Listers,
Check this picture out. It's my wife's 70B Heritage
body shell being tow barred to Stowe, VT. last month.
The drive shaft was ATTACHED. She has O/D and
everything worked fine when we got to Rutland and I
drove her 100 miles to Stowe. When we returned to PA
(450 miles) I took her for a spin and everything
worked
fine.http://www.ofoto.com/PhotoView.jsp?UV=898162432560_80766023603&US=0&collid=63860789503&photoid=53860789503
Now 2 years ago I took my 78B to MN 2000. I
detached the drive shaft. What a PITA but had peace
of mind. What will I do for St. Louis? Probably
drive my C if it's ready or the 70B if not. Wife
won't be going. What is my opinion? (I'm not an
engineer) You make the call, it's your car. Me I'm
going to leave the drive shaft attached if less then
1000 miles and detach if over 1000 just for peace of
mind (=; How's that for hedging.
--- Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com> wrote:
> The downside of towing cross-country with all 4
> wheels down is the
> debris that is thrown at the towed car by the towing
> vehicle, especially
> in constructio zones. If I did it again, I'd at
> least put a bra on the
> B.
>
> Cheers,
>
> CR
>
> Bud Krueger wrote:
> >
> > Dereck,
> >
> > Another option is to let the B follow along
> behind you with a tow bar. It
> > was easy to remove the front bumper and attach the
> towbar to the front of my
> > former 77B. The car tracked beautifully and it
> avoided having to pull (and
> > brake) the mass of a trailer that weighed as much
> as the car. Charley Robinson
> > hauls his CBB behind his RV with a similar setup.
> You can see a image of mine
> > arriving at home at
>
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~budkrueger/NewBHere.jpg.
> I
> > think I paid about $125 for the towbar.
> >
> > Bud Krueger
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