Date:         Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:39:49 -0500
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Towing with 89 Vanagon
Comments: To: Jay Keiper <keiper@MINDSPRING.COM>
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I towed with the GoldBrick (prior to it's engine conversion). That was
an 86 2.1 liter. I tow a trailer with a big (6x6) ATV. It's around
1500lbs (probably a little more with the trailer weight factored in.)
Unfortunately, my experiences are probably not too relevant to others
as my towing consisted of....

Up and over a 4000 foot mountain on a dirt road, through rolling farm
land (Shenandoah Valley) on a local road....and then back again.

Going over the mountain, I rarely exceeded 25mph going up (vehicle
would overheat if I turned the AC on.) In the farm country, I rarely
exceeded 45. It took a long time to stop, and hence I made sure I had
plenty of stopping distance. This meant, I never really got up to very
high speeds.

On Mar 19, 2004, at 12:29 AM, Jay Keiper wrote:

> How about towing with a 1989 Vanagon 2.1 Liter?  I want to tow about
> 1000 lbs on a motorcycle trailer?  Has anyone done it?  Is it
> recommended or not?  And if so what kind of hitch should I get?