Back to towing a toad

[Gregory OConnor]

Jon, I fear your lesson will be taught with either front end damage
to the Toad, Tire damage to the toad, or stress cracks on the tow bar.

The toad or a trailer follows the ball , not the bus. (a good point
to remember when backing up a trailer) When a RV with a major
overhang butt makes a ;slow speed ;right hand ;tight radius turn, the
butt of the camper goes left before it falls back in the path of the
turn. The toad follows the ball on the butt thus the toad turns a
little left then follows right. If the wheels of the toad are locked,
the freeflow caster movement will become a 'drag and compress'. that
stress may cause cracks in the towbar arms or toad mount point
fasteners.



GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "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
>