Today’s paddock is full of trailers and tow rigs. Our towing story from the March/April 1990 covers many of the fundamentals.
Today’s paddock is full of trailers and tow rigs. Our towing story from the March/April 1990 covers many of the fundamentals.
Good article covering the basics.
I couldn't help but notice how times have changed and peoples thoughts of what it takes to tow have changed. Could you imagine what would happen today if someone proposed towing a Porsche+spares in a ~20' enclosed trailer with a 1990 (at best) S10 Blazer/Jimmy. Let alone what GRM would hear if they showed such a rig as am example of "towing it right". I personally wouldn't have an issue with it. It would tow slow and you could easily be safe. But now and days that same load is one many a forum member have said taxes their modern 1/2 ton like a Tundra with ~2500lbs more towing capacity and literally 2.5X the HP.
In reply to nocones :
Seems like these days people expect to be able to tow as if their vehicle was unloaded, anything else is flat out unacceptable.
Well, that 1990 Porsche is probably a thousand pounds lighter than a 2020 one, so that's part of it... :)
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