Thanks, Bill. As usual, you have given great advice backed with experience. You are my hero! I will tow with confidence this weekend and report in to the list on Monady of my experience. Tim Osburn, Head Mechanic, Ralph Spoilsport Motors. 1970 Beetle (Sport), 1974 Westfalia hardtop camper (Tullio), 1956 Euro Beetle ragtop (Ebon,in progress)and... Grand Canyon Nut. Home of The Blues Notions website- http://www.bluesnotions.com
----- Original Message ---- From: Bill May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 8:20:14 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] towing old beetle everyone is complicating a 200 mile tow. 18" from pavement to center of ball... i have never tied off or used a bungee cord towing a beetle any place. 1956 beetle drag racer.. i towed from racine ,wis to st louis missouri, no bungee or anything.i towed every week end from racine to union grove wisc. about 20 miles.. great lakes dragaway. what can i say. i towed a 1967 type 2 westy van with my 1961 beetle 25 miles - no bungee or other strap device.. check lug nuts and air pressure and tow that sucker the 200 miles. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Hadley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] towing old beetle > Yeah, a bungee probably would work better. It > will stretch for a ways (not too tight) and let it > corner much better. > > glenh :<) > > Timothy Osburn wrote: > >> Friends, I hitched up Ebon (my '56) and hauled it to my home, about 10 >> miles, under a variety of driving conditions- city streets, turns, >> highway speeds. It towed like a dream with my bus. >> >> I really appreciate all the tips I have received. The only thing I'm >> puzzled about is the "binding down" of the steering. I used a cinch >> strap, so perhaps that was the problem, as it was not flexible enough to >> allow any movement. When I would negotiate a relatively sharp turn, the >> wheels would skitter along, chirping and bouncing, since the wheels were >> not turning into the turn. >> >> Perhaps a bungee cord would be better after all? Or what? >> >> Tim Osburn, Head Mechanic, Ralph Spoilsport Motors. >> 1970 Beetle (Sport), 1974 Westfalia hardtop camper (Tullio), 1956 Euro >> Beetle ragtop (Ebon,in progress)and... Grand Canyon Nut. >> Home of The Blues Notions website- http://www.bluesnotions.com >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: acvwguy64 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:51:32 PM >> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] towing old beetle >> >> The bumper hitch on my F-250 is too high, so I use a drop hitch. >> Ideally, >> you want the tow bar to be as close to parallel to the ground as you can. >> >> I think most states require current tags, registration and insurance, >> since >> more than zero of the wheels are on the ground. (Another advantage of a >> flatbed trailer) Depending on the state, you can sometimes get temporary >> tags. >> >> Safety chains!! I use bulk chain and chain links to connect the front >> beam >> to the hitch, leaving enough slack for movement, in case the tow bar >> fails >> from either end. >> >> I've never gone over the maximum speed of the bug in-tow. Is there any >> danger of damaging the bug if you do? >> >> I was towing a bug, with magnetic lights, on Rt-22 in NJ. Someone >> actually >> tried to cut off the bug, was honking at it, and gave it the finger. I'd >> imagine to avoid that, stay out of NJ. ;^} >> >> acvwguy >> >> >> At 07:02 AM 3/11/2007, you wrote: >> >>>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! >>> >>>Tim Osburn, Head Mechanic, Ralph Spoilsport Motors. >>>1970 Beetle (Sport), 1974 Westfalia hardtop camper (Tullio), 1956 Euro >>>Beetle ragtop (Ebon,in progress)and... 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