Trailer hitch for cross member?

DRG-ler

DRG-ler

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Hi guys, one question.

Is there still a trailer hitch somewhere for mounting on the cross member of the frame? I would not get a trailer hitch for mounting on the bumper holders here in Germany. Are there any old stocks or repro parts?

Another question is how much towing capacity the original Ford brakes can withstand. You don't want to expect too much from them.

Greetings from Berlin

Andy
 
I saw a thread on here, last year I believe. There were pics of trailers pulled by A's, and discussion of types. I have no experience with trailers, but I know many here have. Good luck.
 
The first thing I would be worried about is not what the Model A can tow but how it can stop whatever you are towing. I wouldn't dream of towing anything more than a wheel barrow unless it had electric brakes that I can apply from the driver's seat.
I made my own tow bar from one I bought at a wrecker's yard and attached it to the bumper mounts and I've towed a camper weighing about a tonne with it for about 50-60,000 km. With the electric brakes, I can stop in a shorter distance with the trailer attached that with the solo car.
 
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I've thought about adding a hitch to my '31 CCPU. I don't really need to haul anything, but I built this little trailer a few years ago and it would look good behind it.

It started as a badly rusted out 1926 model T bed. I patched it up, then mounted it to a lightweight 4' x 4' trailer frame from Northern Tool. I've pulled it behind my 1948 Willys jeep. It weighs very little and I can easily forget its behind me. If I can find a reasonably priced hitch for the CCPU, I may just add it.
 

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This is what I have. Trailer hitch is from Wagner Products in St Louis, MO. It replaces the bumper spreader bar and works great.(Trailer is a 1937 Mullins Red Cap)
 

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Yes, I don't want to pull much either. I want to tow a small trailer with a maximum total weight of 400 kilos. My concern is to drive an old pre-war stationary engine to the meeting with the Ford. Much more fun with an old car. But I can't get a trailer hitch that is only attached to the bumper or its holder here in Germany.
 
With the hitch I have (post #6), the trailer tongue weight is supported with brackets that attach to the rear of the frame, the tow weight is also attached to the frame in front of the rear axle. The only thing that is attached to the bumper itself is the connector for the trailer wiring.
 
CarlG said:
With the hitch I have (post #6), the trailer tongue weight is supported with brackets that attach to the rear of the frame, the tow weight is also attached to the frame in front of the rear axle. The only thing that is attached to the bumper itself is the connector for the trailer wiring.
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Can you post a photo of the hitch from underneath?
 
From previous discussion electric trailer brakes are not legal in Germany/Europe as trailer brakes there are not allowed to come on before the car?
 
KenBolton said:
6V trailer brakes?
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that would be great.

what i thought was, a 12 volt battery in the trailer and wire it up to the controller in the car. separate from the cars electrical
i don't know how much power the brakes would draw on a days drive but maybe a small plug in charger for at night.

like said above the car would stop faster with the trailer on.
 
ndnchf said:
I've thought about adding a hitch to my '31 CCPU. I don't really need to haul anything, but I built this little trailer a few years ago and it would look good behind it.

It started as a badly rusted out 1926 model T bed. I patched it up, then mounted it to a lightweight 4' x 4' trailer frame from Northern Tool. I've pulled it behind my 1948 Willys jeep. It weighs very little and I can easily forget its behind me. If I can find a reasonably priced hitch for the CCPU, I may just add it.
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this is just like what my dad, brother and i drove to a car meet in kamloops BC from vancouver island, years ago up and down the Fraser canyon, model B tudor with mechanical brakes , lots of mountains and steep hill. we had no brakes on the trailer and the car did just fine.
 
updraught said:
From previous discussion electric trailer brakes are not legal in Germany/Europe as trailer brakes there are not allowed to come on before the car?
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That sounds more than weird. My camper has electronic stability control (ESC) on it which was a real PITA so I disabled it. It is not uncommon for an inexperienced driver towing a caravan to come to grief when he can't control his trailer when it starts to sway. That's what the ESC is supposed to correct for an incompetent driver. I find it better by far to control the brakes myself from the driver's seat. ESC is not smart enough to realise that the efficiency of the brakes is different early in the morning from later in the day. I might not be too bright but I can work that out and allow for it.
 
Old Ugly,

I don't have a good answer to how much current the electric brakes draw but they work by an electromagnet causing drag to activate the brakes. So the brake force is due to the movement of the wheel not by a servo. So it is likely that the current draw is small. The emergency battery located on the trailers is a small one.

I would use a deep cycle battery. You can keep it charged by a small solar panel on the roof.
 
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