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Re: [TR] Tow Bar Blues

To: "William C. Quincy" <wquincy@cox.net>, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Tow Bar Blues
From: pethier@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:48:26 +0000
From: "William C. Quincy" <wquincy@cox.net>
> Several years ago I found a tow bar that matched the bumper hole  
> pattern perfectly for my TR3. I've used it many times with  
> inconsistent results when turning corners.
> Some times the front wheels refuse to turn and scrub around the  
> corner, other times the wheels turn all the way to lock, and refuse  
> to straighten up causing me to get out in traffic and  straighten the  
> wheels before I can continue down the road.
> I like towing this  car on all fours in a straight line, but would  
> like to hear from the list about why the bad behavior turning corners .

The longer the tow bar and the shorter the distance from your truck's rear axle 
to the trailer hitch, the fewer problems you will have with this.

--
Phil Ethier  West Side  Saint Paul Minnesota  USA
1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban,
1994 Miata C package
pethier [at] comcast [dot] net    http://forum.mnautox.com/forums/
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I decry the textmessagization of the American-English language.
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