Back to towing a toad

[Jon]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Don Bradner"
wrote:
>
> I have never seen a toad fail to straighten after a turn, or fail
to turn correctly when cornering. Normal positive caster will always
act to return the wheels to straight.
>
> Steering wheel locks are unlikely to be the answer. Even without
the issue of scuffing on turns, most locks do not lock in the
straight position, they lock to some amount left or right. So, you
would probably be dragging the tires just going straight.
>
> One factor that effects caster is the height of front and rear of
the vehicle. Down in front negatively affects caster, up in front
positively affects it. If the towbar is too low it would tend to
decrease the liklihood of the wheels returning to center. Towbar high
should increase return-to-center.


Now that maybe the answer! but I'm going to test my toe rig out with
my pickup truck in the near future and see what happens. Don thanks
again for those beautiful seats they really set of the old barge!!!
Trying to get my wife to take the old bird down to Arizona this
winter but she's says well see about that in January.

Jon
>
> On 10/12/2007 at 7:39 PM Jon wrote:
>
> >This morning I went over to get an oil filter for my Onan
generator and
> >I mentioned that my old Subaru would not straiten out after I cut
a
> >close corner to the right. Well the supervisor of the repair shop
told
> >me that allot of toad will have this problem because of where the
rear
> >wheels of the coach are situated. By this I mean the rear wheels
by
> >being so far under the coach that most cars will not track right
in a
> >tight corner. He explained it to me but I'm still a little lost
why
> >this happens. He said the best way to make most turns in a rig
like
> >mine is to make them wide so the tire will have a chance to track
> >around the corners. Also he said if I do haft to make a tight
turn
> >that I can either tie my steering wheel in the neutral position
and so
> >the tires will not turn going around a tight corner. I guess you
> >wouldn't even haft to do this as you could just lock the steering
wheel
> >in place with the steering wheel lock.
> >
> >Now do you guys that have regular toads ever have a problem with
> >turning in a tight turn at a slow speed? Just would like to know.
> >
> >Jon
> >Rebel Bird
>