I towed one from Tacoma Wa. to Portland Or. Towing vehicle was a 69 Chev PU.
Towed very well.
Andrew Murphy wrote:
> Hey List,
>
> I am planning to go to Solvang and then onward to visit relatives and see
> the wine country. While I am confident that my roadster will make the trip
> (1000 miles), I am bringing my girlfriend, and a week's worth of clothing,
> some camping equipment... you get the idea.
>
> I am thinking a tow dolly will be sufficient. The tow vehicle is a Chevy
> S-10 with a six foot bed, crew cab with a 6 cyl engine. It's a light truck
> and weighs about 3500 lbs. Now if I were to use a full auto trailer with a
> class three hitch, the math says no more than a 1:1.25 weight ratio from
> gross trailer weight to towing vehicle weight. That means that if my datsun
> weighs about 2000 lbs and the trailer weighs 2100 pounds, that makes the
> gross total 4100 lbs. Now if my tow vehicle weighs 3500 pounds, that means
> my tow weight is 600 lbs or about 17% more than the tow vehicle. Within
> tolerance, but a little high for my liking.
>
> With a tow dolly, the only requirement is the tow vehicle outweigh the towed
> vehicle by 750 lbs. Got that covered.
>
> Anyone have experience with tow dollys and roadsters? Good? Bad? Thoughts?
>
> Andrew Murphy
> 67.5 2000 Solex
> SoCalROC http://www.netcom.com/~andr/socalroc.htm
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