<All>Towing Note

[Powells@ezlink.com]

I've said some of this before, but I will repeat it just in case....

Towing a car with all fours off the ground is definitely the way to go. 
 U-Haul's "Auto Transport" trailer is a superior device for this (I've 
put over 3000 miles towing cars on them in the last 14 months...).

HOWEVER - there is a caution.  Weight for a double axle trailer 
must be added to the weight of the car, and BOTH the tow vehicle 
and the HITCH on the tow vehicle must be up to the task.

Example: towing a Datsun Z-car with another Z-car is sheer folly.  
neither the hitch nor the car are built for it.  Don't.

Example: U-Haul's auto transport is 2,000 lbs.  Most light cars are 
at least 2,000 additional pounds.  A quick look into the hitch 
manuals will  show you that a Class III (three) hitch is required to 
tow this weight safely.

They don't even MAKE class three hitches for small or medium 
passenger cars, because the car is not suitable for this job - 
period.  Unless you have a full-size van or a leftover 70's or 80's 
land yacht car or station wagon, your're likely only to find class 
three hitches for SUV's or pickups.

And don't assume that a step-bumper on a pickup will work, either. 
 I had to install a $150 receiver hitch on my '85 Chevy half-ton 
before they would even rent me the trailer.  They pronounced my 
step bumper inadequate.

So the moral is, before you can tow correctly, you must have the 
vehicle and the hitch with which do to it.
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Al Powell
Powells@EZlink.com
1958 Fiat 1200 Spyder "Transformabile"
1983 Datsun 280ZXT
1990 Audi 200
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