...and don't forget to tow it behind a gas-sucking,
road-blocking SUV!!! 8O) Using too much overpriced
gas....
--- Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com> wrote:
> Oh no! The towing thread rears its ugly head again!
> Ernest, as a newbie
> you are unaware of this, but the debate over flat
> towing is one of the
> legendary longwinded and unresolved arguments. Here
> are some of the
> highlights:
>
> - don't tow wire wheel cars backwards. The center
> caps unscrew and the
> wheels fall off.
>
> - therefore, if you have wire wheels and use a dolly
> the rear wheels
> should be on the ground...
>
> - it has been reported that towing long distances
> with the rear wheels on
> the ground can (but not necessarily always) cause
> the transmission to
> catch on fire. To prevent this one should remove the
> driveshaft (unless
> you don't think you need to, and you turn out to be
> right).
>
> - if you DON'T have wire wheels you COULD put the
> rear wheels on the
> dolly, and not worry about the driveshaft...
>
> - unless someone has an objection to that as well.
>
> - in all cases a cat is required as the proper chock
> for the wheels when
> parked.
>
> Frankly, in my opinion only, on the Washington to
> Texas haul I would just
> save the wear and tear on the MG (and the debate on
> the list) and go for
> the trailer. But...
>
> ...YMMV!!!
>
> Ernest S. had this to say:
>
> >Would I be better off to eat the
> >additional cost getting all four wheels off the
> ground with a trailer or to
> >economize with the dolly?
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>
>
=====
Dan D
Dayton, NJ
76 MGB Tourer
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