- 1. Towing a car for the first time (score: 1)
- Author: "Mick T" <mickth@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 14:39:15 GMT
- Hi all, In a few weeks, I'll be towing a Roadster home. I've towed cars using a tow dolly before, but this will be on a flatbed trailor. It will be about a 2 hour drive. What are some of the things I
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-09/msg00508.html (7,691 bytes)
- 2. RE: Towing a car for the first time (score: 1)
- Author: wrichter@electroglas.com
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:29:02 -0700
- You're going to need to buy or borrow at least 2 tie-down straps (you know the ratchet kind) which can be over the tires, and then use a thick rope (or pull strap) as a safety which is tied from the
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-09/msg00509.html (8,656 bytes)
- 3. Re: Towing a car for the first time (score: 1)
- Author: Don Miller <turbospl311@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:29:00 -0700 (PDT)
- As someone who tows a little (about 8000 miles so far this year), Ties and chocks are mandatory. I believe in safety out the wazoo. If my trailer ever came off the truck, the car would not come off t
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-09/msg00510.html (8,832 bytes)
- 4. Re: Towing a car for the first time (score: 1)
- Author: CalSpeed@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 11:56:13 EDT
- << In a few weeks, I'll be towing a Roadster home. I've towed cars using a tow dolly before, but this will be on a flatbed trailor. It will be about a 2 hour drive. What are some of the things I need
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-09/msg00513.html (8,723 bytes)
- 5. Re: Towing a car for the first time (score: 1)
- Author: Marc Tyler <mtyler@hctc.net>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 11:05:05 -0500
- I have another question. If you do tow a car using a towbar, does registration need to be current on the towed vehicle? I've just acquired an L-320 parts truck and it is now in my brother's airplane
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-09/msg00514.html (9,026 bytes)
- 6. Re: Towing a car for the first time (score: 1)
- Author: "Calvin Grandy" <cmgfam@sover.net>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 12:10:35 -0400
- Rigging a trailer. Place a pair of chains to the rear leaf spring shackles. and spread them to the corners of the trailer. 3/8" to 1/2 inch size will serve, larger if available. The fixing points on
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-09/msg00515.html (9,941 bytes)
- 7. Re: Towing a car for the first time (score: 1)
- Author: andycost@att.net
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 16:38:35 +0000
- I tow a roadster to the autocrosses all the time on a trailer. Be careful as you load it because the front may drag the ramps or hit the rear lip of the trailer. Do not under any circumstances tie do
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-09/msg00517.html (9,273 bytes)
- 8. Re: Towing a car for the first time (score: 1)
- Author: "Calvin Grandy" <cmgfam@sover.net>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 12:41:23 -0400
- Regarding safety/ If the car weighs 1700 pounds and you can panic stop at 1 g, The rear tie down straps only need to hold a ton to carry the static load. The actual load during even a moderate crash
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-09/msg00518.html (8,516 bytes)
- 9. Re: Towing a car for the first time (score: 1)
- Author: Roman Rist <ristguitars@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 10:00:58 -0700 (PDT)
- Mick, I can't advise on the tow, but in the area of registering your new roadster, I'm an expert! Roman __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-09/msg00521.html (7,677 bytes)
- 10. Re: Towing a car for the first time (score: 1)
- Author: "Ken Pearce" <Ken_Pearce@CACinc.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 09:09:03 -0700
- Just a few words of wisdom on towing from my cross-country experience last month. If you use ratchet straps, make sure that the straps are not chaffing against anything. Halfway through my first nigh
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-09/msg00570.html (8,534 bytes)
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