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Offline Wax-um

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Trailor hitch needed. asap
« on: August 17, 2010, 03:52:30 PM »
Ill be picking up my coach in Springfield Mo. next Friday and need a hitch for i can dolly my car home. Anyone know were i can buy a premade hitch

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Re: Trailor hitch needed. asap
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2010, 04:03:02 PM »
If you were in Texas I know a guy who makes them up for MCI 9's. Maybe someone else has an idea.
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Re: Trailor hitch needed. asap
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2010, 04:03:33 PM »
Might give Sam Caylor a call he might have a take off.
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Re: Trailor hitch needed. asap
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2010, 04:11:50 PM »
Contact info for Sam?

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Re: Trailor hitch needed. asap
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2010, 04:18:49 PM »
try this for prefabbed hitches for all models of mci. little pricey, but just what your looking for.

http://www.busrvparts.com/Towing%20Hitches.htm
Some are called, some are sent, some just got up and went.

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Re: Trailor hitch needed. asap
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2010, 04:38:05 PM »
Wax-um,

Have you thought about renting a car for the drive to Springfield?  That way you could leave the car there and address the hitch issue when you are not as rushed.

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Re: Trailor hitch needed. asap
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2010, 04:45:47 PM »
You will need to fix up 24 to 12 volt lights also. Might rent a car as stated.

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Re: Trailor hitch needed. asap
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2010, 05:04:05 PM »
Can you rent a car one way and drop off in another town. Not saying you cant I just never have

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Re: Trailor hitch needed. asap
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2010, 05:18:01 PM »
You can do almost any thing.................. for a price   

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Re: Trailor hitch needed. asap
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2010, 05:28:11 PM »
the monies you can save by doing your "work" on the bus at home might just pay for the car rental.  The last time we did a similar trip like this we  used Hertz as it was the only one-way available at that time...........s............
Sometimes the more I think about something the less I think about something.    As soon as I save a little money my bus finds out.                                      Why grab a plane when you can take the bus ?                         If I'm wrong 10% of the time how can the "Queen" be right 100%

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Re: Trailor hitch needed. asap
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2010, 05:33:54 PM »
get one of those single ladies chasing you to drive or take bus..greyhound
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Re: Trailor hitch needed. asap
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2010, 05:50:12 PM »
Ohh, crap Bob dont talk like that. I just recieved my divorce papers today. Divorce is final. I dont want to think about the ladies. Or at least until I chauferee the Bacherelette paty On the 28th. Thats if my bus is done on the 27th like they promise. ten twenty year olds wow were only using the front of the coach luckily the bedroom isnt finished yet. I call the bedroom my workshop.

Its time to make this a working bus. Too much invested not to profit from it. I need alot of tips from a charter company such as Busted Knuckle

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Re: Trailor hitch needed. asap
« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2010, 05:57:14 PM »
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Re: Trailor hitch needed. asap
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2010, 06:01:50 PM »
try this for prefabbed hitches for all models of mci. little pricey, but just what your looking for.

http://www.busrvparts.com/Towing%20Hitches.htm

Tread carefully here. This site appears to be one of the many associated with a very famous bus felon we all love to hate.


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Re: Trailor hitch needed. asap
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2010, 07:09:09 PM »
Craig
I have seen his site/sites  show up a few times lately and the people that have bought from him must be doing alright but that doesn't mean I will be buying.

John
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