Fw: [Rhodes22-list] Short haul tow vehicle

[Bill Effros]

Bill,

I used to tow with a 4 cyl AWD Subaru in these conditions.  No problem, you
just didn't want to be behind me in the 1 mile tow to the water as I
wouldn't go over 10mph.  The car had a low low that would go up the side of
a building.  No problem pulling the boat out of the water.  No traction
problem with the car.  But the tail certainly could wag the dog, so extreme
care was the watchword.  That said, I had fewer problems than most of the
powerboat guys with their big trucks and no weight over the rear wheels.

Bill Effros


----- Original Message -----
From: <bberner at optonline.net>
To: "Rhodes list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 9:10 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Short haul tow vehicle


>
>    A variation on the oft discussed tow vehicle question.
>
>
>    The lease ended on my Grand Cherokee, and we decided that we were
>    doing so little towing that we couldn't justify another polluting gas
>    guzzler.
>
>
>    Acting like the typical lefties that we are perceived to be, we have
>    wound up with a Volvo XC-70 wagon (6 cyl AWD. It has a rated towing
>    capacity of 3500#.  I'm putting a hitch on with the intent of just
>    getting the boat 100 yards from the yard to down the ramp, and the
>    reverse at the end of the season.  I'll also use it to get the unladen
>    trailer to and from my house under 10 miles away.
>
>
>    I wasn't planning on adding a transmission cooler since it's such a
>    short trip with the boat on the trailer.
>
>
>    Seems to me that it should be fine, but I'm having nightmares of the
>    trailer and boat dragging the acr down the ramp.  I wouldn't mind, but
>    the power boat guys would laugh.
>
>
>    Anybody have any experience using a class 2 tow vehicle for short
>    runs?  Opinions also welcome.
>    Bill Berner
>    v: 914.478.2896
>    f: 914.478.3856
>    e: BBerner at optonline.net
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