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Date:         Thu, 3 Apr 2008 09:29:50 -0700
Reply-To:     Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: nifty looking little trailer
Comments: To: Slloth <slloth@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <47F4473A.9050804@comcast.net>
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I've been towing a small trailer similar in size and weight packed with various loads (mostly parts) for the past 10 years with my 84 Westy, several times coast-to-coast with no ill effects (aside from going a little slower on some hills) and this is with an automatic. As long as you don't exceed say, 50-75 lbs on the tongue weight and say, 1200-1500 lbs on the trailer weight, there shouldn't be a problem. I'm going to upgrade to one of Dennis Haynes' heavier duty hitches I recently purchased and would probably handle a bigger load but I wouldn't tow anything heavier unless I upgraded the powerplant to Subie or Zetec. -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise" 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" oldvolkshome@gmail.com http://www.oldvolkshome.com *********************************** On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Slloth <slloth@comcast.net> wrote:

> Sorry I haven't really been following this subject till just now. When I > bought my van it had a home made tow bar/hitch assembly on it. I took it > off because it was ugly but more importantly my friend told me his > mechanic told him that the vans where not designed to tow trailers. Is > this true? I imagine with a stock power train this might be true but > with a more powerful after market motor and tranny you might be more able? > > -- > '84 Westfalia Gasoline


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