everyone is complicating a 200 mile tow. 18" from pavement to center of ball... i have never tied off or used a bungee cord towing a beetle any place. 1956 beetle drag racer.. i towed from racine ,wis to st louis missouri, no bungee or anything.i towed every week end from racine to union grove wisc. about 20 miles.. great lakes dragaway. what can i say. i towed a 1967 type 2 westy van with my 1961 beetle 25 miles - no bungee or other strap device.. check lug nuts and air pressure and tow that sucker the 200 miles. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Hadley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] towing old beetle
> Yeah, a bungee probably would work better. It > will stretch for a ways (not too tight) and let it > corner much better. > > glenh :<) > > Timothy Osburn wrote: > >> Friends, I hitched up Ebon (my '56) and hauled it to my home, about 10 >> miles, under a variety of driving conditions- city streets, turns, >> highway speeds. It towed like a dream with my bus. >> >> I really appreciate all the tips I have received. The only thing I'm >> puzzled about is the "binding down" of the steering. I used a cinch >> strap, so perhaps that was the problem, as it was not flexible enough to >> allow any movement. When I would negotiate a relatively sharp turn, the >> wheels would skitter along, chirping and bouncing, since the wheels were >> not turning into the turn. >> >> Perhaps a bungee cord would be better after all? Or what? >> >> Tim Osburn, Head Mechanic, Ralph Spoilsport Motors. >> 1970 Beetle (Sport), 1974 Westfalia hardtop camper (Tullio), 1956 Euro >> Beetle ragtop (Ebon,in progress)and... Grand Canyon Nut. >> Home of The Blues Notions website- http://www.bluesnotions.com >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: acvwguy64 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:51:32 PM >> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] towing old beetle >> >> The bumper hitch on my F-250 is too high, so I use a drop hitch. >> Ideally, >> you want the tow bar to be as close to parallel to the ground as you can. >> >> I think most states require current tags, registration and insurance, >> since >> more than zero of the wheels are on the ground. (Another advantage of a >> flatbed trailer) Depending on the state, you can sometimes get temporary >> tags. >> >> Safety chains!! I use bulk chain and chain links to connect the front >> beam >> to the hitch, leaving enough slack for movement, in case the tow bar >> fails >> from either end. >> >> I've never gone over the maximum speed of the bug in-tow. Is there any >> danger of damaging the bug if you do? >> >> I was towing a bug, with magnetic lights, on Rt-22 in NJ. Someone >> actually >> tried to cut off the bug, was honking at it, and gave it the finger. I'd >> imagine to avoid that, stay out of NJ. ;^} >> >> acvwguy >> >> >> At 07:02 AM 3/11/2007, you wrote: >> >>>Friends, I'm towing my '56 beetle down to Arkansas from Kansas City >>>(about >>>200 miles) in a couple of weeks, using a VW tow bar (all four "feet" on >>>the ground). >>> >>>Two questions- You do tow with the car in neutral, correct? Any special >>>instructions besides that? I'm assuming you don't "bind down" the >>>steering >>>wheel, correct? >>> >>>I would love to hear any "horror stories" and what could have been done >>>to >>>prevent them. Thanks! >>> >>>Tim Osburn, Head Mechanic, Ralph Spoilsport Motors. >>>1970 Beetle (Sport), 1974 Westfalia hardtop camper (Tullio), 1956 Euro >>>Beetle ragtop (Ebon,in progress)and... Grand Canyon Nut. >>>Home of The Blues Notions website- http://www.bluesnotions.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>____________________________________________________________________________________ >>>Don't pick lemons. >>>See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. >>>http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>vintagvw site list >>>[email protected] >>>http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >>> >>> >>>-- >>>No virus found in this incoming message. >>>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.9/719 - Release Date: 3/12/2007 >>>8:41 AM >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vintagvw site list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. >> Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. >> http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vintagvw site list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
