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10-12-2004, 04:34 PM | #1 |
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will it tow?
Ok, you know how the winniebago people tow stuff behind their rigs? can i tow my roller frame behind my s10? it should( i just dont want to spend time trailering it when i could tow it!)
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10-12-2004, 04:47 PM | #2 |
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I Don't See Why Not, Need To Lock The Steering, Other Than That, You Bet Cha.
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10-12-2004, 05:01 PM | #3 |
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I tried to tow mine one time and all I had was frame and stripped cab. Front wheels won't track right due to no weight. Had to stop many times and kick the tires straight. might be able to do it with the column locked but as I said stripped cab. How far are you pulling and how busy is the street?
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10-12-2004, 05:10 PM | #4 |
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call AAA and say your truck broke down and you need a tow
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10-12-2004, 05:47 PM | #5 | |
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10-12-2004, 05:50 PM | #6 |
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IF IT WON'T TRACK RIGHT WITH EM LOCKED
AND IT WON'T TRACK RIGHT WITH EM LOOSE PULL IT BACKWARDS, MAYBE WITH EM LOOSE THEY WILL TRACK
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10-12-2004, 05:56 PM | #7 | |
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P.S. i was being funny
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10-12-2004, 06:20 PM | #8 | |
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When I bought my '72, we had brought a car dolley to pull it home, and realized the truck was too wide for the dolley (guy didn't tell us it was for compact cars or something...). So we pulled the truck out of the impound lot, dragged it down a highway, called AAA and they dispatched a flatbed for me. The problem with doing that now is twofold (maybe I forced a rule change...?). First, the vehicle has to be registered in your name, and second the vehicle has to have current tabs. Fool me once....you know the rest... |
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10-12-2004, 05:01 PM | #9 |
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Lock the steering? I don't think so. He'd have a rude awakening the first corner he took. The steering will just follow along by itself if it is anywhere near being aligned.
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10-12-2004, 05:58 PM | #10 |
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Im gonna fabricate a tow BAR not a chain so that should force the wheels to track...,.. right? Like the blue haired weinerbago drivers with the camry in tow! get it? LOL
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10-12-2004, 06:02 PM | #11 | |
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thanks for realizing the humor zooza
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10-12-2004, 06:17 PM | #12 |
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this is just tooooo technical. dammit why is nothing simple! it sounds simple doesnt it?
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10-12-2004, 06:56 PM | #13 |
its all about the +6 inches
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Oh, this isn't even getting to all the hummers and duce & 1/2 trucks...5 ton and 10 ton cargo trucks I've towed....with tow bars...and then all the tanks I towed with tow bars...but they don't quite steer the same huh?
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10-12-2004, 07:05 PM | #14 |
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i think that longhorn man has towed a thing or two
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10-12-2004, 08:07 PM | #15 |
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Lock the front wheels on that roller! it will slide the corners, but go easy.....if you dont lock em, you will know why you should have! i towed a complete wrecked chevy van (mid 70's) behind a jeep wagoneer. the front wheels were locked, cause the steering shaft was broken.....401/4brl, that freakin jeep would pull a mountain, but the van would not follow without the steering locked I have towed several lite , or no eng vehichles....LOCK THE WHEELS! I will say that one more time LOCK THE WHEELS......just go easy on the turns! best of luck,crazyL
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10-12-2004, 11:20 PM | #16 |
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why was my post moved? Its a 72 chev lwb frame . No reason to shift away from my buds in the 67-72 forum. I could see if i was talkin about moving a pinto or even a impala y'know.
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10-12-2004, 11:39 PM | #17 |
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Locking the wheels shouldn't be a problem should it? should tow kinda like a trailer, right??
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10-13-2004, 12:03 AM | #18 |
its all about the +6 inches
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trailers don't have 127 inch wheel base.
Imagine you picking up the tounge of a large trailer. Walk it down the driveway and turn the trailer into a garage. Other than the weight, it'll be no problem. Now, take the bare rolling frame. lock the wheels. Grab the tow bar and push the frame down the driveway and TRY to turn it into the garage. Ain't gonna happen. |
10-13-2004, 01:04 AM | #19 |
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I'm with Andy, everything I've ever towed the steering was unlocked. We've had problems too with towing with the steering locked. My dad's been towing for 40 some years and never had a problem except when the steering was locked...
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10-13-2004, 01:50 AM | #20 |
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If you use a tow bar, unlock the steering. The towed vehicle's wheels must be able to turn, or it will try to go straight. Tow bars have been around way longer than locking steering columns.
If you use one of those late-model tow bars that have the square main bar that mounts on top of the front bumper of the towed vehicle, be sure you tighten it up 2 or 3 times in the first mile or so, then again every once in a while. I used one & it was loose the first 3 or 4 times I checked it. Does a '50 Buick count as a tank? |
10-13-2004, 06:26 AM | #21 |
its all about the +6 inches
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LOL...yeah, 50's buick...hell, almost ANY buick is a tank..but not a 63 ton one.
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10-13-2004, 09:02 AM | #22 |
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Some vehicles *have* to have the wheels locked, some vehicles *have* to have them unlocked. Some can have it either way.
When I flat towed the diesel scout 10 hours back to GA, it was fine for the most part with the steering unlocked. Occassionally, if I tried to take a turn too sharp, the scout wouldn't follow (the wheels would stay straight ahead). Since the scout was heavier than the '92 chevy Z71 ext cab that was the tow vehicle, the scout went on its merry way while the rear of the Z71 would start coming around. Had that happen at 2 mph at a gas station even. Be prepared to do it either way. A dolly would be better. A bigger tow rig even better. Once I have my 1310 (1 ton) 4x4 travelette (crewcab) longbox with the 166" wheelbase, I don't think I'll have to worry about towing anything anymore. |
10-13-2004, 09:30 AM | #23 |
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unlock the wheels & change the front end to negative caster by adding as many shims as possible to the rear bolts of upper arm mounts. you might have to remove shims from the front bolts.
then it will follow you where ever you want to go.
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10-13-2004, 11:09 AM | #24 | |
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That's positive caster. You want positive caster for tracking, negative makes it easier to turn but it'll want to wander and may prefer being turned to straight. The tilt to increase caster (for better handling or tracking when towing), is the same as if you were loading down the rear of the truck and not the front. Sounds to me like that's what you're trying to get him to do, right? |
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10-13-2004, 01:47 PM | #25 |
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no, what I am saying is to have the top of spindle ahead of bottom slightly. take one of the casters off your chair & lean it back. it will easily follow your hand when moving around in circles or straight. now lean ot the other way & do the same thing. I hope what I am saying makes sense. also going from memory positive caster is a rearward tilt & vice-versa. I will have to consult my book at work buried in my toolbox somewhere to verify the terminology.
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