[Shotimes] OT - how not to tow a trailer

[Shylo McKinsey]

Yeah, I apologize if I came across as an ass. (Don't
go making donkey jokes ;-) After posting that, I
realized what I had said. Yeah, my SHO is a POS, needs
about 5k put into it to compare with what most of you
"old timer" list memebers have, but it won't get that
untill after school. 

So to Mr Mallinson, and everyone else who took
offense, or...well...whatever, at this convention or
the whichever one I make, a round is on me.

Shylo McKinsey

'91 White MTX

--- Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net> wrote:
> You might have gotten the wrong impression from my
> reply, It 
> doesn't matter to me if you ever hook a trailer to
> your SHO, 
> most people never will, and I support your right.
> 
> I was just saying that it isn't that hard on the car
> if you 
> do it right and don't pull too much.
> 
> I happen to think a car/trailer combo looks OK,
> sometimes 
> even good.  But I grew up in a family that went
> camping 
> every chance we got, and back in the 50's and 60's
> people 
> didn't need to or WANT to use a truck for that, all
> the 
> trucks were really crude and not close to being
> passenger 
> friendly.  Plus we had a fleet of cars in the USA
> that would 
> pull up to 10,000 pounds without a complaint or
> putting them 
> or anyone else in peril.
> 
> My '89 has 180,000 miles and I would pull my little
> trailer 
> to CA with it if I thought it was necessary, but I
> won't 
> this year, as I will just mail what needs to be
> there, and 
> travel a little lighter.
> 
> Just wanted to point out that the SHO, or just about
> any car 
> can tow at least a little without damage.
> 
> Don Mallinson
> 
> Shylo McKinsey wrote:
> > Ok, Ok, let me elaborate on why I'll never tow
> > anything with my SHO. 
> > 
> > #1- The engine has 194,000 miles on it. It's
> already
> > got some issues. I'm thinking within the next 2
> years
> > I'm going to have to look into something
> different.
> > Whether I try to rebuild it or get a replacement
> > engine (one reason why I really wanted that rolled
> > SHO). 
> > 
> > #2- My transmission is original. I don't have the
> > money to fry it (or the clutch) by pulling
> something.
> > I don't have the money to replace those things. I
> make
> > enough to feed the SHO (gas, oil, and other
> > preventative stuff) and myself, and thats about
> it.
> > 
> > #3- I'm not too sure the how my chasis would
> handle
> > it. I know you say it holds up just fine, but if
> > something were to happen, I'm not the mechanic I
> would
> > need to be to fix it. Don't really know how to
> weld
> > all that good, and, I'm basically learning what I
> know
> > about mechanics as things get replaced on this
> car.
> > 
> > #4- I just think it would look uuuuugly. I've
> never
> > seen a SHO pull something, but I've seen enough
> cars
> > around pulling things, and it just looks wrong. My
> > opinion I guess...
> > 
> > Maybe I'm babying the car too much, but I can't
> afford
> > to lose it. I don't really punch it anymore,
> either. I
> > think it may have gotten above 5000 rpm three
> times in
> > the month of April. I need that car to last a
> while,
> > or at least till I have a job that can let me
> drive it
> > like it should be driven, not like the SLO most
> people
> > take it to be....
> > 
> > Sorry for the rant...
> > 
> > Shylo McKinsey
> > 
> > '91 White MTX
> > --- Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net> wrote:
> > 
> >>Shylo,
> >>
> >>It is all in WHAT you tow, and how you do it.
> >>
> >>my '89 had a hitch from it's first owner.  The car
> >>never 
> >>towed anything till I had it though in 1991.  I
> tow
> >>a small 
> >>box trailer (been to a convention lately?) that I
> >>have had 
> >>at the last few conventions.  IT weighs maybe 350
> >>pounds and 
> >>total load is at or under 1000 pounds.
> >>
> >>I have towed this trailer with my '89 many times,
> >>and with 
> >>my '96 (added a tranny cooler to the 96) with zero
> >>problems. 
> >>  The hitch on the '89 is a typical "bumper" hitch
> >>that 
> >>bolts to two places on the body and to the bumper
> >>supports. 
> >>  The hitch for the '96 is a hidden receiver type
> >>that means 
> >>you can remove the ball mount for a cleaner look
> >>when not 
> >>towing.
> >>
> >>I am positive that neither car is not hurt at all
> >>for the 
> >>towing.  Now if I tried to tow a 4000 pound load,
> >>then I 
> >>would be having problems.
> >>
> >>I have towed loads up to 10,000 pounds with the
> >>proper 
> >>vehicles for the past 35 years or so.  I like
> >>towing, maybe 
> >>I have a desire to be a truck driver?
> >>
> >>The reason I tow the trailer with the SHO?  For
> >>conventions 
> >>I need to haul all the trophies, shirts, computer,
> >>portable 
> >>office, plus sometimes my race tires, tools and
> >>other stuff. 
> >>  If I put that in the car I would be on the
> spring
> >>bumpers 
> >>and be doing real damage to the suspension.
> >>
> >>With the trailer, I have about 60 pounds on the
> >>hitch and 
> >>the car is empty except for me and my wife.  Car
> >>rides 
> >>level, springs don't get smashed, struts don't get
> a
> >>
> >>work-out.  Trailer tires/springs take almost all
> of
> >>the load.
> >>
> >>Don Mallinson
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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