<VV> Towing with a Corvair

[George Jones]

As long as you believe that knowing how to tow includes knowing not to tow
with a vehicle which is too small or inadequately equipped to do the job,
then I'm fine with your point. Knowing how to tow when your equipment is
inadequate can't prepare you for the guy who jumps on the brakes in front
of you and you have to struggle to control a load which weighs as much or
more than your tow vehicle.

George Jones
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Eastern Division Director,
Corvair Society of America (CORSA)
Performance Corvair Group
Central Florida Corvair Club (Since 2009)
Tidewater Corvair Club (since 1987)
Central Virginia Corvair Club (since 2006)
CORSA (since 1987)
'65 Monza Crown V8 Convertible
'66 Monza Coupe Custom


On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 9:33 AM, <rbuckridge at comcast.net> wrote:

>
>
> George, you have missed my point. You need to know how to tow.
>
> Roy in Bayville 08721
>
> -----original message-----
>
> Roy,
>
> I'm afraid I must disagree with you on this one. It's not about horsepower
> and torque. Safe towing is more about braking. Deceleration once you have
> the mass moving (and the control during) is much more important that
> getting the mass moving. I've seen guys tow 24 foot enclosed trailers with
> Jeep liberty diesels, and they've done it successfully, but I will argue
> that the wheelbase of such a small vehicle, combined with the braking
> ability of the Jeep, would not allow them to control the deceleration under
> emergency conditions.
>
> I sure wouldn't want to be in the car next to them when they tried it.
>
> George Jones
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