he said "aint know about towing" how much more idiomatic could he get? 
he said "aint know about towing" how much more idiomatic could he get?
We're just gonna lock this while the canoe dies down...
In reply to Tom Suddard :
No need--he's been deactivated.
In reply to Marjorie Suddard :
That language sounds rather dystopian taken in the wrong context.
Did I inspire this?
Just saw original post date, nvm
As someone who is almost gonna be doing the exact same towing down to the challenge ( 97 v6 explorer or 98 v8 explorer towing a rampage) I found this article interesting
In reply to Antihero :
Yeah, this is one of those threads that I remember reading twice when it was current, and still read all the way through again.
In reply to Floating Doc :
Likewise.
For some reason, probably "you're a dumbass, dumbass!", I bought a car with "towing capability" as one of its strong points. I guess I don't remember the white knuckle ride it was towing a car with a 2.5RS.
On the subject of tie-downs, I use the ones that have a hook with a latch rather than the plain open hook (most of which do not seem to be very deep). Nightmare scenario with the regular hook when you hit those big bumps and the trailered car's suspension travels, tie downs slip or stretch, and the hook unhooks.
Marjorie Suddard said:In reply to Tom Suddard :
No need--he's been deactivated.
Booger
Darn - I was kind looking forward to a discussion about towing canoes.
Came across this video on LinkedIn the other day. Everyone who has a trailer should see this.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=emb_title&v=fWd8ml9mFMo
Kids, prepare to be dazzled - my all-time favorite - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAfZ1N56qjY
I know this is a zombie thread but it's actually very relavent to my last weekend towing the boat.
Before leaving the house I think to myself, "I really should get that spare I've been thinking about"
I get a flat 50 miles from the destination. luckily the first tire shop off the next exit had what I needed.
Boat all weekend.
On the way home I think surely lightning can't strike twice. Other tire goes flat within 20 miles of where the last one we got. Repeat the same process except when I come back I find this.
Moral of the story, always have a spare.
My dad had a flat on the boat trailer, changed it, and the next day, the new tire/wheel departed due to untightened lug nuts. Doh!
I still think that if I had to choose between too much tongue weight and too little, I'd take too much every time. Of course best is somewhere in the middle.
Not mentioned in the article or comments is the effect of the CG height. This rig, securely strapped, fishtailed crazily at ~35mph. I added two cement sacks to the front, and the swaying started at 45. Two more sacks, and I got a safe almost-60, perfect for the ride to the blaster. I'm pretty sure the aft-weight of the lightweight car shell didn't help, but I think the ~320 pounds of forward weight was mostly needed to shift the CG downward.
What? No mention of weight distrubution? I used to have an Exploder similar to this one. It was a 96 w/5.0 engine. If you want to tow at the max weight, you're supposed to have trailer braking and a weight distributing hitch.
I'm considering getting a motorhome or a travel trailer and truck, so I've done a bit of research on towing setups. Which also means... I often check out setups when I see something decently heavy being towed. Almost all of them have problems. Unless the operator is professional, I almost never see a towing setup done completely properly.
OK, now do this again with a tow dolly.
Edit: Geez... I didn't realize that this was a zombie thread.
In reply to mazdeuce - Seth :aren't we all?
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