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Re: wenching onto a trailer

To: "PATRICK P. CASTRONOVO" <slick@mohaveaz.com>
Subject: Re: wenching onto a trailer
From: Gordon Glasgow <glasgow@serv.net>
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 20:53:25 -0700
If Calspeed used a wench to load the car, I'd be more concerned about the damage
his wife would do to HIM!

"PATRICK P. CASTRONOVO" wrote:

> Calspeed, I'm afraid that if you use a WENCH to load your car onto a
> trailer, SHE will possibly do more damage to your vehicle than you
> anticipate.  PAT 67.5 2000
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry and Donna Cost <tcost@vvm.com>
> To: Datsun Roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 6:46 AM
> Subject: wenching onto a trailer
>
> >Calspeed,
> >
> >What you need to load your car on the trailer is a wench.  Have your wife
> >drive it on and then you can blame her if she drives off the front or the
> >sides.  Also, if you have a small wheel chock fastened to the floor, you
> >will be able to position the car in the exact same spot every time you
> load.
> >With a single axle trailer, tongue weight varies a lot with the car
> >position, and tongue weight affects straight-line towing "sway".  A foot
> >long 2X4 is enough chock to catch one wheel.  The hitch ball is more than
> >strong enough to hold the trailer while you drive onto it. If you don't
> want
> >to permanently fasten a chock to your trailer, paint a line on the floor
> >where you want the front wheel to go.  Test drive at speed to see if the
> >trailer sways, then reposition the car.  A reasonable tongue weight is
> >around 200 pounds.  Use 3/8" chains front and back to hold the car to the
> >trailer in case of emergency.  You can keep the car from moving around with
> >straps and winch cables, but they come loose.  Don't use the sway bar mount
> >to fasten down the car.  You will rip off your mount.  I use the spring
> >mounts in back and the a-arms and frame in front.  Probably you're already
> >at Shasta and you'll read this when you've returned, so all this advice
> will
> >be for next time out.
> >
> >Leisure Suit Terry
> >
> >

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Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
http://www.gordon-glasgow.org



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