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Used Ford Transit Towing Eye
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About Towing Eye
The Transit Ford towing eye is attached to a vehicle at either the front or the rear, and functions as a place to securely attach a rope to the vehicle so that it can be towed.
The towing eye is commonly made of steel and is basically a solid ring or hook which is usually bolted on to the bottom of the chassis.
To help keep the towbar clean and grease free, while also protecting it from the weather, the towing eye can be fitted with a towing eye cover. This helps to extend the life of the Transit Ford towing eye which means it will perform well for longer. The cover also serves to make the overall look of the car sleeker and more aesthetically pleasing.
If the towing eye is damaged in an accident, for example, or has simply rusted and is no longer functional, it's advisable to buy a new or replacement part that has been manufactured to fit the make, model and year of your vehicle.
Ford Transit trivia
- In Switzerland, the size of the Ford Transit means that by removing the tyres it’s possible to drive the van along Swiss train tracks. Engineers would drive along the tracks to where they needed to work, then take the van off the tracks to drive home.
- The Ford Transit XXL is a one-off version of the classic van that is designed to offer the limousine experience. Its 7.4-metres long, has seven Captain’s chairs (leather-trimmed of course), and a personal entertainment screen for every passenger.
- As you’d expect, Ford puts new Transits through a huge number of tests. The latest generation Transit was driven for 11-million kilometres (which equals 275 times around the world) and was driven in arctic conditions as well as the desert environment of Death Valley.
- The factory in Langley, Berkshire where the Ford Transit was originally built used to be the manufacturing home for the Hawker-Hurricane fighter plane.
- The Ford Transit has been spotted in more films than it’s possible to list, but the van played a major part in the Michael Caine film The Fourth Protocol. The van used in the film is the Transit 1.6 MkII.