-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Waltz
[mailto:printner@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 4:08 PM
To: efrisbee@charter.net;
datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: To tow, or trailer?
Having been part of the Colorado-Misery
towing adventure, I would also
suggest good tires on the vehicle being
towed. Seems obvious, but that
35+ year-old rubber may not be as good
as it looks. We left the better
part of one tire somewhere on the Kansas
Turnpike.
We also had to pull off all the brakes
before towing the car from Misery
to Colorado, because they were all
dragging.
Towing works (and I made a really nice
tow bar), but trailering would be
much easier if you've got the vehicle
that can handle the load.
I succeeded in towing my roadster home
with at least 15 years of storage on the
front tires (rear end on dolly). No
problems. Then I took the wheels and
tires off and replaced them with new
wheels and tires. One of the tires on
the ground when I was towing the car
home exploded in the sunlight. You can
see a picture of the ruptured tire on my
web site, where I highly recommend using
a trailer.
Tom
69 2000 "Mr. Hyde"
Portland, Oregon
http://www.acmehomesales.com/datsun
Tim
Colorado
-----Original Message-----
From:
owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.tea
m.net] On Behalf Of
efrisbee@charter.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 3:51 PM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: To tow, or trailer?
I've towed many a roadster with a
towbar... daily drivers, to "Oh my
God, what the hell is that chunk of rust
you are towing?" My longest
trips towing roadsters have been the 850
mile trip from Colorado to
Missouri. I've never had a problem
with the towbar, but you do have to
check the towbar bolts every gas fillup.
I would definately recommend
welding in a bumper support on to the
frame if you are planning to do
that all the time.
Trailer... I have nothing but nice
things to say about trailers! I
picked up a nice custom built 2 3500lb
axle rig(but without the trailer
brakes) and took a trip to Colorado to
pick up another car back in
November. So much easier, you can back
the trailer up, and absolutely
no problems/wear-n-tear to worry about
on the roadster. I know you can
run a smaller 1 axle trailer for your
roadster as well.
Good luck on your decision!
Eric
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