Mark wrote:
>
> Ronnie Day wrote:
>
> > Still, for
> > general use and the occasional long tow it sounds like a 1/2 ton, set up
> > right, will do the job.
>
> Probably so. The key is how often you will be doing this. A bigger truck
>will certainly handle it more easily, and suffer less wear and tear. Case in
>point: My wife's grandfather bought a mini motor home built on a Ford van
>chassis. His buddy bought the same rig. Grandpa got the 460, his buddy
> got the 351. They took a trip together and got identical gas mileage, but
>the buddy had to keep the throttle stomped to the floor for any upgrades or
>head winds. Grandpa had to hold back for him. It's a muscle thing.
>
> >
> > As far as using a dolly is concerned, I'd never use one. On the way back
> > through New Mexico after Shasta '98 we watched a driver in a cab over
> > mini motorhome towing a 280 ZX on a dolly almost lose it, twice. Granted
> > he was towing it too fast (70 plus)
>
> IDIOT!!!
>
> >, but I can't see much difference
> > between a dolly and just flat towing the car.
>
> Two wheels get no wear, for one. The motor home crowd likes them becasue
>they are easy to use.
>
> > We flat towed the '73 510
> > from SoCal to Texas in '85 and then to and from DC using a custom built
> > tow bar that attached to brackets bolted to the front bumper mounting
> > holes.
>
> Not bad, but don't EVER tow long distance with a rental yard
>clamp-on-the-bumper tow bar. You are asking for disaster. Been the, done
>that, was stupid. Colorado Springs to Orange, California, and a nightmare
>trip. Had to jury rig and limp halfway, ended up with the bumper in the
>trunk. Ripped
> off the mounts by persistent vibrations. No horseplay, no stupid hard
>cornering, just time and distance. (Towing behind a 65 Mustang. 289, 4
>speed, all original, cherry, I was the third owner, had the paperwork to prove
>it. Didn't know what I had, sold it for $1200 in '79. AAAARRRRRGGG!!!!!)
>
> The Roadster bumper mounts are just not very strong.
>
> --
>
> Mark van der Hoek
> Houston, for now
>
> "They that can give up essential
> liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor
> safety."
>
> -- Benjamin Franklin
Mark,
Thank you. It's a wise and richer roadster owner that benefits from the
pain of others.
Take care,
Guy
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