I towed ACRX to Woodburn last year and this year, 40 miles round trips. A very slight fishtailing side to side, other than that no problems (so far).
Victor Lee Hart wrote: > > Pat Maston wrote: > > > Question: Is it OK to tow a front-drive EV with the front wheels on the gound? >Anything special to watch out for? I need to tow it about 15 miles. I don't want to >overspeed the motor or anything. Someone once told me you have to disconnect one of >the front axles before towing - don't know if that's true or not. > > I towed my front-wheel-drive EV over 600 miles with no problem. It was > direct drive (no clutch or transmission), so there was no way to > decouple the motor from the wheels. I just disconnected the motor wiring > and towed it. > > I initially had a problem with the front end alignment being set for > essentially zero caster. This made the EV's front wheels not want to > follow the tow vehicle. I re-aligned it before the trip. > -- > Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring > 814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering > Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything > leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen
