Date:         Fri, 12 Feb 1999 21:31:36 -0600
Reply-To:     Budd Premack <bpremack@WAVETECH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Budd Premack <bpremack@WAVETECH.NET>
Subject:      Re: tow bar?
Comments: To: VANAGONE@AOL.COM
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Jerry Granito writes,

"does any one know if there is a vanagon specific tow bar I can purchase to
use
for flat towing the old loaf?
TIA,   Jerry"


You can use the U-Haul style tow bar if you attach it to the steel box frame
member of the towed van.

I posted a lengthy explanation of my version of this a while back.  For
those who have an interest, and who hate using the Archives, I have attached
a copy.

An update is that it is quite possible to use one van to tow another,
although if you are going through mountainous terrain, you will need to use
your lower gears, or get a quick engine transplant for the Audi 5 cylinder.
I recently used my 86 Syncro to tow another van 900 miles through the
midwest (mostly flat) and had no problems maintaining a cruising speed of 65
mph on the freeways.  My gas mileage did drop to 13-14 mpg while towing, but
back to 18-20 mpg without towing.

P-mail me with any questions.


Budd Premack
86 Syncro, 84 GL, 73 Super
Minneapolis, MN (Land of Frozen Waters)

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