Date:         Thu, 11 May 2000 10:01:34 -0700
Reply-To:     t <vbob@PRIMENET.COM>
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From:         t <vbob@PRIMENET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Towing?
Comments: To: Alan Pickersgill <pickersgill@HOME.COM>
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Define short...
I towed my original 81 Westy home with a Toyota PU truck. On a tow
dolly. Illegally I am sure and definately unwise. I know the Toyota has
a heavier base weight and more HP/torque than your Golf. It was very
marginal and I would not recommend you do that to your Golf. As far as
towing it backwards... you need to lock the steeering wheels with the
alignment perfectly straight... It would be very unstable.
Gives me the willies...

tim


Alan Pickersgill wrote:
>
> I have a Golf with  a trailer hitch and a Transporter/Westfalia which I'm
> planning to put a hitch on. I'd like to be able to tow either one with the
> other for short distances. Both vehicles have standard transmission.
>
> Is there such a thing as a bar that would connect the two hitches together
> (bar with a ball receiver at both ends) so I could tow one vehicle backward
> by locking the steering of the towed vehicle.
> My thinking is that this would save a lot of messing around with finding a
> tow bar that would be adaptable to both vehicles, and the time to
> attach/detach from the towed vehicle.
>
> Anyone got any experience with this kind of thing? Is this a viable idea?
> Are there any driving/towing problems I'm not considering?
>
> Alan Pickersgill
> Ottawa Canada
> 85 Transporter converted to Westfalia
> 89 Golf diesel