TOW HARD

A TOWBAR IS A PRETTY SIMPLE INSTRUMENT, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN IT CAN’T BE IMPROVED UPON. THANKS TO NEVER-ENDING INNOVATION FROM THE LIKES OF MARKS 4WD, EVEN TOWBARS ARE GETTING WITH THE TIMES

MATT RAUDONIKIS

MARKS 4WD first designed and manufactured its High Clearance Towbar with inbuilt rated recovery points for theVDJ 79 LandCruiser back in 2016. It was designed as an alternative to the factoryToyota towbar that would improve the departure angle of the farm truck. After testing the bar, it went on sale in 2017. TheToyota towbar, and most other aftermarket units, do the job of towing well enough, but they hang down lower than necessary under the tray or service body. This is because the receiver hitch section of the towbar drops down lower than the main cross member and, as such, becomes one of the first things to scrape when driving off road and you don’t have a tow tongue in place. The Marks 4WD towbar aided this problem by integrating…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2025

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