| towds and towing [message #215481] |
Tue, 23 July 2013 17:16  |
lqqkatjon
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Registered: October 2010
Location: St. Cloud, MN
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I am just trying to figure out all about towing stuff.
I know how to use a tow dolly. but do not have one or really want to buy one.
I know how to tow most VW air cooled. but my vw only is a 2 seater, does not work well for entire family, or if it rains.
and I know how to tow trailers. but hate that weight. Easier to have my wife follow me on our trips.
I know I cannot talk my wife to go to a small car with our 2 kids that will work as a towd. and I cannot give up my full size jeep that i use to tow the boat. and cannot afford to have her drive the jeep daily.
so my towd, is either going to have to be an additional vehicle, or borrow one from a friend. We have gotten by with my wife following me in our full size impala. but that is annoying, would be nicer just to have a vehicle on the hitch, and the whole family riding together in the coach.
so the next best thing to having my own towd, is to borrow a buddies!
What i want to understand, is how flat towing works with tow bars, such as blue ox.
And what I am putting thought to, is my thing would be the possibility of never really towing any one thing consistantly.
If I bought a blue ox tow bar, would it fit all of their baseplates? or just certain ones?
how about the other manufactures?
I am out there looking at what I cannot afford, and that is a good towd. but in the meantime, I went and installed a tow bar on my friends Jeep, but then he tore it apart to put a v-8 in it. that was just a cheapo tow bar.
I just eyed up my other friends ford focus zx3. Hmmm. I thought. If I bought a tow bar for that, then I could use it when I want, and he could tow it if he wanted. but then if I finally get a decent towd down the road, would I have to completely reinvent the wheel on the whole tow bar. or could I get by with a lesser purchase of just the correct baseplate?
on that note, if anybody has a used tow bar for a 2001 ford focus zx3... let me know.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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