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[ronmarabito2002]

I've towed a 2000 Subaru Outback more than 50,000 miles without incident.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, tX 92WB40


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Robinson"
wrote:
>
> Jon did you contact REMCO to ask them about your Subaru. I still
believe it
> was a Subaru that was reported as 'un-towable' due to the steering
geometry.
>
> On 12/10/2007, Jon wrote:
> >
> > --- 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
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> 94 WLWB
>
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