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1. [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: Linwood H Rose <linwoodrose@mac.com>; Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:47:24 -0400; For those who do towing for racing or shows I need some advice. I was thinking about using these tire wraps. http://www.uscargocontrol.com/Towing-Auto-Hauling/Wheel-Nets-Auto-Car-Tie-Downs/Side-Mount; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00272.html (7,378 bytes)
2. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 22:11:26 -0400; Hi Lin-- I can't see why combining them would be a problem. The most important thing is that you tie the car down by the axles (or wheels) and not by tow eyes or hooks that are a part of the chassis; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00275.html (8,746 bytes)
3. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: F Ronald Rader <f.ronald.rader@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 23:03:22 -0700; my XK 150 is on a truck as we speak. i just E mailed the driver and asked what they prefer to use to hold the car down: tow hooks or wheel straps. the answer from a professional shipper: tow hooks.; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00279.html (7,298 bytes)
4. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 05:59:47 -0400; Securing a car by the chassis, as opposed to by the wheels, A-arms or axles places the suspension under a constant load for the entire length of the trip and can overheat the fluid in the shocks. Be; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00281.html (8,804 bytes)
5. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>; Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:41:43 +0200; If you secure a car by the chassis you render the complete suspension inoperable. There will be no movement in any parts so the shocks cannot overheat. You will only allow movements in the chassis (a; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00283.html (8,012 bytes)
6. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: "Herbert Miller" <hgmiller3@qwest.net>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 07:51:16 -0500; Actually the opposite is true. Herb Miller --Original Message-- From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael Oritt Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 5; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00284.html (9,706 bytes)
7. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 21:00:59 +0800; I typically defer to your wisdom but in this case I differ in opinion. It will place the SPINGS under (minor) load - Armstrong shocks support no weight therefore securing the chassis would not put a; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00285.html (10,001 bytes)
8. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>; Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:25:56 -0400; My thoughts exactly. How can the shocks heat up if they are not moving? I've towed LBCs all over the country and found that if I just hold the car down by the axles the body tends to bounce and the c; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00287.html (10,339 bytes)
9. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: "Skip Saunders" <tfsbj7@mindspring.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 10:46:16 -0400; In fact, securing the chassis puts less stress on the shocks because the car does not bounce anywhere near as much as it does if the wheels alone are secured. But, the issue of "overheating" anything; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00288.html (9,394 bytes)
10. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: I Erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 09:01:05 -0700; I just recently towed my car back and forth to Rendezvous with the front of the car held in place with a tow rope hooked through the tow eyes on the car and the trailer. I then wrapped straps around; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00290.html (12,226 bytes)
11. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 12:08:04 -0400; You cannot crank the car down hard enough to where the suspension is bottomed out (nor would you want to) so the shocks, etc. will still be moving. Should you choose to tie car down by the chassis be; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00291.html (12,239 bytes)
12. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: Richard Ewald <richard.ewald@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 09:17:17 -0700; I don't see how a non moving shock could overheat but maybe I am missing FWIW when shipped from Europe ALL makes of cars are tied down with chains via tow hooks which are usually secured through scre; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00292.html (11,007 bytes)
13. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: "Rich Chrysler" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 12:29:07 -0400; I've towed everything from rusted hulks to Concours winners on my trailer using the following method. I use two long ratchet type straps and run one from a hook on the front right area of the trailer; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00293.html (9,463 bytes)
14. [Healeys] Towing Advice (score: 1): Author: Linwood H Rose <linwoodrose@mac.com>; Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:05:18 -0400; Wow, Talk about definitive advice! Now I am more confused than ever. The reason I was thinking about the tire wraps is that it seems that many of the flatbead tow truck companies use these now. Lin L; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00294.html (9,242 bytes)
15. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: "Skip Saunders" <tfsbj7@mindspring.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 14:16:43 -0400; Only partially right on both counts.... Actually, one can get the frame pretty tight... true it is not bottomed out, but it is low enough that the car's spring plays a strong role in keeping the car; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00296.html (9,567 bytes)
16. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: "Ghess4" <ghess4@cox.net>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 11:42:22 -0700; There was a time (1950's) when most cars were shipped by rail and wheel and axel bearings often suffered Brinelling due to a rocking back and forth movement induced by the railcars. This caused a pre; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00299.html (12,068 bytes)
17. Re: [Healeys] Towing Advice (score: 1): Author: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>; Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 21:03:55 +0200; And for a good reason! Kees Oudesluijs NL [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of coudesluijs.vcf] _______________________________________________ Healeys@autox.t; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00302.html (7,616 bytes)
18. Re: [Healeys] Towing advice (score: 1): Author: "Dallas Congleton" <dcongleton@embarqmail.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 17:11:09 -0400; There was also a time when the car and trucks were shipped on carrier trailers that knowledgeable people watched to see which were the cars that had been loaded on the slanted backs of the carriers a; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00304.html (9,011 bytes)
19. Re: [Healeys] Towing Advice (score: 1): Author: F Ronald Rader <f.ronald.rader@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 14:47:23 -0700; reason I was thinking about the tire wraps is that it seems that many of the flatbed tow truck companies use these now. ** ** for damaging the suspension. ron _______________________________________; /html/healeys/2011-07/msg00306.html (8,192 bytes)

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