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Towing H1 - 1/11/2008 6:44:22 PM

Wildwill

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I am interested in knowing if a H1 has ever been converted into automobile towtruck, what kind of wieght can the rear axle support and if a vulcan or Holmes Wheellift has ever been installed on a 95 to 99 H1 Please help am interested in buying H1 for this purpose Thanks Wildwill

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RE: Towing H1 - 1/11/2008 7:26:45 PM

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Towing capacity is approximately 8,000#s. Never seen a Hummer tow truck. !0,300# GVWR Not sure a Hummer is the best vehicle for this application.

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RE: Towing H1 - 1/11/2008 11:13:11 PM

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Dont know about a tow truck, but I have installed a fifth wheel in mine, I pull a stock trailer with 8 head of cows like nothing, Trailer loaded is about 13000lbs. And also pull 30' travel trailer sure get a lot of looks.

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RE: Towing H1 - 1/13/2008 6:55:55 AM

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Other than the coolness/novelty of it, the H1 is probably a bad choice for that application. The tow capacity of an H1 (8000#) is similar to an older 1/2 ton pickup -- there are a lot of trucks better suited for this application. A diesel 1-ton pickup would tow much more than an H1 as a car-hauler, and be much cheaper to maintain.

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RE: Towing H1 - 1/13/2008 1:18:06 PM

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get the best of both worlds.... get a nice 1 ton and put a H1 body kit on it...

then you get style and function...

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RE: Towing H1 - 1/15/2008 1:05:11 PM

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this video may help and entertain you...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gh9sMxVVVpw

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RE: Towing H1 - 5/11/2008 6:35:15 PM

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Can you post pics?

Where did you get the hitch?

Thanks,
D.

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RE: Towing H1 - 5/11/2008 7:11:36 PM

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Probably should PM Koboss because this is an old thread and he may not come back to it.

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