<VV> towing a corvair
Robert Marlow, Vairtec Corporation
Vairtec at optonline.net
Wed Nov 7 18:11:02 EST 2007
Oog. I don't like this plan at all.
Tow dollies did not exist when the Corvair was new. Tow bars
did. Tow dollies were invented to tow front-wheel drive cars, once
front wheel drive cars became prevalent. Tow bars were used prior to
that time.
With the wagon's front wheels on the dolly, it will be a tail-heavy
setup. With the wagon's rear wheels on the tow dolly, the balance
will be nice but the steering caster will play havoc with stability.
Tow bars that fit a Corvair are hard to find these days, but I've
towed literally thousands of miles with one. I am probably the only
person on this list to flat-tow a Rampside over the Golden Gate
Bridge and a Monza convertible over the George Washington Bridge.
I've also trailer-towed Corvairs several thousand miles, and I've
used a tow dolly for a fwd car.
Using the V8 Dakota as the tow vehicle my recommendations would be,
in order of preference
1. Small dual-axle trailer, with brakes
2. Tow bar
3. Fix the wagon and drive it
4. Tow dolly
--Bob
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