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10-13-2007, 16:15
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Back to towing a toad
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" > > 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 > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > > "Don Bradner" > > > > > > > > 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 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > |
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Back to towing a toad - Jon - 10-12-2007, 07:39
Back to towing a toad - Pete Masterson - 10-12-2007, 08:39
Back to towing a toad - Bob Lawrence - 10-12-2007, 10:19
Back to towing a toad - Jon - 10-12-2007, 10:31
Back to towing a toad - Don Bradner - 10-12-2007, 10:33
Back to towing a toad - Jon - 10-12-2007, 10:52
Back to towing a toad - Gregory OConnor - 10-12-2007, 11:14
Back to towing a toad - mbrund - 10-12-2007, 13:46
Back to towing a toad - Rob Robinson - 10-12-2007, 13:50
Back to towing a toad - Bob Lawrence - 10-12-2007, 15:54
Back to towing a toad - Jon - 10-13-2007, 02:43
Back to towing a toad - ronmarabito2002 - 10-13-2007 16:15
Back to towing a toad - Pete Masterson - 10-14-2007, 03:31
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