In a message dated 3/11/2007 6:04:28 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Friends, I'm towing my '56 beetle down to Arkansas from Kansas City (about > 200 miles) in a couple of weeks, using a VW tow bar (all four "feet" on the > ground). > > Two questions- You do tow with the car in neutral, correct? Any special > instructions besides that? I'm assuming you don't "bind down" the steering > wheel, > correct? > > I would love to hear any "horror stories" and what could have been done to > prevent them. Thanks! > > Several years ago, I pulled my 1956 convertible from Waco to Arkansas without incident. The next year, a friend pulled my Mexibeetle home from Nogales, New Mexico. I have never had a real problem. However, I recall a couple of years ago, a donated beetle belonging to a central Ark. hospice that was being raffled, was being pulled all over the place behind a motor home. The beetle turned over, causing major mischief and injury. My thinking: 1. A trailer has all the advantages, except initial cost. 2. Definitely, the front wheels must be free to turn. And just placing in neutral is fine, unless there are already-existing drivetrain problems. 3. In traffic, and around gas stations, try to avoid tight turns, esp. a hard turn one way followed by a hard turn the other way. This may cause the front wheels to "lock" in one extreme position. Still manageable; you just have to get out and re-center the steering. 4. Good luck! YMMV. ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
