Dangerous Towing

[FJfonda]

A Volvo station wagon - '80's vintage - on the Throgs Neck Bridge towing a similar vintage 25' Sea Ray boat. Very scary looking---- glad I was heading the other direction!

 

[CLiberty]

About 6or7 years ago I saw a fellow "trying" to launch a boat at the local boat ramp. His only problem was he had I`d say about a 22 foot or better Center console hitched up to an 80`s vintage chevy nova (also known as a Toyota Corolla... . ahhh the good old "Toy-let,LOL). Needlass to say as he backed down the ramp, the second he went to get out of the car the weight of the whole deal pulled his little toy-let right into the water! I had to leave the area, lest the poor owner see the tears (of laughter) pouring out of my eyes.

 

[Hohn]

I've been seeing lots of small pick-ups pulling TTs lately. Not really big mind you, and maybe not too heavy, but still look too sketchy for an S-10 type truck. I saw a guy in an F-150 a while back towing a heavy duty 20' trailer with 2" steel sides on it with some dirt and a full-size Bobcat on it. You could tell the truck wasn't up to that, it looked like the trailer was driving the truck.

Travis. .

That's because of the slimy RV salesmen telling these ignorant dolts that "Sure your Tacoma will pull a 17K triple slider". Just be sure to gear down when you need to.



And of course, the goobers take the work of a SALESMAN! YIKES! Shall we ask the foxes for their opinions on chicken security??

 

[Hohn]

... . they don't put theDuramax in the Suburban yet.



CB

YET!! That's something *I* would seriously consider. Cushy ride, lotsa space and 700hp worth of stackable boxes

 

[nps]

YET!! That's something *I* would seriously consider. Cushy ride, lotsa space and 700hp worth of stackable boxes

Justin,



Take two asprin, lay down, and wait for the delirium to pass. :-laf

 

[Dave Zuber]

Two wheels pulling two wheels.

Saw a Honda Goldwing (motorcycle) pulling a two wheel motorcycle trailer with a 250 dirt bike and two crates of apples on it. His buddy had the same rig with two dirt bikes on the trailer.



Imagine a trailer wheel catching the curb - it would swat him down like a fly swatter.





I live on one of those small farm to market roads that is also a back road between two cities. Every marginal tow job comes by. One guy was DRAGGING most of his load of pipe. You could see several of the pipes were shorter by 3 ft.

 

[bmoeller]

Last year I saw an Astro Ext minivan with a TRI-axle (not a typo! :--) ) Airstream TT behind it at a gas station.

 

[EricBu12]

Boy!!



All these morons are just asking for it. I drive truck for a living and I see some RV's that scare me... most of them are TT that get affected by sway.



When I bought my older Desert fox TT, I got the best Anti-sway hitch available. . The Hensley hitch... I now have a 5th wheel toyhauler and although it is heavier, I have several things to make everything more stable :



19. 5" 12 ply tires

Jacobs brake, and EGR Disk conversion and better front brakes.

The Roadmaster spring which has a preload on it... .

Extra power to the wheels but not too much.



I drive conservativlry and not agressive as others do... I drive like I do driving truck. I see all the time RV's flying by at 70-80 mph, wobbling all over the place. The most dangerous thing I drive is a set of tripples 105' long and 105,000# FUN.....



Unbelieivable the things people hook up... Have you ever seen the video in europe where a small car pulls a trailer up a hill going by some bikers, choking and smoking then the unit rolls backward and swings into the ditch? dang... .

 

[Dan_69GTX]

You mean this?!?!?!... ... . It is great!

http://www.campingworld.com/forums/Index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/13906061.cfm

 

[cyborg]

That one cracks me up everytime. Should be mandatory viewing for drivers ed... .

 

[EricBu12]

Yep thats the one.....



Crazy!