<VV> towing (double trailer, no corvair)

[Bill Hubbell]

How legal do you think it is to push the "tow vehicle" with the "towed vehicle"?

If you wonder what I am talking about, ask Smitty for an explanation!

Bill Hubbell

On Nov 12, 2011, at 5:09 PM, "Jason Cesana" <jacesana1 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Yes we found out about two hours from Allen's house that this was totally
> illegal! Funny thing is we were passed by more than a few police local and
> state and not one of them pulled us over. They were probably thinking we
> were too plain crazy to pull over! They are probably right!
> 
> Jason Cesana
> CORSA Vice President
> Eastern Director
> Bay State Corvair Club
> 1960 Caveman Corvairs
> Dirigo Corvairs
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Rodriguez III
> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 5:02 PM
> To: Ken Pepke
> Cc: Vair Views
> Subject: Re: <VV> towing (double trailer, no corvair)
> 
> Pretty sure that can't be legal!  I'm amazed nobody stopped you.  I know
> towing double trailers with my CDL requires a special endorsement (which I
> have) and I'm fairly certain that it was a special exception that made it
> legal at all.  Also of note, in most states when towing double trailers (Big
> trucks) both must be 28 feet or shorter.  In some states (mostly in the
> west) this is not the case.  Also quite a few states now allow triple
> trailers, also 28 foot "pup" trailers.  The only place in the East I know of
> that allows double full length (48 usually) doubles is the New York
> Throughway... they have yards on the highway where the rigs are put together
> and taken apart as they are not allowed to leave the throughway with this
> setup.
> 
> Ray R.
> 
> 
> On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 7:44 AM, Ken Pepke <kenpepke at juno.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Now that is a picture worth seeing!
>> 
>> Ken P
>> Wyandotte, MI
>> Worry looks around; Sorry looks back, Faith looks up.
>> 
>> *********************
>> 
>>> From: "Jason Cesana" <jacesana1 at verizon.net>
>>> Date: November 11, 2011 7:55:54 PM EST
>>> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>> Subject: Re: <VV> Towing with Vairs
>>> 
>>> Anyone that was at the Cedar Rapids convention may remember Allen
>> Bristow's
>>> "unique" towing setup for the trip home to VA. I drove with Allen 
>>> and I don't mind telling you it was an interesting trip home. We had 
>>> the Dodge
>>> 3500 with the bed camper, the flatbed with the Greenbrier strapped 
>>> down (Corvair content!), and the Corvair powered BOAT (more Corvair 
>>> content)
>> he
>>> had recently purchased attached to the flatbed via a homemade 
>>> Bristow
>> hitch!
>>> We got A LOT of looks from various police and truckers. Surprisingly 
>>> we
>> had
>>> absolutely no troubles at all from Iowa to Virginia. Of course the
>> trailers
>>> had electric brakes and we kept the speeds reasonable. That is one 
>>> of the tows I will NEVER forget! I attached a picture for those that 
>>> don't
>> believe
>>> it!
>>> 
>>> Jason Cesana
>>> CORSA Vice President
>>> Eastern Director
>>> Bay State Corvair Club
>>> 1960 Caveman Corvairs
>>> Dirigo Corvairs
>>> 
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