Towing, etc - to beat a dead horse

[L DC]

Yeah Tony, where are you located BTW? :)

-Regards,

LDC


--- Steve Sears <steve.sears at soil-mat.on.ca> wrote:

> Tony,
> Be careful posting about the trucks you have -
> you'll have q-list requests 
> pouring in to transport stuff all over the US. 
> After all, nothing makes 
> friends faster than a pickemup truck, right? (I'm
> sure cargo vans are the 
> same) ;-)
> Cheers!
> Steve Sears
> 1987 Audi 5kTQ
> 1980 Audi 5k
> 1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Tony Hoffman" <auditony at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Towing, etc - to beat a dead horse
> > To: "quattro quattro list" <quattro at audifans.com>
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> > Well, here I am reading the towing thread,
> thinking about a few tows I've
> > done in the past. I'm no structural engineer, and
> don't claim to know it
> > all, so you can take this for what it's worth.
> >
> > I'd have to agree with whoever said that we tow
> long distances more often.
> > I'd also have to agree with most recomendations as
> to safety when towing.
> > That doesn't mean I always follow them. Case in
> point:
> >
> > 1988 Audi 5000 CS Quattro. A class ll hitch we
> welded up (VERY Strong). A
> > boat loaded down to about 4000 lbs. About 600 lbs
> tongue weight. An 1100
> > mile trip from Oklahoma City to Pahrump, NV. This
> is a single axle 
> > trailer,
> > with no trailer brakes. Never exceeded 55mph.
> > The car never got hot, or lacked for power, it
> would even accelerate in 
> > 2nd
> > gear pulling the pass-however curves kept most
> speeds to about 35 in the
> > passes.
> >
> > 1991 Audi V8 Quattro, same hitch, same boat, only
> loaded to about 3500 lbs
> > this time. Going the other direction. This car did
> get hot (it was 110
> > outside) so I ran the heater a good bit. Never
> exceeded 60mph in this one.
> >
> > 1983 Ford E150 Van. 5000lb hitch. 26'
> trailer(about 2500lbs) with two VW's
> > (2800 and 2000 lbs) from Miami to Oklahoma. About
> 32 hours. that one did
> > have trailer brakes, but we were way over the
> van's rating either way.
> >
> > And there are others :)
> >
> > I do go along with the general rule in France of
> 75% of the tow car's
> > weight, although I've usually heard it as 2/3. I
> also like to have trailer
> > brakes. I've had a Class A CDL, so I do know the
> "rules" quite well.
> >
> > Now I have a one ton Ford Van with an 8 ton hitch,
> trailer brake setup, 
> > etc.
> > I'm ready to TOW!!! Either way, I've never had an
> accident because of 
> > towing
> > (or anything else for that matter). There are
> circumstances where you just
> > make due. I just don't try to make it a normal
> occurance-or recommend it 
> > for
> > that matter.
> >
> > Tony Hoffman 
> 
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