[FC] Towing a car

[Merv Krull and or Loretta Prosser]

Increase your tongue weight to at least 5% of the load or about 145 lbs ... 
15% is about max. You need the extra weight on the back end or you seriously 
risk jack-knifing on a turn. All the mass behind wants to keep going 
straight and the only thing that will make it change direction is your two 
rear wheels. Give them some weight and help them do the job.
I would say you have been a very lucky man so far....
keep buying those lottery tickets!
Merv Krull
Salmon Arm
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Jte448@cs.com>
To: <corvanatics@corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 3:46 PM
Subject: [FC] Towing a car


> Hi gang,
> Here's another question about towing.  I'm thinking about towing my 63 
> Monza
> vert.,on my tow dolly, by my 64 Rampside, 95 hp., 4 speed. I don't have a
> hitch on the Rampside yet, but am looking at the bar type from Clarks. Is 
> there a
> better type made ?  Tounge weight is about 50 pounds, the car & dolly are
> about 2900 pounds. I've towed the car using a Suzuki Vitara, which is 
> about 2900
> pounds & 4 cylinder, auto trans, with no problens !
>
> Jim Enfield
> C.P.C.C.
> 63 vert
> 64 ramp
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