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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / November 2004protecting towed vehicle from stones, tar etc.
I tow a Suzuki XL-7 behind a class c motorhome with all four wheels down. It is taking quite a beating from stones and other road debris. I have a solid mud flap located across the back of the motorhome, but would like to increase the protection. This is especially true after hiting some fresh asphalt in PA last month. My car ended up having thousands of black specs all it. I have looked at the roadmaster guardian and the blue ox under skirt. Also, I was thinking of just putting a bra on the suzuki. What has worked well for you? Thanks in advance for your advice. > I tow a Suzuki XL-7 behind a class c motorhome with all four wheels down. > It is taking quite a beating from stones and other road debris. I have a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I was thinking of just putting a bra on the suzuki. What has worked well > for you? Thanks in advance for your advice. The bra on my 95 Saturn protects the front of the hood and the air dam from rocks, but it also collects them under the cloth, especially on the hood at the front. I recently took that part off and found that there was significant damage to the paint at the front edge of the hood extending back a couple of inches. Clearly this was because of rocks, say 1/4 inch in diameter caught under the bra. But then it is almost 10 years old, so some wear and tear is expected. John Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee I use the Guardian and like it. Easy on/off and comes apart for storage. I did have to drill a 7/8" hole so that the break away cable pulled straight. Joe >I tow a Suzuki XL-7 behind a class c motorhome with all four wheels down. >It is taking quite a beating from stones and other road debris. I have a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >I was thinking of just putting a bra on the suzuki. What has worked well >for you? Thanks in advance for your advice. I see where "Charlie" <statdoc1@fuse.net> contributed: >I tow a Suzuki XL-7 behind a class c motorhome with all four wheels down. >It is taking quite a beating from stones and other road debris. I have a >solid mud flap located across the back of the motorhome, but would like to >increase the protection. This is especially true after hiting some fresh >asphalt in PA last month. My car ended up having thousands of black specs >all it. You have just recited one of several important reasons I don't like towing a car. The only sure-fire solution to road crud is a closed trailer. A friend has a light aluminum transporter with a canvas enclosure that he uses to move his show cars - but then there is the problem of storing (and cleaning thousands of black specs (sic) off the trailer)! Will Sill > I tow a Suzuki XL-7 behind a class c motorhome with all four wheels down. > It is taking quite a beating from stones and other road debris. I have a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I was thinking of just putting a bra on the suzuki. What has worked well > for you? Thanks in advance for your advice. I've seen ads for outfits who sell a large, vertical, basically flat sheet of plexiglass (or perhaps Lexan) that mounts to the tow bar assembly to protect the front of the dinghy. If you check some recent issues of Motorhome or Family Motor Coaching then you might see some of the ads.  SignatureD.J., N8DO; FMCA 147762 dj[underscore]osborn at yahoo dot com I just found out that my solid mud flap was causing the rocks to fly up into the windshield of my tow vehicle. I had my buddy follow me with my car, and found that when the coach hits a bump on a gravel road, the flap drags and flips rocks like crazy. > I tow a Suzuki XL-7 behind a class c motorhome with all four wheels down. > It is taking quite a beating from stones and other road debris. I have a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I was thinking of just putting a bra on the suzuki. What has worked well > for you? Thanks in advance for your advice. SignatureHonk if you love peace and quiet. I use the Guardian by Roadmaster, Works great, on and off in a heartbeat, folds up for storage. >I just found out that my solid mud flap was causing the rocks to fly up >into the windshield of my tow vehicle. I had my buddy follow me with my [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> I was thinking of just putting a bra on the suzuki. What has worked well >> for you? Thanks in advance for your advice. >I just found out that my solid mud flap was causing the rocks to fly up >into the windshield of my tow vehicle. I had my buddy follow me with my >car, and found that when the coach hits a bump on a gravel road, the >flap drags and flips rocks like crazy. I made my own for a fractin of the cost of buying one. Take a look at http://ravingidiots.net/RV/ for photos. Jon ==================================================== Jon Griffin SKP 75680 FMCA F257439 apply ROT13 to my address Vnz@eniatvqvbgf.arg ==================================================== |
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