"TO tow or not to tow, that is the question"

[richafranco]

Jack,

Thanks for the reply. Any photos of your 73FC31 around?

Rich
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jack & Donna Smith"
wrote:
>
> I have wondered about backing with the Toad, especially if you put the
Wife get into the Toad and have her steer? (Might be much easier and
safer just to unhook). Otherwise, I have backed up as far as a foot or
so..................
> Jack Smith
> 1973FC31
> SoCal
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Don Bradner" bluethunder@
wrote:
> >
> > In the first couple of months of my Motorhome experience, seven
years ago, I got myself badly angled into the lane at a Canadian border
crossing. I told them I couldn't back up attached, and they had to close
down that lane while we unhooked the toad.
> >
> > In other words, I bought into the CAN NOT back up on a Toad
education.
> >
> > Since then I've backed a toad many, many times. Sometimes short,
sometimes 50 feet or more. My Sterling tow bar is just fine, as are the
vehicles that were pushed. It helps to understand the process and try to
back on the same curve to keep the toad steer tires from turning against
the caster, but I've even backed with toad tires fully swung sideways,
slowly skidding them (on a loose surface). Sometimes you just have to do
what you have to do!
> >
> > Don Bradner
> > 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
> > My location: http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1
> >
> > On 5/19/2009 at 11:28 AM Al Scudder wrote:
> >
> > >Fred is right you CAN NOT back up on a Toad.
> >
>