[FC] weight

[Dennis & Debbie Pleau]

My first time to the fan belt toss, someone drove in with a FC pulling an 
trailer with an FC on it and people started asking him if his trailer was 
running.  He had a Corvair engine under the deck with a powerglide driving 
one of the axles.  It made getting up the hills a little easier.

dp

At 10:08 PM 10/9/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>I know some one that used to tow Corvair cars and vans with a Corvair van with
>a 140 HP engine.  The trailer was made of aluminum and had tandem axles with
>surge brakes.  It was a custom made welded hitch.  Of course, today, there are
>laws that would negate doing this.  The tow vehicle has to be rated for the
>weight of the tow rig's total weight..... Paul in CT.....
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Ben Stiles
>   To: corvanatics@corvair.org
>   Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:39 PM
>   Subject: [FC] weight
>
>
>   Hey all-
>
>   I am wondering what the max trailer weight would be for a Greenbrier or
>   Ramp.  Would 850 lbs. be acceptable?  I guess almost anything is possible
>   for short distances...what have any of you towed out there?  I think
>   Smitty's trailer is at least that heavy, and he tows with a Monza wagon!
>
>   Looking forward to some input.
>
>   Ben