[ROVERNET - UK] 3500S Pulling TC

[Eric Russell]

You're lucky.
If I did that, my wife would be wondering if she'd let
me tow one Dinky Toy with another  :-)

Eric

--- Kent Kinard <kentkinard at verizon.net> wrote:

> After my little "incident" in 2001 (rolled the Range
> Rover three times 
> and the trailer with another Range Rover aboard two
> and one half times, 
> completed the trip by helicopter) my wife won't let
> me tow with anything 
> less than the one-ton Ford.  I am piecing together
> another Rangie for a 
> daily driver and the first thing she said was,
> "Don't even think about 
> towing with it!!" 
> 
> Roverolloverly,
> Kent K.
> 
> Hank and Sally Manwell wrote:
> > Attempting to rent a trailer from U-Haul can be
> really frustrating, 
> > given their rules.  I tried to rent a tow dolly
> from them once to tow 
> > a Volvo 240 wagon behind my Volvo 760 Turbo wagon.
>  The Volvo turbo 
> > was rated on their books for a 3300# tow.  The 240
> weighed 2800#, 
> > which plus the weight of the tow dolly, would have
> exceeded the 3300 
> > limit by 100#.  A friend with a Chevy Suburban
> came to my rescue for 
> > the 240 rescue mission.
> >
> > So under U-Haul rules, you'd be out of luck towing
> the 2000TC behind 
> > the 3500s.  I'd be interested in who else would
> rent you a trailer - 
> > or tow dolly - for that combination.
> >
> > I've finally bought my own Aluminum trailer as
> well as a tow dolly.
> >
> > Hank
> >
> 
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