Vehicle tow bar

A vehicle tow bar adapted to be secured to a towed vehicle for connecting the towed vehicle to a hitch on a towing vehicle, comprising:

• a tongue;
• a tongue extension connector mounted with and upwardly inclined relative to said tongue;
• a tongue extension adjustably and detachably secured to said tongue extension connector;
• a hitch coupler adapted to engage the hitch on the towing vehicle secured to said tongue extension;
• a suspension support beam secured to said tongue and to said towed vehicle;
• a pair of suspension support pins for engaging the suspension support mechanism of the front wheels of the towed vehicle;
• means moveably securing one of said suspension support pins to each end of said suspension support beam;
• and actuating means secured to said suspension beam for moving said suspension pins between a first position spaced from the wheel suspension mechanism of the towed vehcile to permit use of such vehicle when disconnected from the towing vehicle and a second position engaging the wheel suspension support mechanism to prevent movement of the front wheels of the towed vehicle relative to said suspension support beam upon connection of the tongue to the hitch of the towing vehicle.

The combination of a trailer hitch on a draft vehicle and a tow bar on a drawn vehicle particularly adapted to facilitate connecting the tow bar to the trailer hitch comprising:

• a draw bar;
• means slideably securing said draw bar to a draft vehicle;
• anchor means adapted to lock said draw bar in a retracted position and in and extended position relative to the draft vehicle;
• a stanchion;
• means pivotally securing said stanchion to said draw bar;
• a winch;
• means securing said winch to said stanchion above the draw bar;
• a hitch ball;
• means securing said hitch ball to said draw bar;
• a flexible cable secured to said winch and connectable to a lifting eye on a tongue of a vehicle to be towed, said winch being adapted to lift the tongue;
• means secured to the stanchion to rotate the stanchion;
• a tongue;
• means securing the tongue to the chassis of the vehicle to be towed;
• a hitch coupler secured to said tongue;
• and a lifting eye secured to said tongue, said lifting eye being positioned on said tongue and said winch being positioned on said stanchion such that when said cable is secured to the lifting eye and the tongue is suspended from said cable, the hitch coupler is vertically positioned above the hitch ball by rotating said stanchion.