Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong
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My main point was that nineteen degrees isn't cold. My other point about needing whatever I drive to be dependable was equally true though. I rarely let my fuel tank get below half; but when leaving the tar, I fill up at the last station I go past.
I don't need all of the bells and whistles to tell me what the temperature is, inside or outside the car. I'm firmly implanted in the KISS camp.
dodge man
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Is there a category on the Corvette forums for towing? Do they debate payload, air shocks and airbags?
BigBlue1
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SouthernSky
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I often see tractors being pulled backwards on a dual-axle utility trailer, sometimes with attachments, some without. I’ve often wondered which is truly the best way.
I have a [AFFILIATE=1, nofollow=true, newwindow=true, title="Kubota"]Kubota[/AFFILIATE] with an FEL and a box blade (sometimes a rotary cutter which sticks off the back end of the 18’ trailer about one foot.
I’m not sure if I should be towing forwards and backwards and I don’t know how the weight is truly distributed when I do this.
Thoughts?
KennyG
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I don't think there is a right or wrong on loading direction. It all depends on the attachments and weight distribution. I find it convenient to load forward, but with my loader and box blade on I have to be as far forward as possible for tongue weight. John Deere recommends loading backward but that's in case the hood opens. I don't worry about that.
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Maybe they're just getting the last of their stuff out, before abandoning it there?
dodge man
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I know with some JD’s they worry about the hood opening and getting ripped off so they load backwards.
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