Just a few words of wisdom on towing from my cross-country experience
last month. If you use ratchet straps, make sure that the straps are
not chaffing against anything. Halfway through my first night of towing
my roadster on a flatbed, I noticed one of the nylon ratchet straps had
been cut and two more were starting to come apart because they were
rubbing against the trailer rail. I repositioned the straps so that
they couldn't chaffe AND I added CHAINS with turnbuckles in addition to
the straps.
My trailer/truck combo was stable up to about 65mph, over that and
things would get squirrelly. Keep the speed reasonable, check the
straps often the first few hundred miles, and you should be fine.
Ken Pearce, 68-2000
Vancouver, BC
Mick T wrote:
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> Hi all,
> In a few weeks, I'll be towing a Roadster home. I've towed cars using a
> tow dolly before, but this will be on a flatbed trailor. It will be about a
> 2 hour drive. What are some of the things I need to do for safety? Do I need
> wheel wedges? Do I need to strap it down to the trailor somehow?
>
> -Mick-
> Oregon
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