all this shared information is a good thing to be shared with the
inexperienced. towing is a bit of a "black art" if you are to become
familiar or comfortable with it. i see most tow vehicle drivers out there
in one of two states! either nervous as heck and holding onto the steering
wheel with a death grip, or very relaxed and comfortably motoring down the
highway. hopefully some of these insights may assist someone some day when
they get to tow something. frightened with a death grip is a neither
comfortable or safe state to be in when navigating traffic. in spite of
evrything try to as alert as possible to your mirrors and the road ahead.
nervous and uncomfortable is going to deter from your ability to concentrate
and react if any suprises creep up like the passing guy cutting you off
slowing down to get off at the imediate next off ramp! (BTDT!)
chuck.
-----Original Message-----
From bushwacker4 at zoomtown.com <bushwacker4@zoomtown.com>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 1:56 PM
Subject: [Fwd: Re: Re: Hypothetical Question]
>chuck said "ok gang it's trailer 101 time!"
>
>I'll go with much of what he said but the geometry is the most important
factor in the deal. I just towed my horrible fright 4' x 8' folding trailer
to Birmingham, Alabama from Cincinnati, Ohio, and back! It is a short
tongue, narrow trailer that pulls beautifully at speed if it is set up
correctly... I had a Crapsman 20 hp lawn tractor on it coming back and we
averaged 75 mph with short bursts to 85 and not the slightest wiggle out of
it.
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