crane. if you can get the same motor then a swap out would be pretty simple. No Conversions but just a straight swap. would be the cheapest by far too id reckon. Risking just taking parts hoping the damage is not catastrophic could end in disappointment. You'd get an engine and crane on a small off road trailer. take some extra fuel on the trailer and all the food and water you need and sort it out. The fuel needed to drag a dead car across 1000kms of desert would be pretty full on too.

Good luck mate.

[jack]

Looks like the RACV Total care benefits have changed. Some years ago a friend broke his ankle at the Goldcoast, RACV flat bedded his car and towed his caravan back to Vic and didn't cost him a cent. His wife couldn't/wouldn't drive and wasn't confident in towing a van or setting it up at caravan parks so they covered their accommodation as well.

[the evil twin]

Not a bad idea there MR. I'd try for a trayback 4x4 rather than a trailer to carry the engine and crane but depends on where the GQ is located.

Sounds like it is in the Gibson North West of Warburton or perhaps Little Sandy so needs to head for the Gary or Talawanna I spose.
If he is on or near the Talawanna you could help the logistics by coming in from and/or recovering to Newman maybe.

IMHO if you go for a DIY recovery it is a 3 or 4 person job and 2 vehicles but again it depends where the nearest tracks to the site can be accessed.

While I was at Mt Dare for a couple of nights in July there were two lots of people who had broken down in the Simmo also staying there.
The fav topic in the Bar was how expensive the charges were to recover out of the Simpson... up until you grabbed a pencil and worked out the logistics and costs incurred by the recovery guys.

You could almost double the cost for the middle of WA versus the Simmo

[jack]

Just rang RACV to confirm this, car has to be accessible (but they couldn't describe accessible).
'In Country Areas, the first 100km in any direction, from the point of breakdown is free of charge, or back to the attending Service'. This means that they will tow you 500k fee of charge if the attending Service is 500k away, subject to the $2,400 incident limit.

[the evil twin]

Looks like the RACV Total care benefits have changed. Some years ago a friend broke his ankle at the Goldcoast, RACV flat bedded his car and towed his caravan back to Vic and didn't cost him a cent. His wife couldn't/wouldn't drive and wasn't confident in towing a van or setting it up at caravan parks so they covered their accommodation as well.

They still will do that if you have top of the wozza cover.
Your friend was within the service area.
The geo limits are from the nearest service centre not from home.

[MudRunnerTD]

Not a bad idea there MR. I'd try for a trayback 4x4 rather than a trailer to carry the engine and crane but depends on where the GQ is located.

Sounds like it is in the Gibson North West of Warburton or perhaps Little Sandy so needs to head for the Gary or Talawanna I spose.
If he is on or near the Talawanna you could help the logistics by coming in from and/or recovering to Newman maybe.

IMHO if you go for a DIY recovery it is a 3 or 4 person job and 2 vehicles but again it depends where the nearest tracks to the site can be accessed.

While I was at Mt Dare for a couple of nights in July there were two lots of people who had broken down in the Simmo also staying there.
The fav topic in the Bar was how expensive the charges were to recover out of the Simpson... up until you grabbed a pencil and worked out the logistics and costs incurred by the recovery guys.

You could almost double the cost for the middle of WA versus the Simmo

i agree, a Trayback, a couple of swags, an engine crane, a pop up awning for cover, a heap of extra fuel. Sounds like a Road Trip!.

I reckon thats nearly the only real option.