Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 2/10/00 5:35:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> conan@ralvm8.vnet.ibm.com writes:
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> << Ed in NC
> Wow... Did I actually say something useful?? ;-) >>
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> Almost.
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> Actually, the ride height shouldn't matter very much with a tow dolly. As I
> remember, the ramps flip up under the car when the front wheels move ahead of
> the pivot point. The ramps will only go as far as the can, and the weight of
> the car holds them in place. You then strap over the front tires to hold the
> whole thing together.
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> BTW, don't try to back up when using a tow dolly. The car'll go one way, the
> dolly another. I can't imagine driving a tendem tractor trailor for a living.
>
> Allen Hefner
I can certainly attest to this. I got a real bad impression of NJ
(sorry, Frank :)when they wouldn't let me on the GS parkway with a
U-Haul and my old SLAAB on a dolly. I had to go down highway 1 (?)
during the apparent peak of orange cone season along many poorly marked
detours. I had to back up a couple of times when I reached an unmarked
end of the highway. There is seemingly no correct way to do that, and
once I thought I was going to tear the front wheels off the car! IMHO,
flatbeds are worth the coin.
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MCMLXIX Sprite: Driving a slow car quickly.
1987 RX-7 TII: Driving a fast car slowly.
1990 GS 500-E: When you need an apex to lean on.
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