I agree 100%, I have towed a few Rabbits home on a tow dolly - starting and maintaining speed is fine. Stopping is a real issue - I'm amazed U-haul will refuse to rent me the braked tow trailer but have no problems with a un-braked tow dolly. At 06:39 21/08/1999 -0700, Todd Last wrote: >The go power is not as much as a problem as stopping power. When I am towing, I >find stopping much more problematic than going. >Anyone else agree with me? > >Todd >'88 Westy > >Gary McEachern wrote: > >> Hello folks >> >> I have been seeing some references to people adding towing hitches to their >> vans. Seems to me there isn't much power available to tow any sizeable load. >> What type of load if any can be towed from a practical standpoint? By >> practical I mean including towing up and down hills without killing the >> brakes or drivetrain! >> >> Gary >> >> Gary McEachern >> '84GL (auto),'87GL(4 sp)Wolfsburg >> '82GL (4 sp, for sale) >> >> _______________________________________________________________ >> Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > -- David Marshall - - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet -- -- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) -- |
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