Tow bar accessories for towing heavy duty vehicles

摘要

Accessories for tow trucks enable the tow truck to lift and tow heavy-duty vehicles, such as municipal buses and heavy-duty trucks. A bus adapter engages an anchor, which extends from the front or rear frame of the bus. The frame anchor may be a downwardly extending anchor member or horizontally extending anchor portion extending parallel to the frame of the bus. In an embodiment for lifting heavy duty multi-axle trucks, linear components slides into other linear component to form wheel lifts scoops. Some of the components include a hollow collar for joining the linear components Another adapter is a tow chain adapter, having therein a tow chain with a lifting hook for engaging a chain supporting frame portions of a heavy-duty vehicle such as a bus or a truck.