[Vwdiesel] Think I can tow my boat with my golf? PS

[Erik Lane]

Absolutely agree with Doyt. I would be VERY concerned about being able
to stop all of that momentum safely with just a little car. Having the
power in the engine to make it go is a minor issue compared to having
the friction and controlled mass to make it stop. Very good trailer
brakes would help, but you also have to be able to swerve and
maneuver, and for that the car needs to be big enough to have control
over the trailer.

If it were me I might move it a short distance that way, but not very
far. Like maybe moving it around on my dad's farm if it was in the
way, but probably not down the road more than a mile or so, and only
then if it was a quiet time of the day. That's out in the country, so
traffic is different there. Faster, but you can see it coming from
further away, and sometimes not very many cars in an hour. At my place
in the city I wouldn't even consider it with a trailer that big.

Just don't do it lightly or without considering the risks.

Erik

On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Doyt W. Echelberger
<doyt at buckeye-express.com> wrote:
> Forgot to mention what I think about when I hook up my trailer. I try to tow
> in a state of mind that reminds me of the risk I have decided to take.
>
> I now have a driverless vehicle tailgating me 6 inches off my trunk....and
> except for a few small differences, we just locked bumpers.
>
> And there is nothing I can do to control the behavior of all vehicles and
> their partially impaired drivers, (including people talking on cell phones)
> coming at me at their speed plus mine, about two feet to my left....plus an
> assortment of deer, dogs, bikers and joggers that share my right of way.
>
> And I have to be able to stop in about 100 feet in order to avoid killing
> either myself or the other party. Forget the survival of the vehicles.
>
> So keep these things in mind as you decide about being the guy with the
> trailer, or the guy who decided to do it some other way.
>
> Doyt
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Vwdiesel mailing list
> Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel